The four-year contract sees Townfield Care's guaranteed care hours increased to 135,000 per year.
John Timmins, director of Townfield Care, said the guaranteed work would provide stability and assurance for employees and allow the company to move towards providing a living wage.Townfield Care will work closely with Accrington and Rossendale College to find apprenticeship applicants primarily in the Rossendale area, as well as Hyndburn and Ribble Valley. Townfield Care specialise in residential care, home care and dementia care whilst also recently opening a mobility shop in Hyndburn.