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 …
Halloween: The night of 31 October, the eve of All Saints’ Day, often celebrated by children dressing up in frightening masks and costumes. Halloween is thought to be associated with the Celtic festival Samhain, when ghosts and spirits were believed to be abroad. Halloween to us means FUN! An excuse to dress up, dress the house, get creative and get together. That’s exactly what the team and residents of Redcroft have been doing as you can see from the photos below, taken today. We’d like to say a big fangs very much to Sharron, registered manager, for lending us her …
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 …
Milosz, Deputy Manager at Apple House care home, shares his account of a wonderful holiday in Devon where he and our team supported four individuals to make memories in one of the most beautiful destinations in the South West: “Our adventure began as soon as we had gone past a”Welcome to Devon” sign on our way to charming resort of Paignton. The English riviera greeted us with azure sky, refreshing breeze from the sea and… delicious Devonian scones prepared especially for us by our kind and welcoming hosts! Our spacious, comfortable and beatifully located cottage was a great base for …
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.” …
A heartfelt blog post by Pam, support worker at Summerwood care home: I was thinking about what to talk about on our company blog. I could have written something funny or about an interest that I have. But instead I thought I would share something. I have a brother who is four years older than me who has a learning disability. Since I was a little girl I have always been very protective towards him. I have worked in care for over 30 years now, and so I have seen almost all there is to see from the care provider’s …
We are very excited to be travelling up to Birmingham on Friday 29th for the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards, England finals. Our lovely crew of people are delighted to be finalists in this prestigious event. The trip will be enjoyed by the people we support and managers including our managing director who is up for the Outstanding Contribution Award. Whatever the outcome we are over the moon the be finalists and to share what we do with others. –Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations. …
