Today the Public Consultation began for the proposed new development at West Durrington which includes Guild Care's new 84 bed care home for people with dementia.
At a private view today at Northbrook College's Broadwater campus architects, developers and representatives from Guild Care, Caffyns, Northbrook and Wilmington Homes talked about the development to interested councillors.
Sue Dare, Principal of Northbrook College announced their Phase 2 development, to modernise facilities at both sites, could only be achieved through land disposal. She stressed how important the colleges' courses were to the young people of Worthing, allowing them to maximise their employment opportunities.
Suzanne Millard, Guild Care's CEO said 'Our proposed new care home will not only provide an extra 70 job opportunities (49 full time equivalent) for Worthing but will also offer 84 purpose built beds for people with dementia and those in need of end-of-life nursing care. As a leading care provider, we are committed to meeting the changing care needs within our local older population and statistics show that up to 20% of people over 85 are likely to develop some form of dementia which will affect 1 in 3 of us either as a sufferer, carer or relative.'
The public consultation is open at Northbrook's West Durrington Campus, Littlehampton Road on Thursday 26 January 3.30pm - 5.30pm; Friday 27 January 5pm - 8pm and on Saturday 28 January between 10am and 1pm. The public will have the opportunity to speak to the architects and submit comments.