Santa comes late to Ford!
Well this has been quite the winter for nasty viruses, and Ford Place tried to escape but didn’t quite make it when a small number of residents got flu just before Christmas. Staff worked hard to ensure that residents were protected and the spread was minimised, but it did mean that lots of our Christmas […]
Stow in the Snow Means Festive Joy
‘Stow in the Snow’ returned for its second year to help provide meaningful Christmas activities within the homes and engage staff, residents and their families all together at this special time of year. Categories were chosen by staff and residents ranging from best ‘Winter Wonderland’, to best table decoration or festive floral arrangement, there was […]
Thank you From Alison…
As many of you know, our Home Manager Alison was really poorly in December and very fortunately, and in no small part due to all the support she received from all of you at Ford Place, she has returned to work, initially part time, as she builds up her strength to return full time. Alison […]
Miss and Mrs Ford – A Beautiful Competition!
Wow – what a special day our home had in November, with our very own Miss and Mr Ford contest! An amazing opportunity for residents and staff alike to don their finery and compete in a number of different categories, as they strut their stuff through a beautiful arch of balloons in the home. Resident […]
New Senior level support for Stow
We are delighted to announce that Helen Hill, RN has joined our company in January as the new Head of Care and Compliance. Helen has worked across a range of corporate and family run social care providers and is currently working with the University of East Anglia on two very exciting medicines management research projects. […]
Perfect Pooches Abound at Ford Place!
It was ‘yee-hahs’ all round at Ford Place this summer when the summer fair came to town! Cowboys and cowgirls looked glorious in their get up, accompanied by great music and dancing for all to enjoy! As if that wasn’t entertainment enough, the dog show saw lots of gorgeous canine friends come to visit and […]
Bill is a Swimming Success!
At Ford Place, our aim is to keep residents connected with the things they love to do. Most recently the team supported resident Bill to connect with the Blind Veterans who arranged a 6 day holiday to Brighton for him. Since his holiday, his confidence is grown and staff have maintained this by organizing fortnightly […]
Stow Healthcare’s Busy Autumn of Awards
We are really happy to announce that again Stow Healthcare has punched well above its weight as a small company to have been awarded a significant number of finalist places in national care awards to be judged over the course of this autumn and winter. Stow Healthcare Group has been selected as a national finalist […]
Stow in Bloom sees Budding Success!
The second annual floral and craft extravaganza that is Stow in Bloom took place in July, with judges bowled over by the standard of entries. We were delighted to welcome back judges Pam and Bob Jackson from Woolpit Nurseries and Julie Martin and Georgie Stevens from the Suffolk County Council Aduly Community Services, who enjoyed […]
Awards Success for Stow’s Homes
Stow Healthcare’s award success continued in March at the Great British Care Awards with three finalists from across the company after they won their categories at the regional finals in November. Ford Place’s Denise Phipps was a finalist in the End of Life/ Palliative Care category as was Grace Watson of Melford Court in the […]
