Melford Court welcomes a new Home Manager
As many of you are aware, Fiona will be leaving her role as Home Manager at Melford Court to take up a new role as Clinical Advisor within the Stow Healthcare Group on a full-time basis. We are delighted to have recruited Mrs Sally Shadbolt, RN, to take up the role of Home Manager at […]
Our Inter-Generational Partnership
The benefits of children and the elderly having the opportunity to send time together are currently a hot topic in the media. We have been embracing the opportunity to get to know some new friends and there is no better time than the festive season. We have had a number of visits from local schools, […]
Long Service Awards for Dedicated Staff
This year Stow Healthcare launched our Long Service Award Scheme to recognise and reward staff for their considerable length of service dedicated to the home and its residents. Home Manager Alison, presented the awards to staff. In total, 9 staff at Ford Place received awards for reaching service milestones including 10, 15 and 20 years […]
Stow in the Snow brings Success!
Following the success of our summer competition ‘Stow in Bloom’, we launched our very first winter competition ‘Stow in the Snow’ to get everyone into the festive spirit. This competition was designed to provide meaningful Christmas activities within the homes and engage staff, residents and their families all together at this special time of year. […]
Our special Celebration of Remembrance
On New Year’s Eve, we held a special service of remembrance to remember all the special people we have said ‘Goodbye’ to in 2018. Alison and Silvia led a memorial service with a special video, readings, poems and the reading of names of all of those who had passed away in 2018. We were joined […]
A Spook-tacular Hallow’een at Ford…
We can’t forget Ford Place’s fabulous Hallow’een party in October, complete with homemade masks unique to each resident. Together with the staff, Matt and Karen held a very special Masquerade Party full of Halloween treats and decorations and fancy dress for both staff and residents to enjoy. No party would be complete without a Hallow’een […]
Our Inter-Generational Partnership
The benefits of children and the elderly having the opportunity to send time together are currently a hot topic in the media. We have been embracing the opportunity to get to know some new friends with children from the local nursery ‘Tranquinas Childcare’ visiting residents at the home on a weekly basis. Every Wednesday, Ford […]
Stow in the Snow brings Success
Following the success of our summer competition ‘Stow in Bloom’, we launched our very first winter competition ‘Stow in the Snow’ to get everyone into the festive spirit. This competition was designed to provide meaningful Christmas activities within the homes and engage staff, residents and their families all together at this special time of year. […]
Local MP & Health Secretary Visits our Home
Brandon Park held a celebratory reception on Friday 18th January to celebrate its second ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after it’s inspection in September. Guests included staff, residents, representative GPs from local surgeries and other local businesses. Brandon Park’s local MP and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the Rt […]
Burns Night fun at Brandon Park
This January we were delighted to see our Deputy Manager Gordon Jamieson, himself a proud Scotsman to help us celebrate the birthday of the Scottish poet Robbie Burns with a special meal of haggis, neeps and tatties. Gordon addressed the haggis in the traditional Burns’ Night poem kitted out in his full Highland dress and […]
