Date for your diary!
Don’t forget that our annual MacMillan Coffee Morning will take place on Friday 30th September. Last year’s coffee morning was a fantastic success with lots of visitors and lots of cake consumed, so please do join us again this year. If you are able to bake any contributions, please let Emma our Home Administrator know!
Suffolk Care Awards Short listings
Stowlangtoft Healthcare homes have succeeded in securing 15% of the shortlisted entries for the whole county in the inaugural Suffolk Care Awards. The awards, put in place to highlight the fantastic care provided in care homes and in people’s homes across the county are currently going through the judging process. Both Stowlangtoft Hall and Brandon […]
Redecoration underway and biomass boiler installed at Brandon Park
Those visiting the building recently will have seen the scaffolding dominating the north side of the home. We are currently completely redecorating the external walls of the home, which in some places has required extensive work to ensure the render meets our high standards. It will take some weeks for the whole building to be […]
New Sweet Shop to Open at Brandon Park
Following the successful introduction of a new sweet shop ‘Sweet Retreat’ at Stowlangtoft Hall in June, we are now planning on rolling this out to Brandon Park this autumn. The shop will provide the opportunity for residents and their families as well as staff to make purchases. The shop will likely stock old fashioned boiled […]
Summer Fete Success at Brandon
This year we hosted our first Summer Fete at Brandon Park, supporting Help the Heroes. With live music, a petting zoo, bouncy castle and stalls, we had a beautiful sunny day for our event and were pleased to be able to share it with residents and families. A new photo display will shortly be appearing […]
Stowlangtoft Hall Open Day – June 17th
This will be our fifth consecutive open day and it continues to go from strength to strength. This year for our royal street party we are working in support of Age UK Suffolk who have kindly let us borrow two beautiful Rempods (reminiscence pods) – you might have seen them on Dragon’s Den. These pop […]
Sweet Retreat opens at Stowlangtoft Hall
Our new sweet shop ‘Sweet Retreat’ opened at Stowlangtoft Hall on 6 June. Open twice a day from 11.30-12.30 and 2-2.30pm, the shop provides the opportunity for residents and their families as well as staff to make purchases. The shop has proved hugely popular already with sales increasing by over 200% in the first week […]
Suffolk Care Awards Shortlistings
Stowlangtoft Healthcare homes have succeeded in securing 15% of the shortlisted entries for the whole county in the inaugural Suffolk Care Awards. The awards, put in place to highlight the fantastic care provided in care homes and in people’s homes across the county are currently going through the judging process. Both Stowlangtoft Hall and Brandon […]
Success at Awards for Stowlangtoft Carer
Stowlangtoft Hall Nursing Home is celebrating after having seen one of its carers win a national accolade at the Great British Care Awards on 20 May. Roxanne Kenton, a night carer, won her Regional final and then beat off stiff competition from eight other nominees to win The Care Newcomer Award 2016. It was a […]
Interpreting a Care Quality Commission Report
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects and regulates all nursing homes services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. Furthermore the CQC publishes what it finds, including performance ratings to help people choose the best nursing home. In most cases, CQC inspection reports include ratings. These ratings can help you […]
