£3.5 million flagship care facility to create 60 jobs in Hartlepool

Newcastle-based Careline Lifestyles is set to open a multimillion pound specialist care facility in Hartlepool in May 2015.

Hart Lodge will provide specialist residential and nursing care for adults with brain injuries, neurological conditions, mental health needs, complex learning and physical disabilities.

The development on Jones Road, Hartlepool is the latest addition to the portfolio of 10 specialist care facilities currently owned and operated by Careline Lifestyles across the North East.

It is expected to create 40 full time and 20 part time jobs and is worth £3.5 million.

Rahul Sharma, chief executive of Careline Lifestyles, said: “What we will be providing at Hart Lodge is a model of care where the service users who have been hospitalised for a traumatic brain injury can be transferred to the home and receive the necessary intensive care and support, what we term as a “Transitional Pathway.”

“The environment can help patients significantly. In some cases the improvement is so great that they may be able to return to community living, having been supported and encouraged to develop daily living skills.”

The management of the facility will be led by a clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist and staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of Nurses (RNLDs, RGNs, RMNs), Occupational Therapists, Behavioural Analysts, Physiotherapists and specially trained support workers.

Careline Lifestyles has made a commitment to employ local people and the company will be looking to fill a significant number of roles at Hart Lodge, both during the construction phase and when the home is up and running.