Things are happening slowly but surely! The site set up is gradually developing and there is a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ disconnecting and enabling works going on.

I am pleased to say that the lounge / diner arrangements appear to be working out well and I think the residents will not want to have a separate dining room again! The first two days were quite difficult while we all adapted but the residents soon became happy with the environment. Staff are with the residents practically 99% of the time with the current arrangements which is nice to see. We have also managed to go outside on several occasions and continue to enjoy trips out.

I have been extremely impressed with the contractors so far, there has been a lot of internal work taking place over the past two weeks and their staff have been very mindful of the environment. I have been on hand 24/7 during this time where they have been in the existing building. I am pleased to say that most of the work now will be behind the fencing and closed doors causing minimal disruption to everyone here.

The residents have been enjoying looking out of the window as things arrive and we all chat about the extension on a daily basis at the moment.

We are going to continue to take pictures and update the blog on a regular basis so please do keep up to date with progress here!