Tender issued for extra care housing at Lowfield Green

City of York Council says it is seeking a specialist to build and operate a new development at Lowfield Green. The council is planning a new independent living scheme with extra care. People who live there will have on-site support and, when and where it is needed, carers will be available to visit the residents in their own homes.

It is over 10 years since a similar proposal to construct a older persons village on the site of the former Lowfields school buildings was first discussed.

Planned Lowfields Care Village 2010

Since then, the Council has been hopelessly indecisive about how such an ambition might be fulfilled.

It remains to be seen whether any social landlords will have the ability to fund older persons accommodation as the effects of the pandemic remain unclear.

There is an area reserved for housing with extra care on the site. This will be in addition to Lowfield Green’s 18 apartments for people aged over 55 and its 26 bungalows.

The tender is proposing a development with a minimum of 40 one- and two-bedroom apartments where residents can access on-site 24-hour care if needed.

The Council says that the delivery of the scheme must be by a Registered Social Landlord (RSL). and that “a number have already expressed an interest in the opportunity”. The care provider will be registered with the Carer Quality Commission (CQC) as ‘Support in Your Own Home’ and graded as ‘Good’ or above.

The tender document is now live, and developers and operators are invited to consider and apply to construct and operate an extra care housing development.

For more detail, please go to www.yortender.co.uk and search for tender reference: DN518540. The closing date for selection questionnaire (SQ) submissions is 22 February 2021 at 12 noon.

Coronavirus York updates; 30th January 2021

Deaths

THREE more hospital deaths announced today.

There may be early indications emerging which suggest that the rate of increase in the number of deaths at the York and Scarborough hospitals is beginning to slow.

Test Results

FIFTY SIX (56) new positive test results announced today. Brings cumulative total number of cases in the City to 11,047.

The rate /100k population figure has fallen to 233.13. The figure is trending to fall below 200 early next week.

The infection rate in York is trending to go below the regional average within the next couple of days

Neighbourhoods

Excellent news across the City.

For the first time since 28th December 2020, we have a neighbourhood with a case rate of below 100. The honour goes to Poppleton, Rufforth & the Askhams where there are now only 7 infections recorded.

Only Haxby now has a rate (marginally) above 400 and, like elsewhere, case numbers there are falling quickly

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Vaccinations

National

8.4 million people in the UK have now been vaccinated.

Regional
Local

No local figures have been published

Hospitals

The York Hospital Trust is currently treating 201 suspected Covid-19 inpatients Trust-wide. That is a lower figure than earlier in the week.

It has 13 patients in intensive care.

A total of 1,679 Covid-19 patients had been discharged, or are no longer being treated for the disease, 18 more than the previous day.