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A charity that supports islanders with learning disabilities is calling for donations to facilitate the development of a bespoke nursing home in Trinity.
Les Amis is seeking to raise around £2.5m as it pushes ahead with its approved plans to develop a five-bedroom nursing and complex needs facility for islanders with learning disabilities.
The charity purchased the property on La Rue du Bechet for just over £1m in a transaction which passed through the Royal Court last month.
Pictured: The nursing facility has already received planning permission. (PAGE Architects)
Les Amis Managing Director Shaun Findlay explained that the development would also enable the charity to provide end of life care for those it supports.
"So for people who are elderly, become really frail and require nursing, they won't have to leave Les Amis," he said.
"They will be able to move there with the staff and have a good death."
He told Express that the charity hoped to start construction next year, which will also mark its 50th anniversary.
"It all depends on the fundraising, so this is my opportunity to reach out to islanders and say if you feel that this is a good cause, and you want to support vulnerable adults to have a good life and more importantly a good death, then visit lesamis.org.je, donate and support us to achieve this."
Mr Findlay added that the charity was looking to raise around £2.5m to develop and equip the facility ready for regulation.
Pictured: Les Amis Managing Director Shaun Findlay said the charity was seeking to raise around £2.5m for the development.
Mr Findlay added: "We will doing a major campaign, that will be launched very shortly, with the main impetus of having that money coming in, in the 50th year."
The Chair of Trustees for Les Amis, Leslie Norman, added: "We've got to raise a bit of money and we are on the trail.
"It's not going to be easy, funds are tight in these times but if we can raise the money we intend to create a five-bedroom nursing unit there.
"Our residents are very prone to dementia, Alzheimer's [disease], and then the end of life care too if they get cancer or something – we want to be able to care for them to the end of their life so they aren't going somewhere far and somewhere they don't know and wouldn't be happy."
Pictured: Leslie Norman has been involved with Les Amis for more than 40 years.
Mr Norman continued: "It's going to be a lovely unit in a tranquil setting out in Trinity," adding that any donations to support the project were welcome.
Les Amis recently held a formal unveiling of a new block of specialist flats for its residents, which the charity dedicated to Mr Norman.
"As a charity, you can't stop and sit back and say that's it," added Mr Norman.
"Life evolves, everything changes and you've got to be ready to change with it."
You can support Les Amis online HERE.
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