Summer Fete Success
Saturday 21st July saw the return of the popular Brandon Park Nursing Home ‘Summer Fete’ for staff, residents and their families. The day was packed full of fun for all the family with face painting, live music from the ever-popular Jackie Raven and outdoor games enjoyed by children… and residents!! A highlight was the residents […]
Our Growing (Pet) Family at Brandon
We have had a new addition to the team Brandon Park in July. Many of you have already met Kenco our new parrot. Kenco is a blue throated conure and at just 4 and half months old he is just a baby and a real cheeky chappy! He loves all his new toys but especially […]
We Could be Heroes!
There are so many heroes at Brandon Park and we wanted to give people the opportunity to recognise someone who has helped you, or done something special for you. We have launched a new ‘Heroes Board’ at Brandon Park which is is located outside the kitchen with lots of blank hearts and instructions on how […]
Acquisition of Halstead Hall Care Home
We are very pleased to announce that Stow Healthcare has expanded its premium care brand into Essex with the acquisition of Attwood’s Manor care home in Halstead. The home is an elegant 19th Century country manor house that retains many of its original features and is located on the edge of the historic north Essex […]
Go Green-Fingers for Stow in Bloom!
We are really excited to announce the inaugural Stow in Bloom competition! Residents and others across out five homes have suggested ideas for categories, which include Best Hanging Basket, Tallest Sunflower and Best Edible display, as well as opportunities to create a craft or miniature garden! Judging will take place in the week starting 23 […]
Residents’ Care Home Olympics Success!
Our residents have been busy competing in the inaugural Suffolk Care Home Olympics! With competitions in fishing, boccia and curling, and specialist coaching from Elatus Sports, residents have been competing against 10 other local homes, including our sister homes at Stowlangtoft Hall and Melford Court. This has been a great experience for residents and we […]
Sister home Ford Place is ‘Outstanding’!
We are delighted to report that our sister home 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.” […]
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 […]
