Pictured: (l-r) Patricia Sooriah, Kris Sooriah and Sue
Carter (Yorkshire Bank) outside the Ashcroft care home in
Sutton-in-Ashfield
A new £3.7 million care home which is creating 40 jobs has
opened in Sutton-in-Ashfield thanks to backing from Yorkshire
Bank.
Bank House Care Homes has bought the three-storey property
containing 53 en-suite bedrooms at Langton Road from the LNT
Group.
The state-of-the-art home, which will be called Ashcroft, will
provide care and nursing care for elderly people including those
with dementia after the group received funding from Yorkshire
Bank's Financial Solutions Centre in Nottingham for its fourth home
in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Kris Sooriah, director at Bank House Care Homes, said up to 40
new jobs had been created by the latest addition to its group.
"This is a luxurious home which continues our ethos of providing
accommodation where older people are valued," said Kris, who was
previously a nurse at The Royal London Hospital, Guy's and St
Thomas' Hospital and St George's Hospital in London for 12
years.
"Ashcroft has taken nearly a year to build and we are delighted
with the finished results.
"All the bedrooms are high spec with flat screen televisions,
internet access and telephones to add to our communal rooms.
"Our other homes are smaller units and we have a reputation for
providing top quality care.
"We thought the way forward was to buy a bigger home and
strengthen our position as a local provider since we believe the
new Ashcroft will provide the ultimate accommodation and luxurious
environment for residents needing care in the town of
Sutton-in-Ashfield."
He added: "The backing from Yorkshire Bank has been fantastic
and we are delighted the home is now officially open."
Sue Carter, business partner at Yorkshire Bank's FSC in Castle
Meadow Road, Nottingham, said the care sector was a growing
industry throughout the Midlands.
"Bank House Care Homes is putting its business plan into action
of steady but sustained growth and it has gained a positive
reputation in Sutton-in-Ashfield for the high standard of care it
provides," she said.
"The new home will provide elderly people with the highest
standard of accommodation to ensure residents continue to make the
most of life."
Bank House Care Homes currently operates two other homes in
Sutton-in-Ashfield - Bank House in Church Street and Bluebell Lodge
in Ashfield Street - and Fernleaf in Chesterfield Road South,
Mansfield.