Parklands Plans Multi-Million-Pound Investment
Parklands Care Homes is planning a multi-million-pound investment in care provision across the north and north-east of Scotland, including its largest ever purpose built care home.
The independent care provider is to invest over £13 million in a new 60 bed care home on Banff Road in Turriff, and around £5 million expanding existing homes.
The new Turriff home will meet the region’s growing demand for care capacity.
Aberdeenshire’s population of people over 65 is projected to grow by 23% by 2028, at a rate faster than the national average of 19%.
The new home will closely model Parklands’ latest investment, Pittyvaich, a 58 bed care home which opened in Inverness last summer to widespread acclaim. Facilities will include a salon, café, activities room and several day/dining rooms with outdoor terraces.
Parklands secured outline planning consent for the Banff Road site in 2024. A more detailed plan will shortly be submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. If approved, the new home would become Parklands’ 14th care home, and its second in Aberdeenshire. In 2024, Parklands formally acquired Huntly Care Home – now renamed Deveron Way – from Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
The new home is scheduled to open in the summer of 2027, subject to planning approval.
Meanwhile, Parklands is expanding some of its existing homes in the Highlands and Moray to meet growing demand. The firm plans to add 12 beds at Innis Mhor in Tain and, subject to planning consent, a further 12 beds at Lynemore in Grantown. Four additional beds are also planned at Eilean Dubh in Fortrose and at Weston View in Keith.
Ron Taylor, managing director of Parklands Care Homes, said: “We are looking forward to bringing the Parklands standard of care to Turriff. We know that Aberdeenshire has a fast-growing population of people aged 65 and over and our investment in a new 60 bed care home will help address the region’s care needs well into the future.
“We have been caring for older people in neighbouring Moray for more than 30 years, so we understand the challenges of providing care in remote and rural areas. That experience has also shown us how important it is to offer care within smaller communities, where people can stay close to family and friends.
“The size of our investment – our biggest ever – shows the scale of our commitment to support the growing care needs of Aberdeenshire.”
Parklands is in discussion with ethical bank Triodos to provide funding for the new home and planned projects. The bank has worked with Parklands since 2021, including providing funding support for Pittyvaich Care Home.
By 2027, Parklands will have delivered 150 new beds across the north and north-east over a two-year period, further strengthening care provision in the region.
Ron Taylor added: “Across the Highlands, Moray and the north-east, demand for care continues to grow. We are focused on delivering high quality, sustainable care homes that meet local needs now and into the future.”
