Les Amis’ new five-bedroom nursing and complex needs facility in Trinity remains on track to open in September.
The opening will mark a major milestone in the charity’s efforts to expand specialist care for Islanders with learning disabilities. The progress of Maison des Amis, also known as Project Trinity, was showcased during a visit by the Lt Governor, Vice Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd, who was invited to see the transformation of the property in Rue de Bechet.
Phase two of the project will see the construction work completed, followed by hard landscaping. Les Amis raised £3.5 million to buy the property and carry out the work needed to complete the project.
Once open, Maison des Amis will provide higher nursing care for Islanders who have additional needs due to age or dementia.
Shaun Findlay, Managing Director of Les Amis, said: “The work to bring this much-needed facility from the design stage to the point where we can soon start fitting it out is a great achievement for everyone involved in the project. Maison des Amis will allow us to provide specialist and end-of-life care, something that we simply cannot do in our group residential homes. This is the first facility of its kind in the Channel Islands and will enable us to care for our residents and service users with dignity, continuity and the right level of medical support.”
The Lt Governor is a patron of Les Amis and was invited to visit the site, meet the architects and site manager, and see the scale and overall functionality of the facility.
Emma Mourant, Vice Chair of Les Amis, commented: “We are extremely fortunate to have a supportive community, but it’s clear that a facility like this has been needed for some time. It is thanks to our generous donors and supporters that we have been able to make such rapid progress in getting this facility ready. We are on track for the official opening on 17 th September, and everyone is looking forward to marking this special milestone.”
Pictured: His Excellency the Lt Governor alongside members of the Les Amis board and trustees, building firm Hacquoil and Cook and Page Architects.
Pictured credit: Les Amis
