Care provider to open new service and create 30 jobs

Care provider, Heathcotes Group, is introducing new provision of independent supported living near Bradford which is scheduled to open later this year.

Heathcotes, which specialises in services for adults with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs, is redeveloping an existing property in Clayton.

This will turn the building into “Horton View”, featuring 14 apartments providing enhanced supported living for individuals who are stepping down from a hospital or full-time residential care setting.

Designed to help service users to develop their independent living skills, each home will offers self-contained accommodation with its own lounge, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen area.

The service will include an on-site office and a team of around 30 staff providing 24-hour care support when needed.

Horton View has been designed by Heathcotes’ in-house architectural consultancy, JDS Design, with internal reconstruction and external improvements carried out across two phases by contractors John Ryan Developments Ltd.

Open from November, phase one will feature 4,069 sq ft of single person accommodation including six apartments alongside laundry facilities and office space.

Phase two will total 6,415 sq ft including eight apartments as well as a communal lounge, laundry facilities, staff break-out space and additional office space.

Heathcotes’ director of business development, Natalia Lysiuk, said: “Independent supported living is a model of care that Heathcotes have developed over the last two years, to complement our full-time residential care services, offering the next step in the care pathway towards full independence for our service users.

“It has been exceptionally successful and we have introduced a range of supported living properties across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

“Last year we opened our largest supported living service in Leeds, which has been hugely successful.

“We worked with Leeds City Council and are pleased to see the service at full occupancy, having only opened in January 2020.

“Horton View is even larger, with enhanced provision for service users and staff.

“These apartments are also suitable for individuals who require a single-person service due to their complexity and inability to live with others.

“We will soon be announcing an Open Day for the benefit of local authority representatives, care professionals, service users and family members.”

 With a head office in Chesterfield, Heathcotes Group has 72 residential care services nationwide and has been a partner to over 50 local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups since 2004.