Pinders Design Awards celebrate the best care home developments

Six care homes were celebrating last month after winning Pinders Design Awards.

The prestigious awards, which celebrate the best developments in all types of care-related property, were handed out at Lord’s cricket ground on 21 March.

Bucklesham Grange Care Home in Ipwisch, part of Hallmark Care Homes, won the Best Small Care Home award.

The home, which has 55 bedrooms, provides residential, nursing and dementia care. Its facilities include a therapy room, cinema and library.

Speaking at the event, Hallmark Care Homes managing director Avnish Goyal said: “We are delighted to win this award.

“A huge amount of energy and hard work goes into planning our home and getting the design just right to enable our residents to live active, fulfilled lives.”

Audley Mote House, a luxury retirement village in Bearsted, won the Regeneration – Independent Living award.

Nick Sanderson, chief executive of Audley Retirement Villages, said: “The team at Audely is incredibly pleased, and justifiably proud, to receive this fantastic prize in recognition of the superb work renovating, developing and operating Audley Mote House.

“The village is a stunning example of the restoration, and interior design quality and innovation that is achieved across our portfolio of villages.”

The award for Best Dementia Facility went to St Catherines View in Winchester, which is part of Colten Care.

The care home, which opened in May last year, has a variety of rooms and garden spaces designed especially for memory stimulation. Special indoor and outdoor navigational aids have also been introduced to help residents retain their independence for as long as possible.

Alan Portsmouth, Colten Care’s head of technical design, collected the award. He said: “People living with dementia respond very well to environments that are safe, therapeutic and stimulating. That approach has informed all aspects of the design of St Catherines View and the ongoing care we give our residents every day.”

It was a double celebration for Barchester Healthcare when two of its homes won awards. Lakeside Village in Jersey won the award for Best Complex while Harper Fields in Balsall Common, which has 80 bedrooms, won the Best Large Care Home award.

Kenneth McKenzie, director of development, said: “This has been an absolute triumph. We’ve achieved this by working with people at the top of their game, including outstanding architects and our own interior design team that ensure we create stunning Barchester homes for residents inside and out.”

Finally, Maids Moreton Hall in Maids Moreton won the Regeneration – Care Homes award. The home provides luxury residential care, as well as specialist dementia care, respite and day care.