Complex Care facility for the North East

This 30-bed specialist care home looks after people with complex conditions, including behaviours of concern, dementia, mental health, and neuro-disabilities. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission for older people, physical disability, and younger adults. It supports people moving into community-based living after leaving hospital or a secure setting, by helping them build independent everyday living skills.

Completed in March 2023, Tees Grange has three separate units of ensuite bedrooms. Communal facilities include a dining room, lounge, quiet room, therapy room, activities hub, and a large accessible garden. The planning process was protracted and difficult, due partly to the pandemic causing limited planning resource, but also in resolving challenging issues around separation distances and external views. To secure approval, we agreed a bedroom reduction. The successful working relationships forged during the Wykewood scheme helped the team progress this project.