New entrant to the care market, Baycroft, topped out its first scheme at Great Baddow near Chelmsford on Friday 13 January.
The £6m scheme, which is due to open this autumn, will create a luxury home-from-home feel for its 64 residents who will receive specialist nursing or dementia care.
Andrew Winstanley, managing director at Baycroft, says: “Baycroft Great Baddow will help to address the gaping need for high quality accommodation for seniors across the UK, which as we can see from the crisis in the NHS is urgently needed. This scheme and the others that we are working on across the South East will provide a luxury home environment for our residents and the best care."
Cllr Patricia Hughes, Mayor of Chelmsford, says: “As an ex-manager of a care home, I am aware of the importance of getting it right first time and this prestigious care home will make an important contribution in Great Baddow.”
Craig Currie, chief executive of specialist care sector developers, Castleoak, says: “Our purpose as a business is to create quality living space – and we have a real commitment as a team to deliver this for all our customers. We’re delighted to be One Housing’s development partner for Baycroft Great Baddow. With the project on schedule, we look forward to handing over the keys in September.”
The development includes a beautiful landscaped garden and luxury dining area where fresh, locally sourced and seasonal meals will be served. Residents will also be encouraged to enjoy the on-site cinema, library, hair salon, spa treatment room, gym and activity room.
Baycroft is a subsidiary of One Housing, which operates a rapidly growing Extra Care portfolio in London and the South East. The launch of Baycroft is part of One Housing’s strategy to build over 1,000 units for older people in the next three years across all markets, ranging from affordable rent to private luxury.
The home has been designed and built by specialist care sector development partners Castleoak and will include pre-fabricated timber frame manufactured at their in-house ISO9001 standard factory. The care home is being built to BREEAM Very Good standard.
