RMBI Care Co is investing £16 million in building a new build care home on the site of its existing Outstanding rated Cornwallis Court in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

The phased new build, which has received planning approval, will commence in April 2024 with targeted completion by 2027.

Mark LLoyd, managing director at RMBI Care Co, said: “We’re passionate about supporting older people, so we’re always thinking about how we can support our residents’ needs now, and as they change in the future.

“We plan to create and build a new care home with modern spaces that evolve with our residents alongside assistive technologies and a personal approach to our care.”

The new build will include four house groups to create a more homely environment. Each space will feature 16 bedrooms with full en-suite wet rooms, varied communal spaces and an enclosed landscape garden to support residents’ health and wellbeing.

RMBI Care Co secured a sustainable retail charity bond in February 2023 to help develop, modernise and expand its support for older people.

This will also be the charity’s second investment in a new build care home, following the completion of Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Court, in Berkshire, in 2022.