Care home invests with Funding for Lending support

AN independent residential care home has invested a six figure sum to expand its capacity and range of service.

Linear Park, based at Newton-le-Willows, has completed a large extension, after a funding deal from Lloyds Commercial Banking.

The facility specialises in dementia care, and has been designed in a unique figure-8 layout, created to avoid blind-ending corridors that can cause confusion and upset to residents with memory impairments.

The 31-bedroom building, run by married couple Andy and Shirley Murray, had formerly been a standard residential care home, but has been upgraded by the owners to specifically cater for the elderly and mentally infirm.

The overhaul includes the addition of a sensory bathroom to help calm and relax residents, and a new kitchen and dining room.

The new extension has also added an extra six bedrooms to the home and a day care facility for non-residents.

Andy Murray, director of Linear Park Care Home, said: “We’ve put a lot of care and thought into creating a safe and secure home for our residents, so that they can continue to enjoy a high standard of living.

Having had to put my own mother into care several years ago I was determined to provide something for everyone that I felt would be good enough for her.”

Mr Murray obtained the loan through the Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme having also refinanced the business with Lloyds when transferring from a previous lender last year.

Franco Fratazzi, specialist healthcare banking consultant, Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “The fantastic work done by Andy and Shirley is evident the moment you walk through the door and there is no doubt that Linear Park is a lively and engaging home.”