BANK CASH DRIVING CARE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT

A new elderly care complex being constructed by charitable housing organisation The Abbeyfield Society is set to create about 60 jobs thanks to a funding package from Yorkshire Bank.The 84,000 sq ft facility which is being built on the former Bingley hospital site will offer 47 one- and two-bedroom extra care apartments, a 30-bed specialist dementia centre and a day care centre. It will also provide a central hub with coffee bars, lounges, restaurants and a hairdressing salon – all of which will also be open to the local community in addition to residents.Due to be completed in autumn of this year, it is expected that the facility will create about 60 jobs including care staff, nurses, catering staff, cleaning staff and administration support.The deal was worked on by Gail Fielding, director in health and social care at Yorkshire Bank’s Leeds-based specialist and acquisition finance team.