Construction firm Wates has completed a new senior living community development in Hertford.

The keys have been handed over to keys to Signature Senior Lifestyle.

Work on Bentley House on Pegs Lane began in 2013 and has seen Wates create a five-storey, 5,000 sq m registered care home featuring 85 private studio apartments and one-bedroom suites.


Bentley House also includes 18 specialist dementia suites, shared lounge areas and spa bathrooms on each floor. Additional facilities include a cinema room, hair salon and private dining areas.

The new development also includes potting gardens, raised beds and a greenhouse for residents’ recreational use, all of which create a comfortable, friendly and home-like environment.

Wates and Signature have fulfilled a joint pledge to ensure that the development work brings with it a benefit to the regional economy, including the appointment of £600k worth of supplier and sub-contractor packages to local SMEs.

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