Management of new £5.5 million Black Isle care home spell out plans to become embedded in the community
The team behind a newly opened £5.5 million Black Isle care home have spelled out a desire for it to become an integral part of the community.
A short film offers a glimpse inside the new care home aiming to play an important part in the community.
Parkland Care Homes produced the video to offer locals an insight into the facility which has been called Eilean Dubh, the Gaelic for Black Isle.
A spokesman said: “Ordinarily we would host a community open day at the launch of a new care home, but that hasn’t been possible during the pandemic. This video is designed to give local people an insight into the care home, the facilities it offers and its approach to care.”
Managing director Ron Taylor said: “The location is fantastic. The design is amazing. We’re very pleased. What we have here is passion – passion for delivering quality care, passion for recruiting some lovely people who deliver that care on our behalf.”
He said it equated to 50 full-time jobs.
He added: “It’s £1 million that will be spent locally in the community.”
Brian Devlin, chairman of Black Isle Cares, said it had the “wow!” factor.
He added: “It gives greater options for people on the Black Isle. This is an ageing population. There will be people who have been living all their lives maybe on the Black Isle. They want to have their family around them. They want to have their pets. They want to have access to the local shops and things like that.
“This needs to be seen as part of our community, not just something plonked into the middle of it.”
Manager Sharon Reid said: “It is absolutely beautiful. What an opportunity for myself and all the staff. We want this to be a local hub, an area where people can just pop in for a cup of tea.”
The home has already welcomed its first residents with more due to join them this week.
