At the height of a recession in the late 1980s construction work was hard to come by so Brian Pinington, David Pinington and John Ayrton, all from Pinington Construction, decided to buy a piece of land in Carnforth.

Interest rates had soared from five per cent to 15 per cent and with a shortage of work it was a worrying time.

The land was purchased in 1989 and the power trio had high hopes. The Architect, Mr Ward, accompanied Mr Ayrton to the site in Carnforth and assured him that it was indeed the perfect site for a nursing home and it wasn’t long before planning permission was granted for a 66-bed establishment.

Initially the intention was to build a fantastic nursing home and sell it on, but soon the trio became much more passionate about providing the best in care.

During construction of the nursing home Mr Ayrton met David Riley who got him interested in developing the unit and introduced him to a nurse called Jackie Bolton. She promised Mr Ayrton that she could have the home fully occupied within three months and they could easily run it themselves.