PROPERTY
OCALS
HAVE THE
ANSWER
T
he world of conveyancing can be time-
consuming and frustrating.
Different searches and delays with reports
can slow any property process down when
clients just want it to move with more pace.
So what’s the answer?
Stockton legal services company OCALS
has it in three key words.
Fast, reliable and accurate is their motto,
backed up by expert knowledge of the
industry and pride in a personal approach.
The Teesside-based search agency has
been serving clients since 2008, providing
law firms and conveyancers with a reliable
service that, put simply, helps to take the
work out of what can be a lengthy issue.
Anyone buying or selling, whether
commercial or residential, knows that land
searches and reports are legal requirements.
OCALS undertakes all of those searches with
speed and professionalism, says managing
director Jeremy O’Connor.
“Conveyancing is about relationships, your
OCALS director Jeremy O'Connor
clients are going through one of the most
stressful times of their lives and sometimes it
can be a bumpy road but we are here to help
make it run as smoothly as possible,” says Mr
O’Connor.
The beauty of OCALS, he says, is
that it is a local business where staff are
knowledgeable about the area and the
industry and, crucially, are right there on the
end of the line to communicate personally
whenever a question or query arises.
People make the difference, says Mr
O’Connor.
“OCALS was formed to simplify the
process for the conveyancer, offering the
ability to get all their needs in one place.
“When you decide to place your searches
with my team, you will get professional and
knowledgeable advice to guarantee you peace
of mind that your client’s property is fully
protected.”
Services include local authority, regulated
council and local council searches, drainage,
water, environmental and mining reports, as
well as money laundering and compliance
issues and completion services.
To find out more contact OCALS on 01642
061353.
The top tier of dementia care
A
n 84-bed specialist care centre
for those living with dementia
is set to open in Middleton St
George after its new owners carried out a
£750,000 refurbishment.
Auguste Communities is the first of
a new generation of care homes being
developed by the Prestige Care Group,
combining high quality nursing care with
state-of-the-art technology.
Prestige director Paul Smith described
the new care facilities as “sitting at the
top tier of dementia care” as he and staff
made final preparations for receiving
their first guests within an initial 21-bed
residential dementia care unit.
“Auguste Communities will rewrite the
rule book for dementia care, setting the
bar at a new height,” said Mr Smith.
“Our flagship Middleton St George
facility offers rural living within an
outstanding care centre set within its own
scenic grounds enclosed by trees.”
The extensively landscaped secure
gardens feature safe nature treks, a
potting shed, gardening areas, a fountain,
chicken coups and play areas for visiting
children, while there are even
plans to recruit a pot-bellied
pig!
Another key element of the
facilities is the introduction
of leading technology its
owners Prestige leaves the
centre “at the cutting edge of
dementia care”.
Prestige has become one
of the North East’s first
care centres to invest in a Tovertafel - an
innovation dubbed “the magic table” - and
a Snoezlen multi-sensory room, Dutch
technology designed to reach hearts and
minds sometimes assumed ‘lost’ to dementia.
Uses infrared sensors to detect hand
movements and stimulate movement, the
Tovertafel is a care innovation that projects
a series of fun interactive games onto a
table to achieve social interaction, mental
stimulation and physical activity in patients.
The portable Snoezelen room – named
after a Dutch word meaning to explore and
relax – creates a soothing and stimulating
environment using lighting effects, colour,
sounds, music and aromatherapy.
Mr Smith added: “We’ve introduced key
principles of nursing centre design that’s
being driven by research from Stirling
University. We’re confident there’s nothing
quite like this in the region – but we’re
rolling out the formula of first-class care
in combination with innovation across
our Tees Valley care centres.”
The care centre, which will eventually
employ 70 nursong and care professionals,
is now recruiting as it works towards
opening a dementia nursing unit before
the end of the year before opening the
facility up for gold standard palliative care
with an general residential and nursing
environment.
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