Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is pleased to announce that the formal handover of the running of Kintyre Care Centre in Campbeltown from HC-One to the HSCP was concluded on the 20 March 2023.
Representatives from the HSCP and Kintyre Care Centre held a small tea today (20 March) to mark this new phase in the life of the home.
Caroline Cherry, Head of Adult Services (Health and Community Care) for the HSCP, said: “I would to thank everyone involved in the work around making this a reality, it has been a great example of partnership working between Argyll and Bute Council, the HSCP and also HC-One. This has ensured that we will continue to have residential and nursing care beds in the Kintyre area.
“I am also really pleased for the residents and their families, for the staff who have transferred employment to the Council and the NHS, and also for the local community.”
Councillor Amanda Hampsey, Argyll and Bute Council’s Policy Lead for Care Services, added: “We acknowledge and understand the importance of families having their loved ones as close to home as possible. I am therefore delighted that the hard work of the HSCP and Argyll & Bute Council has achieved saving this vital facility.
“It is a great privilege to be here today to speak with residents and their families, as well as meet the staff and experience first-hand the excellent care that is provided by Kintyre Care Centre.”
Notes for editors
The Kintyre Care Centre (KCC) is a 40-room residential and nursing care home, providing the only nursing care provision in Campbeltown or indeed in the west of Argyll and Bute. The HSCP provided the funding for the purchase of KCC. As the HSCP is a partnership (between Argyll and Bute Council and NHS Highland) it cannot legally own the centre in its own right therefore Argyll and Bute Council agreed to take legal responsibility for the building.