The proposed plans for a care home at Newton Aycliffe on the former Police Statioon site includes the following:
56 bedrooms over two floors, each bedroom with ensuite and some with direct access to the gardens. Each floor will have spacious group living areas including dining rooms and lounges, there will also be a Beauty Salon exclusively for residents. The new care home will provide residential, respite and dementia care for the elderly.
Helen McArdle Care is a family run business with 17 purpose-built care homes located across the North East of England in County Durham, Redcar and Cleveland, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumberland. In 2015, Chairman and Founder, Helen McArdle, received a CBE from the Queen for her services to the care industry and the North East Community.