Go Ahead For South Uist Care Development

02 October 2003

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Social Work Committee today gave the green light for a state-of-the art residential care facility for South Uist. Councillors approved the design of the Care Unit and the project now proceeds to tender stage.

Social Work Chairman Cllr. Murdo Macleod said:
“This will be a first rate care facility for South Uist that will be a credit to the whole of the Western Isles. We want to enable more people to stay longer in their own homes but when residential care is required it is essential that people throughout the Islands have access to the best of care and that is what we aim to provide with this project. I want to pay tribute to the local community who have participated fully in the consultation process and I am confident that this facility will meet the aspirations of local people. The Comhairle is determined that the standards of residential care will meet the expectations of local communities and allow people who require care the dignity, comfort and attention that they deserve”.

The Care Unit has been designed by the Comhairle’s Technical Services Department and will feature 18 accommodation units, guest rooms, library, greenhouse and 3 garden areas.

Local Councillor Angus Macdonald said: I am pleased to see this project coming to the point of fruition. Our community has been pressing the case with the Comhairle for a long time for improved facilities for the social and health care of the people of South Uist. We have been engaged closely in the planning of this service and now look forward to seeing it established. The South Uist Care Development will provide a state-of-the-art facility for people residing there, as well as supporting the wider community through day care and related services. At the same time, the new building respects our heritage”.

The original Daliburgh Hospital, built more than a century ago, has been preserved within the design for the new care centre.

Nigel Scott
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

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