A CARE home in Tenbury that is set to become one of the largest employers in the area hold ‘open house’ on Saturday (November 14).

The care home opening in Tenbury has pledged to create up to 80 new jobs and pour millions of pounds into the economy of the town and the Teme Valley.

Ephraims Care Group has taken over the former Cadmore Lodge Hotel and turned it into a care home whose residents will include the super-rich.

A helicopter pad is part of the facility so that residents, their guests and friends can fly into Tenbury.

Since buying Cadmore Lodge last year the family business that has a string of care homes across the West Midlands has invested more than £1 million in the refurbishment.

It is also constructing a nursing facility and future plans include a unit that will cater for people suffering from dementia.

The project will provide a massive boost to the local economy with a commitment to provide work for people from the Tenbury area where possible.

When the care home is full this will mean up to 80 new full and part time jobs.

At the Opening Day there will be a chance for people to take a look around and speak to staff.

Sir Anthony Winnington, High Sheriff of Worcestershire will perform the opening and this will be followed by entertainment and competitions including a performance by ‘Slippery Slope,’ the Herefordshire folk band that performed at Glastonbury in the summer.

The owners of the care home that recently took in its first guests has pledged to donate £1 to the Tenbury Round Table for every guest who attends the Grand Opening.