Dalginross House Care Home

LOCATION:
Comrie is an attractive Perthshire town with a population of circa 1,900 persons serving a much larger rural hinterland. The town is widley regarded as a gateway to the Highlands, at the western end of the Strathearn district and south of the Grampian Mountains.
The town is popular as a retirement village, typically having a large proportion of the population over 65 years. Dalginross fronts onto the main traffic route leading through Comrie (A822), at its junction with Dalginross Gardens, which is a good quality private residential area within short walking distance of the town centre which lies to the north.
DESCRIPTION:
Dalginross House is an attractive, two storey late Victorian/early Edwardian former dwelling house which is of traditional stone construction having been adapted to provide a good quality 16 bedroom care home.

ACCOMMODATION:
Ground Floor: Entrance vestibule and hallway, 11 resident bedrooms (two with en suite shower, two with en suite toilet), residents day room lounge and dining areas, communal toilet, bathing and shower room facilities, kitchen, laundry, managers office, general storage, boiler room.
First Floor: Five resident bedrooms (two with en suite toilet at half landing and at first floor), staff changing room (also at half landing), communal patient toilet, bathing and shower room facilities, general storage,
small sitting/interview room.
Attic Floor: Three apartment flat with small kitchenette and shower room, plus eaves storage.
External: Mature garden grounds, outbuilding stores, parking for 5/6 cars.
THE BUSINESS:
This business is reluctantly being brought to the market as a result of retirement. The vendor has owned and run the business for the past 27 years.
Although the care home is owner operated there is an experienced management team in place to deal with the day to day running of the home.
TRADING INFORMATION:
Trading information for year ending February 2020 show a turnover of £730K and £720K in 2021; producing an EBITDA in the region of £155,000 in both years.
STAFF:
The home is run under management. A full staffing list will be made available to seriously interested parties on request.
FEE RATES:
There are currently 16 residents in situ with a strong level of private fee payers. Weekly fee rates range from £653.79 to £1,188.50 with the average fee currently £1,021.40.
OCCUPANCY:
Occupancy is currently 100% based on 16 bedrooms. Out of the current 16 residents, 11 are privately funded clients with the remaining being local authority funded. Additionally the home has a waiting list of potential residents.
REGISTRATION:
The home is registered with the Care Inspectorate (registration number- CS2003009752.) for the provision of residential care to 17 older persons.