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 local care home, Douglas Court, Derby 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, Douglas Court care team and local community groups were invited to the care home for a grand search in the care home grounds.
Residents and team hid colourful eggs around the garden for the children to find. One resident, Jean (89) said “It’s so nice to see them all running around the garden looking for the eggs we have hidden with big smiles on their faces. We are thrilled to be part of such a lovely day.”
Continue reading “Douglas Court Hosts A Community Easter Egg Hunt That Has Everyone ‘Hopping’ with Delight”Residents and relatives of Harrier House care home sang the service’s praises during the home’s very first inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Harrier House Care Home, in Hucknall, has expressed its delight at being rated as ‘good’ in all areas, following the CQC report, which was published earlier this month.
CQC carries out regular checks on health and social care services. Comprehensive inspections are used to make sure services are providing care that is safe, caring, effective, well-led and responsive to people’s needs.
Continue reading “Harrier House Care Home Celebrates ‘GOOD’ Times After First Ever CQC Inspection.”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.
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.
Continue reading “Moat House Care Home Celebrates 10 Years of Serving the Local Community.”Dear Team,
Sale of The Knowles
We are proud of our achievements at our smallest home over the past 32 years. The Knowles has a reputation as one of the best care homes in the area, with a CQC Good rating and ranked #2 in Coventry and #30 in the East Midlands by reviews on carehome.co.uk. However, we believe now is the time to say goodbye and let the home pass to a new owner to continue its success. We will concentrate on the rest of our larger homes.
New owner Abbas Nurmohamed has acquired the shareholding of The Knowles Care Home limited today. We have his assurances that, as an existing quality care operator, he will work with Lisa and the team for the long-term benefit of the residents. We have found Abbas a pleasure to work with and you will no doubt meet him soon.
We would like to thank all residents and their families for your cooperation and support during our time at The Knowles. Fee payments should continue as usual unless informed differently.
Dave Lock
Chairman
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Dear Team,
Sale of The Knowles
We are proud of our achievements at our smallest home over the past 32 years. The Knowles has a reputation as one of the best care homes in the area, with a CQC Good rating and ranked #2 in Coventry and #30 in the East Midlands by reviews on carehome.co.uk. However, we believe now is the time to say goodbye and let the home pass to a new owner to continue its success. We will concentrate on the rest of our larger homes.
We have the new owners’ assurances that, as an existing quality care operator, he will work with Lisa and the team for the long-term benefit of the residents. We have found them a pleasure to work with.
I wish to clarify our way forward to avoid speculation; We have gained planning consent to extend, add extra facilities and refurbish Douglas Court to 70, and the Old Vicarage to 54 mostly ensuite bedrooms. Alterations to Bowood Court to add a pub will go ahead in a few months. We continue our search for a prime development site for our next new build large care home. We are in no rush as the site must fit our strict criteria.
We will also continue our service improvement. Having recently increased our homes support team with two Area Managers, a Compliance and Relief Manger, we are now recruiting two Training Coordinators. They will cover our north and south homes reporting to our Area Managers.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your hard work and look forward to our mutually promising future.
Dave Lock
Chairman
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Dear Team,
Sale of The Knowles
We are proud of our achievements at our smallest home over the past 32 years. The Knowles has a reputation as one of the best care homes in the area, with a CQC Good rating and ranked #2 in Coventry and #30 in the East Midlands by reviews on carehome.co.uk. However, we believe now is the time to say goodbye and let the home pass to a new owner to continue its success. We will concentrate on the rest of our larger homes.
New owner Abbas Nurmohamed has acquired the shareholding of The Knowles Care Home limited today. We have his assurances that, as an existing quality care operator, he will work with Lisa and the team for the long-term benefit of the residents. We have found Abbas a pleasure to work with and you will no doubt meet him soon.
We would like to thank you for your hard work and show our appreciation by awarding you a farewell bonus equivalent to 10% of your monthly pay. This will be paid to you early next week.
Dave Lock
Chairman
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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.
Continue reading “Residents at Moat House Care Home Feel the Wind in Their Hair Once More!”Residents at The Old Vicarage Care Home in Chesterfield were surprised by two fluffy Alpaca visitors during their afternoon tea in the garden. The loveable and curious animals which traditionally originate from Peru and are known for their beautiful soft fur, were met with cheers, gasps, laughter and even a few surprised faces when they took a guided tour around the home’s grounds and mature gardens. In fact, resident, Florence (91) said, “aren’t they just amazing, what beautiful and unique animals!“
Natalie Smith, Lifestyle & Activities Lead, who supported the dedicated team in making the special visit possible said, “it was so wonderful to see the joy on each and every resident’s faces when they got to meet the alpacas, feeding them carrots and feeling how soft their fur is. What a memorable experience had by all!”
Colin Barnett, a relative said” It’s so lovely seeing all the great things you do for your residents. Thank you so much for looking after them so well.”
Home Manager Lynn Bennett said, “The residents, their families and the team thoroughly enjoyed it and it was an absolute delight to see the reaction on the resident’s faces when they met the alpacas. A day to remember! Our lifestyle and wellbeing program is designed around our residents and their passions. Here in the Derbyshire dales a lot of our residents have fond past times of animals and farms and this was truly special for them.”
Bob, (Robert Jessup, 94) said “it was such a lovely surprise and so nice to have such wonderful visitors, they are so fluffy and soft, they would make great jumpers” as he chuckled.
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