Joan Darby (96) who resides at Chetwynd House Care Home in Beeston, Nottingham, has her Christmas wish come true as part of the Adept Care Homes’ ‘Make A Wish’ program.
A unique tour bus is rolling into the Midlands based, award-winning care home, Chetwynd House in Beeston to provide care workers with a virtual experience of what it is like to live with dementia, this Dementia Action Week (16-22 May).
Team at the Chetwynd House Care Home will be among the first to hop on board the specially equipped bus with Dementia Manager, Karen Middleton leading the way.
Residents at local care home, Chetwynd House in Chilwell, Nottingham enjoyed a visit from local children for an Easter Egg Hunt in the garden.
Young and old enjoyed the fun of an Easter egg hunt after children of resident’s families, Chetwynd’s care team and local community groups were invited to the care home for a grand search in the care home grounds.
Residents at Chetwynd House Care Home in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire are ‘checking out’ the local library.
Residents met with Library Manager, Jackie Smith to fill out their library card applications and waited to receive their cards, which arrived earlier this week. Residents took a short walk. to the library, situated in Inham Nook for their first long ‘over-due’ visit since Covid restrictions began.
Chetwynd House Care Home in Chilwell, part of family-run Adept Care Homes, has been recognised with a High Commendation for its Nutrition, Food and Dining in the national Care Home Awards 2022. The Adept Care Homes group of 8 homes, including Chetwynd House, also received a High Commendation for Outstanding Small Care Provider for the second year running.
The Care Home Awards is one of the most highly regarded accolades available in the UK’s health and social care sector which celebrates the good work, innovative thinking and excellence in care which continue to drive the sector. Adept’s Directors surprised the residents and the team with the exciting news at Chetwynd House.
Continue reading “Chetwynd House Care Home Receives Two High Commendations in Prestigious National Care Home Awards”Chetwynd House Care Home scooped two awards for its Dementia Care and Team Commitment at the annual Adept Excellence Awards Gala Night.
The home who prides itself in providing ‘a superb place to live or work’ was recognised for its efforts over the past 12 months.
“We are also proud that we have achieved the Dementia Care award. At Chetwynd House, our dementia care has a simple, person-first approach. We recognise that dementia care can be complex and is unique to everyone. We put our residents’ needs at the heart of everything we do, promoting their independence, choice, and dignity,” said Kate Gilvear, Chetwynd House Manager.
Continue reading “Award-Winning Excellence For Chetwynd House”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.
Chetwynd House Care Home is partnering with award-winning Oomph! Wellness to engage residents and team in a holistic world of enriched wellbeing.
Chetwynd House in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire 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 “Chetwynd House Boosts Residents Wellbeing with All New, ‘Singing and Dancing’ Partnership.”Leila Selvadurai (84) at Chetwynd House Care Home in Chilwell has had her dream come true as part of the Adept Care Homes, ‘Make A Wish program.
Over 500 residents are encouraged to make a wish, no matter how big or small, and put it in the home’s magic wishing well every month, one resident is picked to have their wish come true.
Leila’s wish was “Make Me Beautiful” so Chetwynd House’s fairy godmothers set to work and organised a day of luxurious pampering followed by a full make-over by local beauticians, Beauty by Nature and hair by LSC Hair (Nottingham).
“Wow, look at me, I am beautiful. Thank you so much” said Leila cheerfully.
Continue reading “Leila Gets A Visit From A Fairy Godmother Thanks to Chetwynd House’s ‘Make A Wish’ Program”Monica Usher, a long-term resident of Chetwynd House and devote Christian said “I have really struggled with the virtual church services during Covid but it was definitely better than nothing. I feel reborn and a renewed sense of belonging to my community, it’s always nice to see the Reverend in person.”
Singing hymns, praying and listening to readings from the Bible were just some of the activities that took place when the local community vicar, the Rev Johnathan Strickland, from St. Barnabas, from Inham Nook performed the ceremony.
Continue reading “Residents Rejoice at Chetwynd as Religious Services Resume.”Request a brochure
