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Residents Given Key To The Door At Refurbished Care Home

The completion of a £50,000 refurbishment programme has left people living in a Horden care home feeling 21 again.

Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association gave residents the ‘key to the door’ to mark the end of improvement work on Langley House in Sunderland Road.

Langley House is celebrating its 21st birthday this year and to mark the occasion, and the completion of the work, a party was recently held for its 26 residents, their friends and families, staff and other local dignitaries.

DAMHA, which is the largest almshouse charity in the country, spent two months ensuring the newly-improved Langley House was ready for its 21st birthday celebrations.

The work included installing new double glazed windows and doors, new fascias and a new glass-fronted entrance designed to make the building even more accessible and welcoming. The home has also had its gardens fully landscaped and a new kitchen has been fitted.

Langley House Manager Joy Atkinson said: “The residents remained in situ whilst the work was carried out and were all very patient throughout, and they are delighted with the outcome.

“Everyone really enjoyed the party to mark the end of the work and to celebrate the home’s 21st birthday and I think the residents were all very happy to receive the key of the door again.”

Gordon Gray, Chief Executive of Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association, said: “Langley House is our only care home and we are extremely proud of the levels of care the staff there provide.

“We delighted to have been able to make such a significant investment to further enhance the quality of life for our residents in the 21st year.

“We carried out the work following consultation with the residents, who were closely involved in all stages of the refurbishment programme.”

The refurbishment work was carried out on behalf of DAMHA by contractors Hetton le Hole-based Sunter Ltd, a company that specialises in the revitalisation and improvement of social housing.