A HUNDRED new jobs have been created at a recently-built luxury care home near Worcester.

The 66-bed Fernhill House, in Fernhill Heath, is set to open in April and will provide state-of-the-art accommodation for people aged over 65.

The jobs will cover a broad range of full-time and part-time roles, with the Grange Lane-based home's first priority being the appointment of experienced, high quality nurses.

And applications for the roles have already started flooding in, along with enquiries from potential residents and their families.

Peta Mandleberg, who manages Fernhill House, is a registered nurse with many years' experience working in the care sector.

"We will offer a different approach to life for over-65s and want to put the fun and fulfilment back into retirement living," she said.

"That will be reflected in all we do and we need everyone working at Fernhill House to be totally committed to that approach and way of thinking.

"Over the coming few weeks, my biggest priority will be to fill a small number of key nursing roles. It will be a beautiful, new environment in which to work.

"We will have some of the most advanced technology available to support care planning and medication administration. Fernhill House will also have a high staff/resident ratio.

"There are many additional benefits that we are offering to nurses – including shorter shifts, higher-than-average pay rates, enhanced pay for night and weekend work, support with revalidation, some great development and training opportunities – and also a management open to new ideas."

Several senior-level appointments have already been made at Fernhill House, which will accommodate 36 people living with dementia and 30 frail elderly people.