Application lodged for sixteen retirement homes in Offaly

AN application for the construction of 16 single storey retirement homes has been lodged with Offaly County Council.

The retirement homes are planned at the Esker Ri Nursing Home, Kilnabinna, Clara, and is in the name of Kevin and Anna Marie Maher.

The Esker Ri nursing home which was completed in 2011 already provides accommodation for 130 male and female residents over two floors.

In 2016 Offaly County Council granted permission for a 36 bed extension to the nursing home

In the latest HIQA report it states that ''residents are accommodated in single and twin bedrooms with full en suite facilities. The designated centre provides mainly residential care to older adults and also provides respite, convalescence and care for people with an intellectual disability, physical disability, acquired brain injury, dementia and palliative care needs.

The provider employs a staff team consisting of registered nurses, care assistants, activity coordination staff, administration, maintenance, housekeeping and catering staff.''

This latest application for 16 single retirement homes is at the pre-validation stage. Offaly County Council will deliver its decision on January 17, 2023.