Moat House News

Residents at Moat House Care Home in Burbage visited Mallory Park Race Circuit to marvel at the superbike racing whilst reliving some of their fondest memories.

Residents who fondly remember the freedom of the open road aboard their motorcycles were excited to take the care home minibus to the famous Mallory Park, where superbikes race almost weekly and parked up, trackside to watch the racing whilst enjoying a summer picnic, of sandwiches, fresh fruit and a flask of tea.

Moat House Care Home in Burbage, part of family-run Adept Care Homes, has been crowned ‘Winner’ and Best for Staff Retention and Recruitment in the national Care Home Awards 2022. The Adept Care Homes group of 8 homes, including Moat 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 Moat House.

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.

Residents at Moat House Care Home gathered as the TV & West End star paid them a special visit to witness the handover of their generous donation to his charity, The Dave Willets Foundation.

The cheque was presented to Dave, who was joined by his partner Lynn, for the special occasion.  Phantom of the Opera star, Dave Willets, who has been one of the country’s leading musical actors for years, founded The Dave Willetts Foundation to help those who are living with Dementia.

Residents, Adept Care Homes Executive Chair, Dave Lock, Communities Director, Joe Lock, Home Manager, Hayley Langley present Dave Willets, centre with cheque.

Moat House Care Home is partnering with award-winning Oomph! Wellness to engage residents and team in a holistic world of enriched wellbeing.

Moat House Care Home in Burbage 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.