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TALK OF
THE TOWN
Hermitage House Care
Hermitage House Care Home was officially opened on Friday 10th March, with the ribbon cut by Cllr Craig Wheeler, Mayor of Thrapston at a busy Open Day event. Guests joined the staff to celebrate the opening of the residential and dementia care home in the heart of Thrapston. The care home is operated by Country Court and is the 36th home in
the award-winning Peterborough-based care home group. Hermitage House will be
home to up to sixty-seven people, with
a luxurious yet homely feel and will
bring seventy new jobs to the town.
“This is an important facility for
Thrapston, setting a new standard for
care homes in the area and providing
people with the quality of life they
deserve,” said Co-CEO Alykhan Kachra,
“This has been a challenging final week for
our project here in Thrapston, with the snowy weather hampering our efforts. It’s been a true team effort to get the home open on schedule, so I would like to thank all those involved.”
“I am delighted to be invited to cut the ribbon today,” added the Mayor of Thrapston, Cllr
Pictured at the ribbon cutting are: Al-Karim Kachra Co-CEO Country Court, Abdul Kachra Chairman Country Court, Alykhan Kachra Co-CEO Country Court, Cllr Craig Wheeler Mayor of Thrapston, Clare Hedge Home Manager Hermitage House Care Home.
Wheeler, “We look forward to Hermitage House becoming an integral part of the community in Thrapston. A facility such as this is long overdue in the town.”
At the public open day on Saturday 11th March over 350 people from Thrapston and the surrounding area came to visit the care home. People were bowled over by the facilities and delighted to enjoy refreshments and take a tour.
“It was wonderful to see so many people at our Open Day”
“It was wonderful to see so many people at our Open Day,” said Home Manager Clare Hedge. “There was a great atmosphere and much excitement from local people. We are very keen to become part of the community here
in Thrapston, and we were certainly made to feel very welcome. I would personally like to thank everyone who
came to see us, and we hope that people will continue visit our residents in future. We want everyone to benefit from the facilities we have.”
The care home will offer long-term residential care, short-term respite care and specialist dementia care. Facilities at Hermitage House have been designed with residents’ needs in
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