Oakland Care officially opened its latest care home, Osbern Manor, at a VIP launch event on 14 June.

The 72-bedroom care home located in the village of Wigmore in Kent, is the tenth to open in the business’s portfolio of care homes across the Southeast and London. The £13 million home will offer amenities such as a café bistro, hair salon, activity room, library, quiet lounges, courtyard and landscaped gardens. It is certified ‘Excellent’ by BREEAM.

To mark the occasion an official launch event took place, with residents and their families, and local dignitaries deputy lieutenant brigadier, Andrew Wood, who officiated at the event, and the mayor of Medway, councillor Marian Nestorov and the mayoress.

Oakland Care’s chief executive Joanne Balmer said: “To officially open our tenth care home is a major milestone for Oakland Care and one we are incredibly proud of. Osbern Manor is an excellent care home that has been carefully designed to meet our exceptional standards and our environmental ambitions as the greener choice of care home group in the UK.

 “Osbern Manor expands our ability to deliver outstanding care to residents across Wigmore and Kent. This achievement is testament to the excellent work of everybody across Oakland Care who have helped build our reputation as a leading care home provider well-recognised for the support we provide to our residents and their families. We look forward to supporting more people in the local area over the coming years and strengthening our relationships with the wonderful community.”

Oakland Care has begun construction of its eleventh care home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.