Dementia care provider’s third Harrogate facility to create 250 jobs
Projex Building Solutions has been appointed to advise on a third facility in Harrogate for dementia care provider Vida Healthcare, which is expected to create up to 250 jobs.
This latest venture, Vida Court, is a purpose-built 67,000 sq ft facility located close to the town’s RHS Harlow Carr Gardens and will provide both residential and specialist dementia care accommodation across 100 bedrooms.
It will add to Vida’s two existing facilities in Harrogate – Vida Grange and Vida Hall.
The new building will adopt the tiered design from the company’s most recent home, Vida Grange, which opened in Pannal, Harrogate, in 2016 and will incorporate a new headquarters facility for Vida Healthcare’s board of directors and head office staff.
The company currently employs 450 staff which is expected to rise to 700 next year.
Work will start on site in Autumn 2019 and is due for completion in late 2020.
Steve Morphet, healthcare director of Projex, which advised on all three facilities and will be providing project management, cost consultancy and health and safety advice for Vida Court, said: “Today’s care home environments are almost unrecognisable from their outdated predecessors and remain a strong part of our portfolio.
“They bring unique construction challenges requiring close working knowledge of the sector, from national care standards through to the latest construction costs and we believe we can bring real value and efficiency to the development and construction process.”
“As well as delivering two award-winning homes during 2018 we are currently on site with over 1200 beds and have a number of new instructions for existing clients across the north.”
