On Air Now

Paddy in the Morning

6:00am - 10:00am

  • 01723 336444

Now Playing

Listen Live Advertise

Care Group Steps in to Save Whitby Nursing Home

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 12:00

By Matthew Pells

North Yorkshire care group Saint Cecilia’s has stepped in to save a Whitby nursing home from the brink of closure.

Saint Cecilia’s Care Group will take over Oakland nursing home in the next few weeks, securing the care of its residents and the jobs of its staff.

All existing staff are being offered posts with the new employer, matching their current pay, terms and conditions.

The new owners have immediately begun recruiting new staff for the home and are looking for applicants for a number of posts.

Saint Cecilia’s Director Aaron Padgham said:

“We are pleased to welcome Oakland into the Saint Cecilia’s family and to ensure the continuity of care for its lovely residents and employment for its staff.

“We look forward to working with Oakland’s staff team, building upon what they have there and hopefully adding some Saint Cecilia’s magic to take the home forward to a bright, new future.

“We know there is work to do at Oakland and an opportunity to improve the home, as we have when we have taken on other homes in the past.

“The home faces challenges, but these are challenges that we, as care providers of some 30-plus years, have faced before. We have a track record of turning homes round.”

Oakland becomes Saint Cecilia’s second nursing home, joining Saint Cecilia’s Nursing Home on Queen Margaret’s Road in Scarborough.

The company also has Saint Cecilia’s and Normanby House care homes and Saint Cecilia’s Day Care centre in Scarborough and the Alba Rose care home in Pickering.

The addition of Oakland, at White Point Road, Whitby, is part of a steady and planned growth for Saint Cecilia’s.

Mr Padgham added:

“To survive and prosper in the current economic climate, we believe that the business needs to keep growing and the purchase of Oakland goes towards achieving that aim.

“It might seem that, in a time of great challenge for social care, we are going against the trend but for us it makes sense. It helps us to grow and strengthen the company and also provides opportunities for progression across the group for all our staff.

“This is an exciting move for us and begins an exciting new chapter for Oakland Nursing Home.”
 

 

Share

Did you find this article useful?

This is the Coast is committed to providing a daily local news service for the Yorkshire Coast. We are a small locally owned and operated business which employs professional journalists and reporters. We do not receive any public funding or grants and we are entirely funded by our local commercial operations. We enjoy fabulous support from local businesses who work with us on their advertising and marketing campaigns, but the cost of providing high quality, well researched, fact checked local news coverage is significant.

If you appreciate what This is the Coast does, and would like to help support our journalism, please consider supporting us on a monthly basis today.

A small contribution from all our readers would really help support independent journalism for the Yorkshire Coast.

More from Yorkshire Coast News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.

Follow Us

Get Our Apps

Our Apps are now available for iOS, Android and Smart Speakers.

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play
  • Just ask Amazon Alexa
  • Available on Roku

Today's Weather

  • Scarborough

    Heavy Rain

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

  • Filey

    Light rain

    High: 11°C | Low: 7°C

  • Whitby

    Heavy Rain

    High: 11°C | Low: 5°C

  • Bridlington

    Light rain

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

  • Hornsea

    Light rain

    High: 11°C | Low: 7°C

  • Driffield

    Light rain

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

News

© Copyright 2025 This is the Coast Limited. This is the Coast is licensed by PRS & PPL to stream music online. Powered by Aiir.