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Care home scheme to create jobs

Source: http://www.insidermedia.com/

A new Dewsbury care home will open its doors in May, creating up to 70 jobs, thanks to a £3m development package from Yorkshire Bank.Oak Park care home will specialise in care for the elderly and, once complete, will host a residential, dementia and dedicated nursing unit. Part of Darrington Healthcare, it will contain 66 beds when it opens at the end of May.The new home is being built on the site of derelict a council building, and will cost £4m in total. It is the third care home Darrington Healthcare has built in the region and the group is currently looking at other sites in West Yorkshire.Additional homes could bring between 60 to 80 jobs each to the local community, while also providing the local supply chain with a significant number of contracts in the coming years.