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 to Bournemouth, Poole and other places of interest.  Also close by are local shops, churches, green spaces, pub and hairdresser/barber.

Our team at Apple House, led by Jayne since 2005, uphold a strong ethos of choice and independence.

For further information, please email Sally, Strategic Manager, at: sallyfox@applehouse.co.uk

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, with a sixth service currently in development, focusing on Supported Living. We continue today to uphold our original values of choice, independence and quality.

For an impressive 19 years, Jayne Jackson has served as the Manager of Apple House, our flagship care home. From the outset, Jayne’s compassionate leadership and steadfast commitment to the people we support have been one of the guiding forces behind Apple House’s success.

While celebrating this significant milestone for our organisation, we also honour John Caslake’s remarkable dedication and commitment over the past nine years. John’s journey with Apple House Ltd began as a Registered Manager for Summerwood, where his passion for excellence and unwavering commitment to our mission shone brightly. Through his leadership, he has risen through the ranks to become our Operations Manager, driving innovation and ensuring our continued success.

In addition to his operational responsibilities, John plays a pivotal role in our commitment to providing the highest standard of care. He heads up our Positive Behaviour Support training, management, and support for the entire group, empowering our team to deliver compassionate care to each individual we support.

As we reflect on Apple House Ltd’s remarkable achievements, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to our dedicated management team and team members who have been instrumental in shaping our organisation’s success. Our ethos has always been to nurture the incredible talent and dedication of our team and so it is with huge pride that we celebrate team members such as Carly who joined our support worker team and is now a highly regarded Registered Manager.

Thanks too to Sarah-Jane, our Office Manager oracle, for the countless ways she enriches our organisation each and every day.

Here’s to celebrating these wonderful anniversaries – a testament to our unwavering commitment to providing outstanding care and support to those we serve – and to many more years of continued success and impact together! — Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations and Jane Montrose, Managing Director.

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 Mental Health’, the Apple House care group have made a public statement of our desire to support the mental health of our staff across the organisation.

By signing the Charter, employers such as Apple House group are simply making a public declaration of their ambition to support the mental wellbeing of their staff by agreeing to the following six values:

1. To provide non-judgemental and proactive support to staff experiencing mental ill-health.
2. To not make assumptions about a person with a mental health condition and their ability to work.
3. To be positive and enabling toward all employees and applicants with a mental health condition.
4. To support line managers in managing mental health in the workplace.
5. To ensure they are fair in the recruitment of new staff in accordance with the Equality Act (2010).
6. To make it clear that people who have experienced mental ill-health will not be discriminated against, and that disclosure of a mental health conditions will enable both the employee and employer to assess and provide the right level of support or adjustment.

A copy of our Mindful Employer certificate can be found on our ‘Careers‘ page.

— Jane M, Managing Director.

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 in the word at the finals awards dinner soon.

— Jane M, Managing Director.

May we take this opportunity to wish you, our teams, residents, families, local authority partners, GPs, community teams, local suppliers and all friends of Apple House care homes, a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and peaceful 2023. — Jane, Managing Director.

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.

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 provided travel and hospitality.

We had the best time, so much so that we want to go again! — Sally Fox.

Thank you for a great weekend! — Mandy Sinnick