14th April 2022
We are pleased to announce that we can now invite you to bring flowers in for your loved ones in our homes. This is based on updated guidance and our internal review of our policy.
However, We would ask that if you have any symptoms or have tested positive for Covid-19 that continue to not visit the home and also do not send or deliver flowers due to this still posing a risk of infection. Thank you for your understanding and we are pleased to be able to share this good news.
Dear Team,
Another financial year has ended, and as I look back and reflect on the past 12 months, I would like to take the time to thank you for the fantastic job you have all been doing and for all your hard work, commitment, and invaluable contributions in efforts to make our homes a superb place to live or work.
The last 24 months have been challenging and we are currently working through our homes revival plan which was introduced to strengthen our homes support and hopefully put us back in the strong position we were in before the pandemic.
Pay increases
In October 2021, every member of the Adept team benefitted from a pay increase to combat the rising cost of living. This increase took our rates of pay to an industry high and I am pleased to announce a further pay increase from 1st April 2022. We have decided that moving forward we will put all resources into increasing pay rather than uncertain periodic bonuses i.e., CQC GOOD BONUS, which will be discontinued from 1st April 2022.
Adept Benefits Scheme
In October last year we invested in ‘Adept Benefits,’ our all-new bespoke employee benefits package designed with you, our team in mind, so you can enjoy great discounts on high street shopping, groceries, travel plans, dining out and much more. As part of the team, you can also access a great range of benefits available for you to use and save money including services to help improve your health and wellbeing. This has already proved to be popular with many of the team making great savings, so if you have not already, log on at www.adeptbenefits.com to find out more.
Unused holidays accruals
Many of our team have been unable to take their full holiday entitlement due to the pandemic. The good news is we were able to provide a solution which meant you still benefited through electing to covert to cash, pension or simply roll on your entitlement.
Refer a friend scheme
I hope that existing team members would recommend us as an employer to their friends.
As a member of the team who refers a friend or family member to work at Adept in accordance with this scheme, you will be eligible to receive £250 as a thank you.
Pay Day Advance
We offer you the benefit of a Pay Day Advance of up to £1,000. We do not ask for a reason, charge no fee or interest and you will pay no benefit-in-kind tax under current legislation.
Winter Loyalty Bonus
A one-off payment from Leicestershire County Council where the team has been continuously employed by Moat House between 13 December 2001 and 28 February 2022 will be included April’s pay.
The value of the one-off payment is:
Thank you once again for your commitment and invaluable contributions toward helping us provide a superb place to live or work.
Kenny Nelson
MD
Dear Team,
Another financial year has ended, and as I look back and reflect on the past 12 months, I would like to take the time to thank you for the fantastic job you have all been doing and for all your hard work, commitment, and invaluable contributions in efforts to make our homes a superb place to live or work.
The last 24 months have been challenging and we are currently working through our homes revival plan which was introduced to strengthen our homes support and hopefully put us back in the strong position we were in before the pandemic.
Pay increases
In October 2021, every member of the Adept team benefitted from a pay increase to combat the rising cost of living. This increase took our rates of pay to an industry high and I am pleased to announce a further pay increase from 1st April 2022. We have decided that moving forward we will put all resources into increasing pay rather than uncertain periodic bonuses i.e., CQC GOOD BONUS, which will be discontinued from 1st April 2022.
Adept Benefits Scheme
In October last year we invested in ‘Adept Benefits,’ our all-new bespoke employee benefits package designed with you, our team in mind, so you can enjoy great discounts on high street shopping, groceries, travel plans, dining out and much more. As part of the team, you can also access a great range of benefits available for you to use and save money including services to help improve your health and wellbeing. This has already proved to be popular with many of the team making great savings, so if you have not already, log on at www.adeptbenefits.com to find out more.
Unused holidays accruals
Many of our team have been unable to take their full holiday entitlement due to the pandemic. The good news is we were able to provide a solution which meant you still benefited through electing to covert to cash, pension or simply roll on your entitlement.
Refer a friend scheme
I hope that existing team members would recommend us as an employer to their friends.
As a member of the team who refers a friend or family member to work at Adept in accordance with this scheme, you will be eligible to receive £250 as a thank you.
Pay Day Advance
We offer you the benefit of a Pay Day Advance of up to £1,000. We do not ask for a reason, charge no fee or interest and you will pay no benefit-in-kind tax under current legislation.
Thank you once again for your commitment and invaluable contributions toward helping us provide a superb place to live or work.
Kenny Nelson
Managing Director
Residents and team at Kiwi House Care Home in Alvaston, Derby held a lavish party to celebrate, following their latest inspection by industry watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Residents and the team at Kiwi House enjoyed the celebration with live entertainment from Vintage Singer, Johnny Victory, party games, food, champagne, and specially made donuts for the occasion from ‘Project D’.
Inspectors made an unannounced visit to Kiwi House Care Home at the end of last year, when they spoke with residents, relatives, and team members, as well as reviewed care records.
