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At the announcement are Home Managers Jennifer Lynch of Oakleaves Care Home, Mark Collins of Ardlough Care Home, Emma Quigley of Meadowbank Care Home and Carol Craig of Culmore Care Home
A healthcare company has announced the creation of 100 new jobs in the north-west as part of a £5m investment into the region.
Ann’s Care Group, which runs five locations in the north-west for people with long-term health problems, said it will be hiring in the next 12 months.
And it said it could create as many as 500 jobs in the coming years.
The latest stage of recruitment will include registered nurses, healthcare assistants, ancillary roles, social care leaders and social care workers.
The company is also nearing completion of two more units in Derry City and Strabane, which it says will provide care for “residents living with enhanced dementia care needs.”
The group is also set to open a children’s residential care home on the border with Donegal by the end of 2025.
It said it is also planning a “step down facility” in Drumahoe outside Derry for people who have left hospital but are not ready to return home.
Michael McQuade, director of Ann’s Care Homes, said: “At Ann’s, we’re proud to be at the forefront of driving real change in healthcare across Northern Ireland.
“Over the next 12 months we will create 100 new healthcare jobs across Derry/Londonderry and the surrounding areas, with further plans to grow our workforce by up to 500 positions within the next three years.
At the announcement are Home Managers Jennifer Lynch of Oakleaves Care Home, Mark Collins of Ardlough Care Home, Emma Quigley of Meadowbank Care Home and Carol Craig of Culmore Care Home
News Catch Up – Monday 29th September
” As part of a £5m investment, Ann’s will open three new care home units and our children’s care division will open a new residential home.
“This significant investment, both in our people and our facilities, reflects our deep-rooted commitment to the north west – not just in delivering high-quality, people-centred care, but also in creating long-term, sustainable employment across a range of healthcare roles.”
The company has more than 2,500 staff in NI and the Republic of Ireland, and operates 23 care homes and five children’s homes.