Build is now officially underway on a new £22.4 million care facility in Kent, with practical completion slated for August 2025.

The 67-bed care home will be known as Herne Bay Manor and will be operated by New Care in the small seaside town of Herne Bay.

At the start of the year New Care commenced remediation works, including the demolition of much of the site. Part of the existing building has been retained, with the façade still in situ.

Over the course of the last few weeks work has gathered pace and construction of the care facility has now started with the installation of the steelwork and metal frame underway.

Residential, dementia and 24-hour nursing care services will be offered.

Herne Bay Manor will feature 67 fully furnished private bedrooms each with their own private wet room, several communal lounges and dining rooms, along with a nail bar and hairdresser. There will also be landscaped grounds with gardens and outdoor spaces.

It is the first care facility in the South for New Care.

Dawn Collett, commissioning director at New Care, commented: “Extensive remediation works were required, so it is great that these are now complete and that build of Herne Bay Manor is now underway. It won’t be long before the brickwork starts, and we see the shell of the building above the hoarding.

“With it being our first care facility in the region, we are looking forward to introducing our award-winning care services to Herne Bay next year.”