16 jobs created by care home company in Lutterworth

Sixteen jobs have been created after care provider Heathcotes Group opened a new specialist services in Lutterworth, near Leicester, for adults with learning disabilities, mental illness and associated complex needs.

Lutterworth View provides eight en-suite bedrooms and 24-hour support from a team of experienced care workers. The service will aim to help residents to achieve a transition into a more independent setting, where appropriate, as well as provide a permanent placement for other individuals who may never be able to live fully independently.

Heathcotes managing director, Brendan Kelly, said: “Heathcotes Group significantly expanded our estate last year with the opening of eight new services across the UK, including our first specialist service for children.

“The opening of Lutterworth View marks the start of our next phase of expansion in 2018. In line with the Transforming Care agenda, our services are often utilised as an intermediary between hospital and supported living –Lutterworth View certainly fits that model and we will be accommodating individuals who may have spent long periods in a hospital setting or may have additional complex needs, including sensory impairments and communication difficulties.”