Work has been completed on Vida Court, a new 100-bed specialist dementia care home in Harrogate.

The home has been built on behalf of specialist dementia care provider, Vida Healthcare, which was established to transform the care available to people living with dementia in the UK.

The company already has two purpose-built care homes – Vida Hall and Vida Grange.

Each facility offers state-of-the-art facilities in a ‘home from home’ environment, as well as providing respite and daycare for guests.

The multi-million-pound facility on a 3.5-acre site off Beckwith Head Road will be home to 100 residents in eight self-sufficient houses, all with en-suite bedrooms.

Communal and social facilities on offer will include a newsagent, coffee shop, private cinema, and sensory gardens.

Although the18-month build experienced challenges due to COVID-19 and social distancing restrictions, the scheme has swiftly progressed.

Caddick senior contracts manager, Chris Allott, said: “This is a fantastic home from home environment for families looking for the very best care for their loved ones.

“It has been a very rewarding project to work on knowing we are bringing these much-needed facilities to Harrogate when demand is so high.”    

Vida Court is due to welcome its first residents later this month.

James Rycroft, managing director at Vida Healthcare, said: “Our residents deserve the very best and we have seen first hand the positive impact that good design can have on people’s lives.

“Vida Court is a national facility which will pioneer dementia care with its unrivalled facilities and surroundings, all designed to support our residents as they come to terms and adapt to living with dementia.”

Architects for the project were Leeds-based Den Architecture, with principal design services and quantity surveying provided by Projex Building Solutions.