“Every cake you bake, every cuppa you make and every pound you raise can make a huge difference to families facing dementia. Time for a Cuppa is the perfect occasion to get together with colleagues or friends and family over a cuppa and some cake, whilst raising money to help dementia specialist nurses to support more families facing dementia.” — Dementia Uk. Apple House care home had a lovely time this morning hosting their own ‘Time for a Cuppa’ event, raising funds for this worthwhile cause while enjoying a cuppa and cake. Photos shared with kind permission. …
Hearty congratulations go to two of our team members who have achieved promotion this month! Carly, deputy manager, moves on to join our senior management team while Bob, senior support worker, becomes a deputy manager. We are thrilled at their achievements and honoured by their commitment to our organisation, their homes, and the people they support. If you’re seeking a new career why not contact us today? …
As the risk of coronavirus increases, the government is urging organisations to put in place contingency plans to mitigate its potential impact – but what will be needed and when is still uncertain. Apple House today released our COVID-19 (coronavirus) Contingency Plan which is a working document to keep our team and people we support safe and to plan for worst case scenarios in the event the virus spreads or is declared to be a pandemic. Planning for all eventualities is a sensible step even though we all hope the current containment of the virus in this country will continue. …
As the situation with Coronavirus continues to evolve globally, and today with confirmed cases in Britain, please find an update below from the Department of Health, UK Government, sent to us today as a social care provider. Please be assured that Apple House has in place its own robust emergency plans as well as stringent policies and procedures around infection control. The health of our staff team and those whom we support is key and we will remain vigilant and continue to monitor the situation. — Jane Montrose, Managing Director, Apple House care homes. Situation in the UK Two patients …
“At Redcroft we all decided we would take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch weekend, printing out pictures to identify the birds – residents and our team between them watched out for birds for an hour to help the RSPB with their national bird watching event. It brought some competition and laughter about who had spotted which birds and how many they had seen! It was a lovely experience with a feeling of community and we will definitely be up for it again next year.” — Sharron Eyears, Registered Manager, Redcroft care home, Bournemouth. What is the RSPB Big …
Wishing all our friends, colleagues, residents, and families a very happy, peaceful and healthy 2020! From the Apple House team ? …
It’s very easy to announce that a care home is family friendly, but what does that mean? Historically, care homes and nursing homes followed the hospital model of rigid visiting times. This in turn meant that families may not have been considered to be intrinsic in the planning of care pathways or, in fact, in the individual’s life inside a care environment. Today, things are changing for the better but there is always more work to be done. Apple House care homes embrace an ethos of inclusion. Families and loved ones have a hugely crucial role to play and, as …
Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations, has won the award for Lifetime Achievement in Care at the Hampshire Care Awards in Winchester last Friday! We couldn’t be more proud of Romaine who, after a career in the care sector spanning over 27 years, was presented with her award by TV news favourite, Fred Dinenage, at the glittering event. Romaine’s varied career began as a care assistant and continued through to managing learning disability satellite homes and founding a school for disadvantaged children in The Sacred Valley of Peru. Romaine joined Apple House in 2005. On receiving her award, Romaine said, “I’m …
We are thrilled to announce that Redcroft care home won the ‘Innovation In Care’ award at The Daily Echo’s Proud To Care Awards. Redcroft’s registered manager and team created an entire cookery book in Braille, as featured here on our blog. Working with an individual for whom cookery is a loved pastime, all of her favourite recipes are now fully accessible to her in her own Braille cook books! The Daily Echo said of the awards, “Now in their third year, The Daily Echo Proud to Care Awards are an amazing opportunity for our readers to tell us about all …
During a house recent house meeting there was a fantastic discussion on developing our ‘Champion’ roles within our service. What is a Champion? Our Champions encourage team members and residents to develop their knowledge and practical skills in a variety of key areas. By being a learning ‘bridge’ between research, best practice, and knowledge, and others at Redcroft, Champions do the hard work and source the information to share. They make learning fun. They challenge poor and habitual ways of doing things and offer an alternative and often fun means of carrying out the task or offer something entirely new to try. …