The care home received an overall “Good” in the inspection report.
Continue reading “Kiwi House Celebrates ‘Good Times’ Following Their Latest CQC Inspection”Sisters are residing together at Chetwynd House Care Home.
There’s not a hint of sibling rivalry when you meet Nottinghamshire-born sisters, Maureen (84) and Margaret (82). In fact, you’d say the exact opposite of the pair who are so close, and are living together at Chetwynd House Care Home in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire.
“I love my sister more than anything, I originally moved to Chetwynd House because I didn’t want to be alone and the home has such a community feel. It really does feel like home. I am so glad Maureen chose to join me here,” said Margaret.
Maureen added: “We’ve had the odd squabble in our time, but mostly, we just get on like friends more than sisters. It’s great living together, we have a lot to talk about and both enjoy the resident clubs and activities here. It’s like we’ve never been apart!”
“We think it’s wonderful that Margaret and Maureen have chosen to live together here at Chetwynd House. They tell us they used to get up to mischief and listening to them reminisce with tales of their childhood, it’s clear they have experienced so much of their lives together. Their bond is remarkable and it’s truly heart-warming that they are able and choose to be together now,” said Kate Gilvear, Home Manager.
Moat House Care Home in Burbage was chosen to host a tree-planting ceremony in their award-winning gardens by Leicestershire County Council to mark Her Majesty, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The residents and team at Moat House Care Home were joined by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant – the Queen’s representative in Leicestershire, to plant a Royal Oak tree for the jubilee, and it’s hoped that other communities across the county will follow suit.
“We are thrilled to have been chosen for such an honor, I love the queen and it’s the perfect way to mark such a special occasion here at Moat House” said Peter Stowe, a resident at Moat House.
The tree will form part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree-planting initiative created to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
“The resident’s enjoyed the day and are so pleased with the newest addition to their garden. The tree’s love and care will become an ongoing part of the resident’s annual gardening club. We hope this will be the first of many trees to be planted in Burbage.” – said Hayley Langley, Home Manager.
Continue reading “Queen’s Green Canopy is Taking Root in Local Care Home.“Resident Chefs Put Culinary Skills to the Test in Cooking Competition
Residents from a local care homes Douglas Court in Derby have been crowned winner of a regional ‘Master Chef style’ cooking competition.
The competition formed part of an ongoing competition by Adept Care Homes, which started with residents growing their own ‘mystery seed’ as part of the gardening club launch in the Spring, this year. This final part of the healthy living and eating campaign tasked residents in the Midlands-based care homes to choose and cook a recipe incorporating their home-grown vegetable which turned out to be ‘the Artichoke’.
“It was so much fun deciding on what to make but we had help from Hazel, our cook. Pastry is such a difficult thing to get right but we made a really good go of it!” said resident Harriett, Douglas Court Resident.
Continue reading “Local Care Home is Crowned ‘Master Chefs’ in the Resident Cooking Competition!”Harrier House Care Home in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire is holding a FREE friends and family dementia awareness workshop with their dedicated Dementia Manager, Karen Middleton on Wednesday 24th November 2021.
Dementia has a deep impact not only on those who are diagnosed, but also on the people who are closest to them. Family members find themselves having to take on different responsibilities and often find relationships changes. Many feelings families and caregivers tell us they experience are guilt, grief and loss, and anger. Harrier House wants relatives and friends to be able to ask the questions and know they are supported throughout their loved one’s diagnosis.
Continue reading “Harrier House Supports Family & Friends with Dementia Awareness Workshop”Douglas Court Care Home is partnering with award-winning Oomph! Wellness to engage residents and team in a holistic world of enriched wellbeing.
Douglas Court in Derby provides high-quality, person-centred care, where each resident is treated with dignity and respect whilst offering a fun and engaging social program so that residents can continue to enjoy past interests and try new activities. Families and friends can join in with the daily activities offering reassurance that residents’ happiness and well-being is at the heart of everything they do.
Oomph! On Demand, which is Oomph!’s new digital platform, provides a multitude of ‘evergreen’ engaging exercise and activity content, 365 days a year. Providing a diverse range of topics, meeting a range of varied interests and abilities and allows the team to deliver safe, meaningful and most importantly, fun, wellbeing sessions that residents love.
Continue reading “Douglas Court Care Home Boosts Residents Wellbeing with All-New, ‘Singing and Dancing’ Partnership.”Bowood Court & Mews Care Home is partnering with award-winning Oomph! Wellness to engage residents and team in a holistic world of enriched wellbeing.
Bowood Court & Mews Care Home in Redditch provides high-quality, person-centred care, where each resident is treated with dignity and respect whilst offering a fun and engaging social program so that residents can continue to enjoy past interests and try new activities. Families and friends can join in with the daily activities offering reassurance that residents’ happiness and well-being is at the heart of everything they do.
Continue reading “Bowood Court & Mews Boosts Residents Wellbeing with All New, ‘Singing and Dancing’ Partnership.”Request a brochure
