Silver Stream Healthcare Group, one of the largest providers of residential care for older people in Ireland, has today announced the launch of three new nursing homes that will see its current bed count double to750 and the number of homes within the group grow to 11.
The announcement was unveiled by An Taoiseach Michael Martin at a special event held over the month at the new Riverstick home in Cork. In addition, Silver Stream has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art transitional step-down care centre at Riverstick to help alleviate the demand on Cork University Hospital as it provides an extension to the acute bed capacity.
The newly developed homes are in Riverstick, Co. Cork; Duleek in Meath and Dundalk, Co. Louth and will support the creation of over 500 full-time permanent roles. The group is currently recruiting for roles in Nursing, Physiotherapy, Housekeeping, kitchen, Facilities, and for Care Assistants and Activity Coordinators.
Silver Stream Healthcare Group provides unrivalled quality and innovative care to residents. Each home delivers a wide range of care options, from long stay to respite care, transitional care dementia care, convalescence care and end of life care. The three new homes join eight existing locations across Cork, Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Tipperary.
Commenting on the opening, An Taoiseach, Michael Martin, said: “I’m delighted to officially open these three new care homes in Cork, Louth and Meath on behalf of Silver Stream Healthcare Group who, with the support of Waterland Private Equity, are creating over 500 new jobs and making a significant contribution to the quality of care across the country for our increasingly ageing population.
Speaking on the new launch, CEO at Silver Stream Healthcare, Tom Finn said, “We’re delighted to launch three new excellently located and well-positioned care homes to our growing group. This is a pivotal time for the aging population of Ireland, and their families, for whom our industry provides critical solutions and services.
“Our model is all about creating a home-away-from-home for residents and these three new homes perfectly align with our ambitions to deliver a more intimate nursing home experience, in a comfortable and familiar environment, while at all times responding to the rapidly changing care needs of older people.”
Silver Stream was recently named as Ireland’s leading Nursing Home Provider, which aims to recognise outstanding service and excellence within the sector.
Closely linked to the local communities they serve, including Leeson Park, Clontarf, Ballymun and Inchicore in Dublin, Ratoath in Meath, Dunlavin in Wicklow, Ballincurrig in Cork and Nenagh in Tipperary, Silver Stream has a reputation centred on providing the highest quality of care to all residents.
