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Keith and Cullen care homes to be sold as Craigard Care Limited goes into administration


By Ewan Malcolm

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TWO Moray care homes are set to be sold after Craigard Care Limited went into administration.

Weston View Care Home in Keith is among the homes set to be sold. Picture: Beth Taylor
Weston View Care Home in Keith is among the homes set to be sold. Picture: Beth Taylor

FRP Advisory, the administrators of the care operator, have agreed to sell Weston View Care Home in Keith and Wakefield House Care Home in Cullen.

Craigard's Riverside Care Home in Aberdeen will also be sold while all 165 staff members of the homes will transfer following completion of the sales.

That is expected to be completed when the Care Inspectorate concludes the re-registration process which is required where there is a change of ownership.

Parklands Care Limited, which operates a further 10 homes across Moray and the Highlands, will take on Weston View and Wakefield House. Riverside will be sold to Renaissance Care Limited.

Ron Taylor, Managing Director of Parklands Care Homes, said: "We have agreed to work with the administrator to ensure that Craigard Care Limited’s homes in Keith and Cullen can continue to operate normally.

"We understand that this will be a worrying time for residents, their relatives and staff. Working with the administrator, our focus is on ensuring that residents in both homes receive high quality care and that staff are supported through this challenging period.

"The administration of Craigard Care Limited will come as a shock to many in the community and highlights the ongoing challenges facing the care sector.

"However, given our experience as a care provider in the north-east over 30 years, and the fact that all of our Moray homes have a 5 star rating, we believe we are well placed to ensure that these homes can deliver the highest standards of care.”

Craigard Care Limited was founded in 1996 but has gone into administration due to unsustainable cash flow problems. Picture: Beth Taylor
Craigard Care Limited was founded in 1996 but has gone into administration due to unsustainable cash flow problems. Picture: Beth Taylor

Craigard Care, founded in 1996, has gone into administration due to 'very high' operating and agency costs which led to unsustainable cash flow problems.

Three staff members based at the Aboyne headquarters are set to be retained to assist the joint administrators in the short term. However, all four head office staff will ultimately be made redundant but will receive support from the joint administrators.

Graham Smith, FRP Advisory Director and joint administrator, said: "The planned sale of the three homes is excellent news for residents, staff, suppliers and the local communities that depend on these important facilities.

"We are also delighted that 165 jobs are set to continue when the proposed deals complete and wish Parklands Care and Renaissance Care every success with their plans.”


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