Fifth new care home planned

Investment

Work on the Council’s latest state-of-the art care home will begin next month after planning permission was granted.

Contractors were due to start construction on the new residence at Drumbrae in November after agreement from the Council’s Planning Committee.

The new 60-bed home is being built on the site of the former Drumbrae Primary School and will be the fifth care home the Council has commissioned as part of its strategy for providing a high-quality care environment for older people.

It will replace two of the Council’s older care homes – Clermiston House and The Tower Care Home.

The new home will be sub-divided into four wings of 15 bedrooms, each with its own sitting and dining areas. Bedrooms will have en-suite shower rooms and assisted bathrooms.

The four wings will be arranged around a central courtyard and accessible garden, allowing the more vulnerable residents freedom within a secure environment.

All of the new care homes have been designed to a high specification with activity rooms, hairdressing rooms and support facilities.

The new home is part of Edinburgh’s Live Well in Later Life strategy, which aims to provide a range of quality care and support to meet older people’s needs in their own and in care homes.