A new housing development, Eastcroft Gardens, has been officially opened in South Lanarkshire.

The development includes a range of facilities and new technology that will support tenants to live independently for years to come. In addition to the light and spacious flats, the building also allows residents to meet up and socialise in the various resident lounges, conservatory and common kitchen. There are services provided for residents such as a salon and a hydrotherapy room, while a guest bedroom is also available for visiting relatives.

The new facility is the result of the transformation of the former David Walker care home to a first-class sheltered housing development providing 17 self-contained flats. By re-using the former care home building, which has been supported by grant funding from the Scottish Government, the council has been able to provide high-quality housing for older people, close to the town centre and local amenities.

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Attending the opening, Councillor Eddie McAvoy, Leader of South Lanarkshire Council said: "With an aging population, there is a great need for purpose-built housing for older people and I'm pleased that Eastcroft Gardens is here to help meet that need in the Rutherglen area.

"This provides the essential ingredients of success: a location close to the town centre, great amenities, the right size of property with high standards and quality.

"Making the changes from its former use as a care home to sheltered housing presented a considerable number of technical challenges, but I'm really delighted to see that these have been overcome and the quality of the finished development speaks for itself."

(JP/CD)