Les Amis recently marked a “significant milestone” with the opening of its new nursing and complex needs facility in Trinity.
Maison des Amis is a five-bedroom specialist care facility for Islanders with learning disabilities.
Les Amis raised £1 million to buy the property on Rue de Bechet and a further £2.5 million to ensure the development was completed.
It enables the charity to provide higher nursing care for islanders who have additional needs due to age or dementia.
This project has only been possible thanks to the generosity of our donors, supporters and the wider community, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped turn this vision into a reality
Les Amis Managing Director Shaun Findlay
Les Amis managing director Shaun Findlay said: “The official opening of Maison des Amis marks a significant milestone for Les Amis and for the provision of specialist care in Jersey.”
He continued: “This facility has been designed to meet the changing needs of Islanders with learning disabilities who require higher levels of nursing, dementia or end-of-life care.
“Until now, people often faced uncertainty about where they could receive the support they needed as their needs became more complex.”
Mr Findlay explained that the new facility will “provide continuity of care in a safe, purpose-built environment, allowing residents to remain within the Les Amis family while receiving the specialist medical and nursing support they require”.
He added: “This project has only been possible thanks to the generosity of our donors, supporters and the wider community, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped turn this vision into a reality.”
Maison des Amis was officially opened by the Lieutenant-Governor, Vice-Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd, who is a patron of the charity.
Chair and trustee of Les Amis Paul Routier, MBE, said: “The opening of Maison des Amis is a proud and important moment for Les Amis.”
He continued: “We recognised a growing need for specialist nursing and complex needs care in Jersey, and this facility will help ensure that some of our most vulnerable Islanders can continue to receive the highest standard of support close to their families and communities.”
Mr Routier also highlighted the charity’s gratitude to “the many individuals, businesses, charitable trusts and organisations whose support made this project possible”.
He added: “Their generosity has created a lasting legacy that will benefit islanders for many years to come.”
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