Britain's largest residential home is planning to expand its specialist services to north London in a merger with another leading care home.
The union means that Hammerson House, based in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north-west London, and in part funded by the Hammerson family, will undergo a major refurbishment to bring it in line with Nightingale's expert nursing and dementia services.
Nightingale, based in Clapham, south London, and home to 200 residents, will open its state-of-the-art £6.5 million dementia unit next month.
Leon Smith, chief executive of Nightingale, said: "We came to the realisation that there was significant synergy between the two organisations.