HC-One Scotland’s Kirknowe Care Home in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, welcomed Pamela Nash, MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, on Friday 21st November 2025 for an official visit highlighting the home’s approach to kind care and its strong community spirit.
Ms Nash toured the recently enhanced facilities, including the café, browsed the home’s honesty shop, library, ensuite bedrooms, and the home’s well-tended garden spaces. During the visit she had lunch with residents and spoke with colleagues to gain insight into Kirknowe’s personalised approach to nursing and nursing dementia care, along with the varied activities designed to support wellbeing across the 90-bed home.
The visit provided an opportunity to recognise the dedication of Kirknowe’s care team, whose professionalism and compassion have made the home an important and trusted part of the local community.
Martin Creaney, Home Manager at Kirknowe Care Home, said:
“We are proud to offer a place where residents feel valued, supported, and truly at home. Having Pamela visit gave us the chance to celebrate the hard work of our team and show how much care, attention, and heart goes into everything we do here at Kirknowe.”
Pamela Nash, MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, commented:
"It was a pleasure to visit Kirknowe Care Home in Wishaw this afternoon and have lunch with three very special residents; Harriet, Iris and Margaret who told me about life at Kirknowe.
"There's a real camaraderie and a sense of community spirit, and it was clear they enjoyed living there and felt well looked after by staff.
"Thank you to Martin Creaney, the manager at Kirknowe, for showing me around the facility, including the on-site cafe and shop."
For more information on Kirknowe, please visit:
Kirknowe - Care home in Wishaw, Lanarkshire | HC One.