Time for a Cuppa at Brandon Park
Dementia UK’s ‘Time for a Cuppa’ takes place between 1st – 8th March every year and was set up so that people could make ‘Time for a Cuppa’ with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues whilst helping to raise money to provide more Admiral Nurses for people facing dementia. On the 3rd March Brandon Park hosted […]
Spring at Brandon Park
Spring has well and truly sprung and the warmer weather and the longer days means there is lots to look forward to in the coming months. Since the start of the year the activities schedule has been renewed to make it more resident-orientated. A new activities schedule has been put together by residents, for residents […]
Dance performance
One Sunday in March a group of dancers from Hazelwood Dance Studio came to perform for our residents. They performed a range of ballet, tap and other modern forms of dance, some of the performers even sang for us. Those residents that attended the afternoon in the entrance hall were very impressed with the level […]
Nutrition and Hydration Week
Stowlangtoft Hall took part in the nutrition and hydration awareness week to promote and reinforce the importance of nutrition and hydration to residents in social care. Residents enjoyed a number of engaging food based activities throughout the week including a smoothie making afternoon with in house nutritionist Sarah Everitt. Sarah and the activities team prepared […]
Nurse Maureen Reaches the Great British Care Awards Finals
Friday 31st March saw the Great British Care Award Final with our Nurse Maureen Tilbrook reaching the final 6 in the country in the good nurse category, which is an outstanding achievement. The awards were hosted at the ICC in Birmingham where Maureen went along supported by her family and colleagues to a wonderful evening […]
Joan’s Easter Treats
Resident Joan has been busy of the past weeks knitting Easter chicks with a crème egg surprise inside as a fundraising activity for Stowlangtoft Hall activities department. The idea came from the activities coordinator Claire who found the pattern to test out and they turned out to be a huge hit. They decided to make […]
Spring at Stowlangtoft Hall
Spring has well and truly sprung and the warmer weather and the longer days means there is lots to look forward to in the coming months. We kick started the new year with a number of musical performances, including the ‘Rock Against Dementia’ Concert as part of a national event to increase people’s awareness of […]
Acquisition of Melford Court Nursing Home
We are thrilled to announce that Melford Court Nursing Home in Long Melford has been acquired by Stowlangtoft Healthcare. Melford Court, a beautiful grade II listed building, is a popular local home located at the centre of the historic wool town of Long Melford. We are very much looking forward to getting to know our […]
Stowlangtoft Healthcare Group wins two National Awards!
Stowlangtoft Healthcare is celebrating after having seen two of its staff win accolades at the 2016 National Care Awards in London. Sam Cutts, Deputy Manager at Brandon Park Nursing Home was awarded the title of Best Registered Nurse in the UK, beating off stiff competition from four other finalists. The judges said that Sam was […]
Hairdressing at Brandon Park
We are really pleased that Jo Ewen is now looking after our residents’ hair at Brandon Park and is proving very popular with the residents. She offers a very good service each Tuesday and will often come back on a Wednesday if the diary is very full. If you haven’t met Jo before, she will […]
