Bolton care home firm seals funding deal

AN independent Lancashire residential care home is expanding its services and creating 20 jobs.

Bolton-based The Bakewells, has agreed a funding package from Yorkshire Bank in order to build an extension incorporating a new eight-bed specialist dementia unit.

The Bakewells is owned and managed by Helen and Andy Morgan, who acquired the business 14 years ago.

The 25-bed care home, is well-known locally for its high standard of accommodation and it enjoys high occupancy rates.  

The business employs 30 staff, with a further 20 employees to be recruited following the completion of the extension.

Andy Morgan, director of The Bakewells, said: “By adding a dementia unit we will now be able to care for residents who at present must transfer to a specialist provider as their health declines. Our brand new, purpose-built facilities will also allow us to offer the very highest standards in dementia care.

“We have already established a good relationship with Yorkshire Bank staff and we look forward to developing the business with their continued help and expertise.”

The deal was led by Dave Hunt, business development manager at Yorkshire Bank’s business and private banking centre in Bolton.

Derek Breingan, Yorkshire’s Bank’s head of healthcare, said: “The Bakewells is a successful, well-operated independent care home, which is renowned locally for its high standards of personal care.

“As the population ages, dementia and similar age-related illnesses will also increase. Investing in specialist facilities will ensure that The Bakewells is ready to meet the growing demand for dementia care.”