A Special Valentine’s Day at Brandon Park
Our Activities team have really outdone themselves this Valentine’s Day to make the dreary month of February a whole lot more fun! Not only have they supported great craft projects like the 3D heart that you can see resident Eddie working on opposite, but they also helped staff, residents and families to remember people who […]
National Award Success for Stow Healthcare!
We are thrilled to announce that as a company, Stow Healthcare has been named Care Employer of the Year at the inaugural Caring UK awards held in York in December. This is Stow Healthcare’s 1st company award and an achievement which we are hugely proud of. Brandon Park had its own success at these awards […]
Promotion for Sam Gallagher and Gordon Jamieson
There have been exciting changes in our leadership team in recent months, with Sam Gallagher (formerly Cutts) being promoted from her Deputy Manager role in December. Since taking over the role of Manager, Sam has been doing a fantastic job of continuing to drive up standards at Brandon Park. Sam was joined in June by […]
Awards for Stow Healthcare & Ford Place!
We are thrilled to announce that as a company, Stow Healthcare has been named Care Employer of the Year at the inaugural Caring UK awards held in York in December. This is Stow Healthcare’s 1st company award and an achievement which we are hugely proud of. These awards also saw the Management Team at sister […]
Ford Place Achieves ‘Outstanding’ Rating!
We are delighted to report that Ford Place has been awarded the coveted ‘Outstanding’ rating by CQC following an unannounced inspection in November. The inspectors said in their report: “We observed kind, compassionate staff spending time with people and their families to ensure peoples’ well-being and offering support around their individual needs.” They noted that […]
A Date for your Diary…
On Saturday 17th June Ford Place will be participating in Care Home Open Day from 11am till 5pm, including: • Native American Indian performers • Thetford Hapkido • Star Wars characters • Sean Moyes “The Banjo Man” • Craft Stalls • Clairvoyants • Tombola • Bottle stall • Guess the weight of the cake • […]
Easter ‘Eggs’travaganza at Ford Place!
On Easter Saturday, the Easter bunny visited Ford Place to hide eggs throughout the home and the grounds of Ford Place, eggs were even hidden in the Forgotten Garden. The event was a huge success with staff, residents and their family and friends all came together to take part. There were was also a refreshments […]
Nutrition and Hydration Week at Ford Place
Nutrition and Hydration week highlights the importance of good nutrition a hydration to residents in the social care setting. Throughout the week of the 13th March, residents enjoyed a variety of food and drink based activities to help promote and encourage positive health and wellbeing through good nutrition and hydration. Children from Norwich Road school […]
Jane’s Sponsored Swim!
The residents of Ford Place would like to say a huge thank you and congratulations to Domestic team member Jane Burke who recently completed a sponsored swim for Ford Place. Jane managed to raise a grand total of £122.00 for the Residents’ fund to put towards activities and entertainment. Thank You Jane!
Spring at Ford Place
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. Over the past few months Karen and Graham have continued to work hard to create an exciting activities schedule to keep residents busy and entertained. There have been a […]
