Construction begins on €8M extension to Co Kildare nursing home

Construction has began on a large extension to a nursing home in Leixlip, which will help to increase the capacity of the facility.

Ryevale Nursing Home were given permission to demolish part of their existing building in order to develop the extension consisting of 64 en-suite bedrooms, dining, kitchen servery and day rooms, toilets, assisted bathrooms, reception foyer, reception and administration offices and an enclosed garden courtyard.

They will also be building a single-storey extension, consisting of six en-suite bedrooms, another two-storey extension, consisting of 18 en-suite bedrooms and extended day spaces and permission for construction of two single-storey extensions, consisting of relocated staff changing, laundry room, toilet and canteen facilities, an extended and reconfigured kitchen and a kitchen store.

Permission was also granted for all ancillary site services, including hard standings, lighting, reconfiguring and extending existing carparking facilities from 64 spaces to 70 spaces, relocating an existing “Gazebo” outbuilding, realigning the main site vehicular entrance including a new pedestrian gate, the erection of signage to front boundary of site, extension of existing storm water attenuation areas and general upgrade of landscaped areas.

The project will cost about €8 million in total.