Caddick Construction has completed work for Vida Healthcare on the care provider’s £15m Vida Court, a specialist home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire that will welcome people living with dementia from across the UK.
Vida Court welcomed its first staff members in September, and the first residents will settle in later this month.
The 3.5-acre site will be home to 100 residents in eight self-sufficient houses, all with ensuite bedrooms.
Communal and social facilities on offer will include a newsagent, coffee shop, private cinema and sensory gardens.
Although the 18-month build experienced challenges due to Covid-19 and social distancing restrictions, the scheme has swiftly progressed.
“This is a fantastic home from home environment for families looking for the very best care for their loved ones,” said Caddick senior contracts manager Chris Allott.
“It has been a very rewarding project to work on knowing we are bringing these much-needed facilities to Harrogate when demand is so high,” he added.
Architects for the project were Leeds-based Den Architecture with principal design services and quantity surveying provided by Projex Building Solutions, also based in Leeds.
Vida Healthcare already has two purpose-built care homes – Vida Hall and Vida Grange.
Vida offers its residents state-of-the-art facilities in a home-from-home environment, as well as offering respite and day care for guests.
“Our residents deserve the very best and we have seen firsthand the positive impact that good design can have on people’s lives,” said managing director James Rycroft.
“Vida Court is a national facility which will pioneer dementia care with its unrivalled facilities and surroundings, all designed to support our residents as they come to terms and adapt to living with dementia,” he added.
