New luxury care home in Brackley creating more than 100 new jobs officially opens

Kingsley Healthcare has splashed out £12m on the 66-bedroom home, which features a cinema, library, cafe and hairdressing salon.

Local MP Andrea Leadsom and the mayor of Brackley, Cllr Christopher Cartmell, were given a VIP tour of the premises in Wellington Road ahead of the arrival of the first residents.

Other guests of honour included Emma McGowan, who runs the Brackley Community Dementia Friendly Choir.

Brackley Care Home’s dementia unit has been named the McGowan Suite, honouring Emma’s valuable community work through the choir.

Home manager Sheena Croston said: “I am thrilled by the positive feedback I have had from everyone who has visited the home.

“Once Covid has gone away, we will be eager to build even stronger relationships with local groups and organisations and invite them into the home.

“It is important for us and our future residents that the home becomes a central part of the community.”

Daya Thayan, CEO of Kingsley, said: “We are proud to be a family owned company and have jealously guarded our family values as we have grown. Every one of our homes has to be of a standard that we would want for our own family.

“In addition to providing luxury care facilities, Brackley Care Home is also delivering well-paid jobs from senior managers and nurses to chefs, support workers, maintenance and housekeepers.

“Sheena is an experienced home manager with a superb track record, and she is being supported by a great team.”