An Acarsaid, the Highland Council's care home for older people in Broadford, Skye, is to undergo a £1.4m refurbishment over the next eight months.

Residents will move to Graham House, Dornie, on Monday (24 August) and remain there during the major upgrade of the home.

Work will include improving access for disabled people and to generally improve facilities for residents and staff.

Fire safety equipment will be upgraded to meet modern standards and some major items of maintenance will be carried out, including the installation of a bi-mass boiler to help reduce costs and help the Council to meet its carbon reduction targets.


During the closure, residents and anyone needing a day care service will receive this at Graham House.

In a programme of refurbishments covering the Council's care homes for older people, work has so far been carried out at Bayview House, Thurso, Seaforth House, Golspie, Dail Mhor, Strontian, Strathburn House, Gairloch, Melvich Community Care Unit, Pulteney House, Wick and the MacIntosh Centre in Mallaig.

Work at The Telford Centre in Fort Augustus will be completed at the end of August and a renewed refurbishment is now in progress at Lochbroom House in Ullapool following a recent fire.

At Dornie, the Council has begun work on providing a new £630,000 day care centre. This will be complemented by sheltered housing being provided by Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association.

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