Wrexham care home to create 200 jobs

A new £15 million care home planned for Wrexham is expected to create over 200 jobs and provide “world class” care for its residents. The 77-bed facility, named Pen-y-Don, will be designed around small, family-sized units for eight to 10 residents and will feature the latest technology, including artificial intelligence and radar movement monitors.

The care home is being developed by the award-winning Pendine Park care organisation, which has grown into the largest provider of residential and nursing care services in North Wales since its founding by social care pioneer Mario Kreft MBE and his wife, Gill. The new care home will take Pendine’s total workforce to over 1,000 staff and increase the overall number of beds to more than 500.

Construction on the care home is due to start in 2027, with the first residents expected to arrive around 15 months later. This project is a “next generation” version of Pendine’s Bryn Seiont Newydd home in Caernarfon, which was named the UK’s best new care home at the prestigious Pinders Healthcare Design Awards in 2016.

Design and Features

The care home will feature small group living with the advantage of a larger care setting, allowing residents to have freedom, choice, and dignity. They will run the home as two separate floors, with small family units and large areas of private space. There will also be facilities for the creative arts, including a dedicated music room and a community hub where concerts and other activities can take place.

In addition to the creative arts facilities, Pen-y-Don will also have a physiotherapy clinic and a relaxation room with mood music. It will also have digital care plans using artificial intelligence, which will enable carers to speak to the technology and spend more time providing kind, compassionate care to residents.

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Background and Inspiration

The name Pen-y-Don was chosen in honour of Mario Kreft’s beloved grandparents, Fred and Rene Warburton, who ran a hotel in Rhyl. Mrs Warburton suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Krefts were inspired to open their first care home, Gwern Alyn, in 1985 after being unable to find suitable care for her.

Mario Kreft said, “We’re finalising our plans and seeking a developer to build the home to our specification and it will create 200 new jobs which is so important at a time when a lot of people are looking for fulfilled work that makes a real difference and the care sector offers that.”

Impact and Ambition

The new care home is a significant milestone for Pendine Park, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Mario Kreft said, “It’s rather lovely to back to the future in the sense because Pen-y-Don means crest of the wave and it is that after 40 years because we want to provide Wrexham with a premiership facility, fit for the future.”

Pendine Park’s in-house training academy will play a key role in providing staff with first-class professional development to ensure the care is of the highest quality. The organisation’s ambition is to provide care that is recognised as the premiership leader in the whole of Wales.

As the care home nears completion, the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies will become more prevalent in the care sector, potentially changing the way care is provided and recorded. With Pen-y-Don, Pendine Park is positioning itself at the forefront of this trend, and its commitment to providing high-quality care and investing in its staff will likely have a lasting impact on the community.

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The care home’s design and features are a result of Pendine Park’s experience and expertise in providing high-quality care. They have designed the home to meet the needs of its residents, with a focus on freedom, choice, and dignity.

Mario Kreft and his wife, Gill, have been instrumental in the development of Pendine Park, and their vision for the care home is to provide a high-quality facility for Wrexham. They are committed to providing high-quality care and investing in their staff to ensure that the care home is a success.

The care home will provide a much-needed facility for the community. The use of artificial intelligence and other technologies will enable carers to provide kind, compassionate care to residents, and the home’s design and features will ensure that residents have freedom, choice, and dignity.

Pendine Park’s ambition is to provide care that is recognised as the premiership leader in the whole of Wales, and the new care home is a significant milestone in achieving this goal. The organisation’s commitment to providing high-quality care and investing in its staff will likely have a lasting impact on the community.

The care home’s impact on the community will be significant, with the creation of over 200 new jobs and the provision of high-quality care for its residents. The use of artificial intelligence and other technologies will also have a lasting impact on the care sector, potentially changing the way care is provided and recorded.