We were delighted to celebrate 20 years’ of service for Sandra Wardle at Carmel Lodge on Friday 24th February. 

 

Sandra, started her journey with MMCG as a care assistant at Hope Green Care Home, gradually progressing within the company to become Deputy Manager at Hope Green before transferring over to Carmel Lodge as Deputy Manager, 2 years ago.

 

Congratulations Sandra, and happy 20th work anniversary.

 

We were delighted to celebrate Blessing passing her Croft OSCE exams.

The OSCE exam is an assessment of clinical competence which all nurses have to complete in order to receive a PIN number from the NMC and we are delighted that Blessing will be one of the registered nurses here at Croft House.

We are so proud of her achievement at the home and all of the team at Croft House wanted to say a huge Congratulations. 

 

Please welcome Corinthian houses newest team member. We have introduced a resident ambassador into the home who will be the collective voice for the residents at family meetings. He will be called upon when visitors attend the home to give his views and experience of living here. We feel it is will bring added positivity to the home and give Colin a feeling of independence. 

He is very excited about the role and is looking forward to being involved.  

Getting sporty for Sport Relief! ⚽️🤾🏻

 

Sport Relief are joining forces with the Commonwealth Sport Foundation to inspire the nation through our shared love of sport, using this momentous sporting event as an opportunity to raise money and change lives for the better.

 

Together, we can sprint our way towards a better world and take on important issues tackling inequality, improving mental health and helping people survive and thrive.

 

Check out those living with us participating in our sporting event.

Many of the people who live with us are green fingered and have very fond memories of tending to their gardens and allotments. While the weather is not quite blessing us to get outside for long periods of time, we turned our trowels to some indoor plants! 

Kath, a lifestyle team member, kindly brought Spiderettes from her own Spider plant to share with those living here, to repot and spread around the home!

Happy Valentine's Day from everyone at Pinewood.

The people that live with us had a wonderful day celebrating, everyone (including staff members) received a red rose and had a special Valentine's lunch. 

We created a beautiful Valentine's frame, and many residents took the opportunity to have their photo taken with this.

The people that live with us had a very enjoyable Valentine's Day. 

They all created their very own Valentine's hearts which we joined together to make a beautiful collage. Everyone was very pleased with the end result.

A million loves songs later...

 

There is no better way to round off our Valentine’s Day celebrations than inviting family and loved ones for a wonderful concert, performed by Katalin and Stanley from the lifestyle team.

 

Valentines is all about bringing people together and celebrating the relationships we have, yesterday was certainly an example of that. 

 

In the spirit of Random Acts of Kindness Day, we reflected on our experiences of kindness through our poetry club  

 

We run our poetry club weekly - this has become more than just reading poetry; it allows those living with us to open up and share their experiences with each other, in turn building meaningful friendships and creating a space of trust. Simply reading aloud, or listening to others do so, has a sensational ability to ameliorate our self esteem and connect with others. 

It’s Student Volunteering Week.  

 

We’re so lucky to have an excellent group of Student volunteers who dedicate their time weekly to assist with our lifestyle programme, enriching the lives of those who live with us. 

 

From local school students, to students completing work placements, we run a programme to support all of our volunteers to benefit both them and those who live with us. This mean our home is always filled with friendly faces, and upkeeps a community spirit which is so important to our home!