Work begins on 60-room care home

Published on Wednesday 30 September 2009 10:05

WORK will begin today on Edinburgh's newest care home for the elderly.

The 60-room Kings Inch Care Home in Gilmerton is due to open in 2011.

Units will be divided into 15 en-suite bedrooms with sitting and dining areas to make for a more enjoyable environment.

The council facility was designed with the help of elderly people and is part of the local authority's upgrading of older-style care homes in the city.

Health and social care leader Councillor Paul Edie was due to cut the first sod this morning.

He said: "I am delighted that work has started on Edinburgh's latest new care home. This new home will give residents the opportunity to stay in accommodation which is more suitable to their needs and will give them a better standard of living.

"As a council we are committed to offering high-quality residential care for older people in the city, and it's important they have choice in the care they receive.

"Kings Inch will widen this choice and I am sure the care delivered will be of high quality."