Care home firm reveals full details of new £8m scheme
A Birmingham care provider has revealed further details of its plans to redevelop a former pub into an £8m new dementia-friendly nursing home.
MACC Care has submitted a planning application to Birmingham City Council to develop an 80-bed care home on the site of the Hare and Hounds public house in Marsh Hill, Erdington. The completed scheme could provide 80 jobs for the area.
The provider, which already runs five other elderly care facilities across the city, said the new facility would meet a local need.
Dr Naz Nathani, director of MACC Care and MACC Living, said: “Our research has identified the need for a purpose-built facility in Erdington. We want to work closely with the council and the local community to assure them about our proposals and to listen to them about their needs.”
As part of its plans, MACC Care will incorporate a hub that will include a gym specifically designed for the elderly; a library/quiet area with a cafe; a hair salon; cinema; and chapel-prayer area – all of which will be open to local residents over the age of 65.
“We are acutely aware that local residents want to have replacement facilities open to them, following the closure of the public house, and we have proposed a number of options that we would be happy to discuss with community leaders,” said Dr Nathani.
“Our investment in Erdington is not just in providing exceptional care for local elderly people, it will also bring about jobs and training positions. We are committed to making this a community facility and look forward to engaging with local people and councillors about our plans.”
MACC Living, the organisation’s development arm, is also planning to offer apprenticeships for up to six local people during the construction period.
MACC Care, which acquired the former pub in April – eight months after the premises were put on the open market – runs two other care facilities in Erdington: Abbey Rose in Orchard Road, and Priestley Rose in Bromford Lane.
The new facility will be similar to its Austin Rose care home, in West Heath, which will open in August.
