All Aboard This Dementia Action Week for Enhancing Dementia Care at Moat House Care Home

A unique tour bus is rolling into the Midlands based, award-winning care home, Moat House Care Home in Burbage to provide care workers and residents relatives with a virtual experience of what it is like to live with dementia, this Dementia Action Week (15-21 May 2023).

Family members of residents who are currently living with dementia at Moat House will be among the first to hop on board the specially equipped experience bus with Adept Care Home Dementia Manager, Karen Middleton leading the way.

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MOAT HOUSE CARE HOME AWARDED ‘TOP 20 RECOMMENDED CARE HOME’ AWARD BY TRUSTED INDUSTRY LEADING REVIEW SITE

Resident’s and team are delighted to be awarded the carehome.co.uk ‘Recommended Top 20 UK Care Home’ Award for 2023

Moat House has received a Top 20 Care Home award which is based on over 265,000 reviews from care home residents as well as their friends and family.

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Moat House Care Home Residents Travel in Style to Witness Local Christmas Light Switch On.

Residents at Moat House Care Home in Burbage toured the local town of Hinckley in a luxurious Limousine to witness the ‘Big Christmas Light Switch On’ at the Hinckley and Bosworth Christmas Light Trail.

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All Aboard for Enhancing Dementia Care at Moat House

A unique tour bus is rolling into the Midlands based, award-winning care home,  Moat House in Burbage, Hinckley 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 Moat House Care Home will be among the first to hop on board the specially equipped bus with Dementia Manager, Karen Middleton leading the way.

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Moat House Care Home Celebrates 10 Years of Serving the Local Community.

Residents and team at Moat House Care Home in Burbage, enjoyed a fun-filled day on Friday 2nd September as they celebrated the home’s 10th anniversary since re-opening its doors back in 2012 following a major construction and refurbishment project.

The morning kicked off with residents taking part in indoor games and enjoying a traditional Fish and Chip Friday in their onsite pub, the Horse and Hounds which was served with celebratory drinks.

In the afternoon, residents were then treated to performances by a local singer, who performed a selection of vintage songs and a celebratory rendition of Happy Birthday led by the homes dedicated Activities and Wellbeing team. A special ‘10’ birthday cake was made with images of both past and present residents over the past 10 years.

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Residents at Moat House Care Home Feel the Wind in Their Hair Once More!

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.

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Moat House Care Home Is Crowned Winner in National Prestigious Care Home Awards

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.

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Award-Winning Excellence For Moat House

Moat House Care Home scooped two awards for Team Commitment and Lifestyle and Wellbeing 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 lifestyle & wellbeing award. The wellbeing of our residents is always paramount in everything we do, and life at Kiwi House is designed to provide a full range of enriching physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The sense of community and companionship offered by all our social areas and communal activities helps promote their independence, choice and dignity,” Hayley Langley, Home Manager.

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Queen’s Green Canopy is Taking Root in Local Care Home.

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.

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