A NEW luxury £15 million canal side care home in Skipton is expected to be completed in a year's time, in January next year.

Ian Watson, chairman of Hadrian Healthcare, and managing director, Jas Gill, recently paid a visit to the site in Sackville Street where they met up with contractors to see how The Mill House development is progressing.

Together with senior representatives from Walter Thompson Contractors Ltd, ARP Design and Bernard Interiors they took the opportunity to tour the development of the ‘five star’ luxury care home, which is expected to create up to 100 new jobs.

Mr Watson said: “It was good to see how the site is really starting to come together. Our partners are the best in their respective fields, and it is easy to envisage the superb quality and luxury our newest home will offer.

“The Mill House is in an amazing location overlooking the canal, and is close to local amenities and shops, as well as the town centre. In addition to creating stunning landscaped garden terraces for our residents to enjoy being outdoors, we even have plans to include regular summer outings on the canal in a dedicated canal boat.”

Overlooking the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, The Mill House will feature 86 suites for residential care, together with the company’s specialist ‘Chesters’ accommodation, which has been specially designed by the experts at Hadrian Healthcare to provide a luxurious, safe and stimulating environment for people living with dementia.

Accommodation, says the company, will be arranged in small living groups to help create a ‘home-from-home’ feeling. There will also be respite care available for those who need a short break away from their home or in need of convalescence following hospital treatment.

In addition, there will be eight supported living apartments in the attached Mill Lodge, for people wishing to maintain a more independent lifestyle, while at the same time having the benefit of all the support and services provided within the main Mill House part of the development. These will include hairdressing and beauty treatments in the beauty salon, restaurant and bistros, a traditional style tearoom and bar, and a retail area selling a wide range of products.

The company sold five of its Manor House homes in Yorkshire and County Durham in 2019. It now operates two North East homes, both rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - the Manor Houses at Gosforth and Whickham.