WORK has got under way on a €20 million convent and care home for a congregation of nuns who have been based in Waterford city for generations. The home for the Little Sisters of the Poor is being built on Abbey Road in the Ferrybank area of Waterford, on the borders with Co Kilkenny.
Social affairs Minister Martin Cullen turned the sod on the development which will consist of the sisters’ own residential accommodation, care rooms complete with ensuite bathrooms, some self-contained apartments and an internal street area with a restaurant /library and shop, a training centre and community hall.
Mr Cullen complimented all of the sisters on the initiative, “which is not just an important investment in and by the community of the Little Sisters but also an investment in the city of Waterford and a wonderful asset for older people within our community”.
The old building on Manor Hill has been sold and the care home will house between 70 and 80 residents.
The Little Sisters of the Poor is an international religious congregation of women who dedicate their lives to the care of older people.
The first foundation in Ireland was in Waterford, said Mr Cullen, when the sisters rented a house on Adelphi Terrace in 1868.
The minister praised the care they have given to residents at their current Manor Hill base.
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