Introduction At Apple House care homes we strive to support residents to lead a healthy lifestyle and to be as independent as possible. We provide access to a programme promoting healthy living and wellbeing, with home cooked fresh food, regular exercise, and creative activities. This article outlines why it is important to give people with autism the opportunity to take part in creative activities and regular exercise. Challenges for people with Autism For people with autism, you may notice that they can have challenges in interacting in social situations as it can be overwhelming at times with direct verbal communication. …
What is stress? At the most basic level, stress is our body’s response to pressures from a situation or life event. Some common features of things that can make us feel stress include experiencing something new or unexpected, something that threatens your feeling of self, or feeling you have little control over a situation. [Mental Health Foundation] In the following article, Jayne Jackson, registered manager at Apple House care home, writes an open and very insightful reflection on how stress plans can and do have a profoundly positive impact for a gentleman she supports: Our care plans are person centred and very individual to …
We are very proud to be finalists in 7 categories for the 2019 National Learning Disabilities Awards. Today we want to showcase one of our finalists, Rebecca Blackmore. Finalist for The Frontline Leader Award Rebecca Blackmore: Here are some of the things that our manager Sharron and the team have to say about Bex: Rebecca who is known as Bex started working in our company in 2014. Caring, compassionate and focused on helping and supporting people to be the best they can possibly be. One of her strengths is also her cooking ability. Utilising this skill Bex is able to support …
The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards celebrate excellence in the support for people with learning disabilities and aim to pay tribute to those individuals or organisation who excel in providing quality care. We are proud to announce that Apple House Ltd are finalists in the following categories: The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award – Jane Montrose This award will be presented to an individual who the judges think has made a long-term outstanding contribution to the lives of people with a learning disability and/or autism. The Supporting Older People with Learning Disabilities Award – Jayne Jackson and the …
This Thursday we are excited to be travelling to London, to the offices of Care England, to join a steering group headed up by Julia Jones of ‘John’s Campaign’ which will focus on the importance of collaboration with families and loved ones in the care sector. Joined by CQC and leading representatives of the sector, presentations and discussion will centre on what is already being achieved and what work can be done to take John’s Campaign’s ethos even further forward. John’s Campaign was founded in 2014. Since then, overwhelming support has been shown from across the UK. Over 1000 wards, …
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 …
Our Care Quality Commission (CQC) report has been published and we are proud to share with you details of our amazing report which has the rating of ‘Good’ in all 5 areas of Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The inspection was unannounced and took place over two days on the 27thFebruary and the 1stMarch 2018. Our teams have demonstrated their unfailing commitment to providing a high standard of care and support at Apple House. We would like to share below some of the report’s findings and …
We’re looking for a Senior Support worker at our ‘Outstanding’ Hampshire care home. Summerwood has been awarded the highest CQC rating of ‘Outstanding’ meaning it’s among the top 1% of care providers in the country! We’d love you to be part of our dynamic team there so, if you are experienced in learning disability support and seek an employer who will value, train and reward you, please get in touch using our ‘Contact Us’ page on this blog or call John, registered manager of Summerwood on 01425 839687. Due to promotion, we also have a full-time support worker position available at …
We are thrilled and so very proud to announce that our own Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations, has not only won The Venus Awards ‘Director of The Year’ for Dorset, but has also now won ‘National Director of The Year!’ About The Venus Awards… “In 2009 I created the Venus Awards to applaud and reward working women who are so often starved of adequate recognition and workable life-balance. My vision and mission for Venus is to actively influence a movement of change to a more equitable and inclusive society; not by forcing opinions but by mutual respect and inter-gender collaboration.” …
