Building work has started on Exemplar Health Care’s first care facility in Stockton-on-Tees.

Walter Thompson Contractors has been appointed to work on the design and build for the 30-bed care home, to be known as Tees Grange.

The £4.7m development, scheduled to open early next year, will specialise in supporting people living with dementia, acquired brain injury, mental health needs, and physical disabilities.

It will be equipped with the latest technologies focusing on maximising independence and empowering people to live as fulfilled lives as possible. 

All bedrooms will feature an en-suite wet room and the building will also have spacious communal spaces, sensory and therapy rooms, and landscaped gardens.

Charlotte Lloyd, development director at Exemplar Health Care, said: “We’re delighted to be growing our community within the County Durham region with our first care home in Stockton-on-Tees.

“Tees Grange will provide specialist, nurse-led care from our highly-skilled team, supporting residents by building their everyday life skills and helping them build on their independence.”

Paul Hammerton, managing director at Walter Thompson Contractors, added: “We are pleased to announce that, through collaborative working, planning permission for a new care home in Stockton-on-Tees has now been granted.

“With an investment of £4.7m, this is our second care home development in Stockton and one of many projects we are working on with Exemplar Health Care.”