THE Armagh family-owned healthcare group Ann’s has submitted plans for a new £3.6 million purpose-built care facility in Co Tyrone which, if approved, would create more than 100 jobs.
The company, which currently operates 15 care homes across the north, has earmarked the ambitious project on the site of the previous Valley Care Home in Clogher.
Ann’s Care Homes purchased the building in December 2021 when the home closed after its then-owners received notice from the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) due to "significant concerns" about patient care and management failings.
The new 21,000 sq ft facility would offer 36 en-suite bedrooms, a number of quiet sensory rooms, and kitchen, dining, staff, nursing, and visitor facilities.
Externally, residents would have access to their own vegetable plots and animal pens.
Michael McQuade of Ann’s Care Homes (www.anns.co.uk) said: “We're delighted to announce our expansion with plans for a new and modern facility in Clogher.
“If approved, the home would provide a state-of-the-art design and build whilst offering 36 residents the highest quality of care that we at Ann’s pride ourselves on delivering with integrity and consistency.
“The planning application has been developed and submitted to Mid Ulster District Council and, if successful, will provide a significant jobs boost in both the construction and care sectors.”
Meanwhile work has commenced to upgrade the existing facilities at Tullybroom House, which offers rooms for 19 residents.
The nursing home is currently pending registration with the RQIA and once approved and reopened, it will be under new management as part of Ann’s Care Homes.
The facility is being renamed Sunnyside Retreat and will provide high specification accommodation for residents living with mental health and physical disabilities.
In preparation for its reopening, Ann’s Care Homes is currently recruiting for a number of positions including registered general nurse, care assistants and ancillary staff, and it holding a recruitment day on Saturday September 30 at Sunnyside.
