Progress made to purpose-built care home
These pictures show the progress being made to a new purpose-built care home on the site of a former landmark home branded inadequate.
Elderly residents at the Sister Dora Care Home in Milford, on the edge of Cannock Chase, were moved up to 25 miles away following 'serious concerns' about the level of care provided, with CQC inspectors saying its 33 residents were ‘at risk of ill-health, malnutrition and dehydration’.
The home was closed in December 2016 and put up for sale in January 2017, with a planning application pledging to demolish the 1920s building and replace it with a 'purpose built care home' and car park.
The plans, from MACC Care and Indigo Care, were given the go ahead by Stafford Borough Council in June last year and work has since begun to almost double the number of rooms in the former homes from 38 to 71.
When completed, the care home will also include a gym, library, hairdressing site and a cinema for residents, with developers promising it will bring 'enhance the lives' of residents who may eventually move in, as well as creating 60 jobs.
Relatives were left shocked and angered by the news of the closure at the end of 2016, with claims that some had been informed just hours beforehand.
Staffordshire County Council stepped in following the closure to help families find alternative accommodation for the residents of the home.
