Vera Jolliffe, age 93, a care home resident is celebrating having won a sunflower growing competition.
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By Royal Telegram, Maisie Turns 100!
A telegram from the Queen was delivered on horseback to Dublin-born Mary (Maisie) Kavanagh today to mark her milestone 100th birthday!
Continue reading “By Royal Telegram, Maisie Turns 100!”Tom Spices Up Bowood Menu for Maurice
Bowood Court & Mews Chef Tom Henderson-Watkins spoke to residents to ask for any special menu requests. To the delight of resident Maurice Crombie who had told Tom he used to love a hot and spicy curry and missed going to his favourite Indian restaurant, Tom made a hot and spicy curry for Maurice!
Continue reading “Tom Spices Up Bowood Menu for Maurice”Residents delight as care home rated Good by industry officials
Residents at Bowood Court & Mews Care Home have praised the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after its recent inspection rated their home as ‘Good’ in all areas.
Continue reading “Residents delight as care home rated Good by industry officials”Bowood Court Scoops Awards for Team Commitment & Home Cooking
We are exceptionally proud of our homes and the hard work that goes on to make them the vibrant, happy places they are to live and work.
Continue reading “Bowood Court Scoops Awards for Team Commitment & Home Cooking”Adept Takes Action for Dementia Action Week Appointing Dementia Manager
Adept Care Homes has taken action for Dementia Action Week with the appointment of a new Dementia Manager.
Continue reading “Adept Takes Action for Dementia Action Week Appointing Dementia Manager”Home is where your heart and your brother is!
There’s not a hint of sibling rivalry when you meet Redditch-born brothers, Barry & Ray Grubb. In fact, you’d say the exact opposite of the pair who are so close, they’ve chosen to live together at Bowood Court & Mews Care Home.
Continue reading “Home is where your heart and your brother is!”TV Doctor officially opens refurbished luxury Bowood Court & Mews
TV’s Doctor Hilary Jones spent time with residents and team members at Bowood Court & Mews Care Home to officially open the £1million refurbished home.
Continue reading “TV Doctor officially opens refurbished luxury Bowood Court & Mews”Kelly Toasts 2018 as Bowood Employee of the Year
Christmas has come early for the care manager at Bowood Court & Mews.
On being officially named as the home’s Employee of the Year and scooping a £100 Christmas bonus, Kelly Bates from Bowood Court & Mews said: “I am very proud to be part of the great team at Bowood Court & Mews. I really enjoy my role as Care Manager as I assist our lovely residents to remain safe and independent whilst being well cared for,”
“Many congratulations to Kelly. As part of our aim of being a superb place to live or work, we operate a monthly Employee of the Month scheme. Each of our care home managers chooses to recognise the work of an employee and then at the end of the year, we select the overall winner at each home. This year, we also surprised our team with prizes for the ‘Best Dressed’ amongst them at our glittering awards and Christmas party!” explained Adept Managing Director, Dave Lock.
Former teacher Judy connects with local school children
Judy Pass, 73, a former school teacher has enjoyed meeting young people once again, thanks to an intergenerational social club with her care home and Birchensale Primary School.
“I used to be a teacher in the local area and it was absolutely great to have the school children visit the home to entertain us. I loved playing games with Leah, we had lots of fun,” said Judy a resident at Bowood Court & Mews Care Home in Redditch.
Judy and Leah met at Bowood’s new social club which sees residents and children come together to have fun and socialise doing everything from playing games to singing and baking!
“At the care home it was really nice and we all had a great time. We got to play Bingo and made cakes with some of the residents, some of the others did arts and crafts. The residents were really nice to talk to and we enjoyed spending time with them,’ said Leah.
“The visit to Bowood Court & Mews provided a unique and fantastic experience for our children. It was great to see two different generations interacting and conversing in such a positive way through activities in which all could access and enjoy. As our school and the care home are so close it was great to build this link into the wider community and share the caring and welcoming nature of our pupils with others. The children haven’t stopped talking about the visit since and can’t wait to go back in the future,” added Mr Crooke from Birchendale Primary School.
Dawn Leaver, Bowood Court & Mews Manager concluded: “It’s so wonderful to see the children and the visit was such a success we plan to add this club to our existing list of social clubs that areso popular with our residents.
“The children are not shy at all and happily speak and interact with the residents. Our residents find it so rewarding and it shows that there are no age boundaries when it comes to making friends. The children bring their joy, laughter, and innocence into the home and their visits encourage residents to share their own parental and sometimes childhood memories. It’s just so heart-warming to watch and is a fantastic way to ensure our residents continue to interact with our local community,”