Our new complex needs care home in Pontefract, opens in two months

Bennett Court, Exemplar Health Care’s £5 million state-of-the-art complex needs care home in South Elmsall, Pontefract, is set to open in two months.

The three-storey home, will have 30 large bedrooms - each with an en suite wet room - spread over three floors. Bennett Court will also have communal spaces, including landscaped gardens, for service users and their visitors to enjoy.

The home will care for adults living with a brain injury, neuro-disability, spinal injury, physical disability and mental health condition.

Bennett Court will also give residents the ability to participate in activities that encourage being part of a community. The in-house Therapy Team will work with residents to develop and build on skills to maximise independence.

Helen Lawson, Bennett Court’s Commissioning Home Director brings 16 years of nursing experience to the role. Helen shared: “We’re raring to go. 

“We’re proud that Bennett Court can support 30 people, and provide over 150 stable, secure and varied local jobs.

“Bennett Court will have a beauty salon including a hairdresser’s sink and chair, large and spacious lounges on every unit, bariatric bedrooms on the ground floor and an activities hub on the ground floor that will enable service users to participate in cooking and rehabilitation." Helen added.

Read our blog to get to know Helen and her hopes for Bennett Court's first six months.

Our roles offer stable employment, with flexible shifts, full support and training, as well as a great rewards and benefits package, including:

• excellent career development opportunities

• retail and lifestyle discounts

• enhanced Employee Assistance Programme

• welcome bonus for Nurses.

To apply for a role, or to find out more about Bennett Court, visit here.   

If you want to make a referral to one of our homes, please contact our Referrals Team on 01709 565777 or email referrals@exemplarhc.com.