Apple House is a small residential care home supporting up to 4 adults with a learning disability. Offering extremely homely accommodation set in the heart of its community, the house also benefits from a wonderful 100ft garden with summerhouse. We now have available one delightfully cosy first floor bedroom with garden view and an adjacent shower room, served by a stair lift if needed. Located in the thriving town of Southbourne, the home is close to the New Forest National Park and beaches of Southbourne, Highcliffe and Bournemouth. The house itself is situated within walking distance of local bus services …
We are proud to announce that our amazing colleague, Adam P, Deputy Manager of Corner Cottage has achieved his very hard worked-for Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care. Congratulations, Adam, from all at Apple House group! …
As Apple House Ltd marks its 19th anniversary this month, we not only celebrate nearly two decades of providing exceptional care and support but also commemorate the extraordinary journey of our team. Founded by Jane Montrose in 2005, joined by Romaine Lawson, Jayne Jackson and Sarah-Jane Keith, Apple House Ltd was born out of Jane’s determination to provide support for people with learning disabilities at the very heart of their community. Leaving a long career in nursing, Jane turned her long-held ambition into reality and our first service, Apple House, was formed. Today, we proudly operate five Registered Care homes, …
We are delighted to have signed up to the ‘Charter for Employers Positive about Mental Health.’ The Charter serves as a statement of our organisation’s commitment to supporting staff mental health and wellbeing, and underpins our ethos of creating a positive and inclusive workplace culture. Established in 2004, Mindful Employer is a UK wide initiative run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Providing employers with easier access to professional Workplace Mental Health training, information and support, the initiative aims to help empower employers to take a lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of their staff. By signing the ‘Charter for Employer Positive About …
The Apple House team is thrilled to announce that both Sharron Eyears of Redcroft and Mike Seabrook of Corner Cottage have achieved registration with CQC and are now Registered Manager of their respective service. Welcome to the RM team! — Jane, Managing Director. …
Carly Houghton, manager at Summerwood care home in New Milton, Hampshire, has rightly been shortlisted as a finalist for the Learning Disabilities and Autism Manager Award. And we couldn’t be more proud of Carly’s achievement in reaching the finals which will be held in Birmingham this month. Apple House actively encourages all of its team to strive for and achieve their professional goals within our organisation. Joining us as a support worker, Carly’s dedication and excellent professional practice led her to achieve senior support worker, deputy manager and registered manager status. What an achievement! We wish Carly all the luck …
Sally, Strategic Manager, has just fulfilled a long-held ambition to ride 1,000 miles to Amsterdam and back on a motorbike! We couldn’t wait to share her fabulous photo of the beautiful tulips (copyright Sally Fox). What better way to enjoy this spring day than a view of tulips, we hope you enjoy it. Well done, Sally on achieving your dream! — Jane M. …
Starting the Christmas period in true festive style was Elf Romaine, Director of Operations, and her husband, Ralf aka Father Christmas. FC and his elf drove the sleigh to each Apple House care home yesterday, bringing with them great cheer (and chocolate gifts). A tradition spanning the last seventeen years, I, Romaine and our respective families love nothing better than our annual Elf ‘n Safety visits and it was so wonderful this year to be less restricted by Covid measures. May we take this opportunity to wish you, our teams, residents, families, local authority partners, GPs, community teams, local suppliers …
1926 – 2022 It was with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. At Apple House Ltd, we remember and give gratitude to Her late Majesty for a lifetime of devoted service to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. God Save King Charles III. …
Huge thanks to #Wimbledon who, through Partners In Care, gave Wimbledon tickets to staff working in social care. Together with Wimbledon, we offered a full day all-expenses paid trip to Wimbledon tennis as part of Wimbledon’s Middle Sunday event which is dedicated to thanking and celebrating members of the social care workforce. As all of our teams are so deserving, we held a ballot for all of the tennis fans to put their names into. The draw was held live on video across our services and Mandy and Sally were the lucky winners. Wimbledon provided the tickets and our company …
