Our first pop up event took place at Redcroft last week! The Land Girls, who previously starred on TV’s ‘THE VOICE,’ wowed us all with their entertaining performance and fabulous voices as they sung their hearts out to Great British tunes. A variety of percussion instruments were played by staff and residents of Apple House and Redcroft care homes as well as dancing and a great deal of Union Jack flag waving in tempo! We had an amazing time and send huge thanks to The Land Girls who we know we’ll meet again some sunny day… …
Congratulations to Sharron Eyears, Registered Manager at Redcroft care home, and to her deputies, Mandy and David, and our entire incredible team. Following a recent inspection by CQC, the inspector has awarded Redcroft the highest rating possible: ‘Outstanding,’ for the category of Responsive! Staff had an excellent understanding of people’s needs and worked with them to ensure they were consulted, listened to and valued. –CQC The report highlights how residents are given opportunities to share their views and to be listened to, which underpins so much of our ethos at Redcroft and across all of our services. Technology had been …
Huge congratulations to our very own Carly Houghton, Deputy Manager at Summerwood care home, who is one of just 3 finalists in the Daily Echo Proud To Care Awards 2018! Carly’s nomination was supported by family members of the individuals she supports and you can see from the newspaper article above just how highly valued Carly’s contribution is to their loved one’s care. Jane Montrose, Managing Director of Apple House care homes, said, ‘Do we seem just a little bit proud of Carly? WE ARE BEYOND PROUD! For Carly, this is so deserved. She always goes above and beyond and so …
It’s the time of year for our influenza vaccinations and, as Director of Operations, I am right there in line to get mine done and know that I will have the vaccination to protect me from flu this year. Once again I booked my appointment at Boots and it was great to have the same person giving me my vaccination as last year. We went through the health check first and then I signed the consent form. The flu vaccination is a great way to have peace of mind that I will be as protected as possible from the strain …
We’re feeling festive – yes, I know. It’s too early. We’ve only just had Halloween and Bonfire Night. We don’t care! At Redcroft we are busy planning a fabulous pop-up Christmas market and rumour has it that Santa himself may stop by if the mince pies are of a sufficiently high standard! This will be the first of our brand new pop-up events which will include things such as informative and educational sessions, dance, shopping, music and theatre with the first event already booked for next week: The Land Girls are a fabulous duo who have appeared on The Voice and …
