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26/01/2023

Beard Delivers Two New Care Home Developments

Beard Construction has completed two deluxe Signature Senior Lifestyle care homes under projects worth a combined £24.8m.

The two projects - Signature at Caversham, in Berkshire, and Signature at Farnham Common, in Buckinghamshire - provide luxury, high-end apartments and residential communities for residents, delivering nursing, respite and dementia care.

High-end materials and finishes – combined with Beard's reputation for building excellence and quality - ensure five-star hotel comfort across both care homes.

Farnham Common, which opened in January 2023, offers luxury assisted living and nursing in 74 studio-style apartments with private wet rooms, alongside facilities which include a café, restaurant, cinema, lounge areas, activity room, a pub, spa bathrooms, hair salon and therapy room.

Officially opening in February 2023, Caversham is a four-floor care home with 86 apartments, split across a sloping site with views across to the Caversham lakes. Communal facilities will include the same range of facilities as Farnham Common on hand to residents.

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Both homes have been constructed from brick and render. Farnham's roof is a tiled, mono ridge design while Caversham's is Sarnafil topped with pebbles and lined with paving.

Both projects remained operational during the second wave of the Covid pandemic with enhanced health and safety procedures designed to keep staff safe.

Beard director Mike Hedges said: "The care sector is important to us, and our expertise means we can help clients to meet the increasing demand for the very best in assisted living spaces. Signature's attention to detail in these homes and the high level of fit and finish is testament to the quality of living and care demanded by modern-day residents.

"Beard's core aim is to build with ambition and this project more than lives up to that ethos."

Alex Alexandru, General Manager at Signature at Farnham Common, said: "We are delighted to have worked with Beard to demonstrate what is possible in care home design.

"As a community within a community, Signature at Farnham Common offers excellent residential, nursing, dementia, and respite care in luxury surroundings.

"Our care home has been designed to be a hub of activity, with a host of communal spaces and social activities for residents, supported by highly trained team members committed to delivering true peace of mind to residents, relatives and their loved ones."

Carmela Magbitang, General Manager at Signature at Caversham said: "Signature at Caversham provides a warm, welcoming and luxury community which will offer industry-leading care, luxurious facilities and surroundings along with top-quality dining and nutrition.

"We look forward to working in partnership with the communities we serve, both inside and outside of our home. We are also delighted to have partnered once more with Beard, who have meticulously supported us to realise our aspirations for excellence in this project."

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