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 […]
Award Finalist Places for Home and Staff
We are thrilled to announce that Ford Place has scooped prestigious finalist places in several national care awards. The home has been selected as a finalist in the Care Home of the Year category in both the National Care Awards and the Caring UK awards with the home’s End of Life Care also being shortlisted […]
Stow in Bloom Success!
This summer we encouraged residents to get creative in the garden with the launch of our inaugural ‘Stow in Bloom’ competition, to engage residents, families, staff and volunteers to contribute to the effort to find ‘Best in Stow’! With categories ranging from tallest sunflower, to best hanging basket or vegetable crop, there was something for […]
Teddy Bear’s Picnic Provides Great Fun!
After last year’s success, the annual Teddy Bear’s picnic returned to Ford Place for 2018. Residents, families and staff were invited, along with their teddy bears, to an afternoon of food, games and fun. The weather was perfect which allowed us to make great use of our outdoor space on the lawn and down towards […]
Birds of Prey drop into Ford Place
Residents were excited to welcome some feathered friends from the Phoenix Birds of Prey centre visited Ford Place on the 3rd September. Residents were invited to hold the bird of prey using the special gloves. This was a well-received afternoon by all. The Phoenix Birds of Prey group is a group of volunteers who rely […]
Harvest Festival with the Salvation Army
We welcomed the Salvation Army to Ford Place to host this year’s Harvest Festival Service for residents and their families. Members of the local Salvation army band played traditional harvest hymns as part of the service on the 7th October. A huge thank you to all at Ford Place for the Harvest festival donations gathered […]
Royal Celebrations at Melford Court
On the 20th April, we took party in National Care Home Open Day and celebrated the Queen’s birthday with games in the garden at Melford Court. To commemorate the Queen’s 92nd birthday residents at Melford Court planted a cherry tree in the garden to mark the occasion. Residents helped chose the location and helped manager […]
A Centenarian Celebration for Alfie Wilson
We celebrated resident Alfie Wilson’s 100th birthday in April with cake, balloons and lots of laughter. Alfie enjoyed his day in style surrounded by friends and family who joined him for an afternoon tea party with staff and residents at Melford Court. Alfie was delighted with the celebrations which included receiving his telegram from the […]
Chief Executive of local Hospital visits
Chief Executive Officer for West Suffolk Hospital, Professor Dr Steve Dunn visited us at Melford Court in April. This was Steve’s first visit to Melford Court where he met with the management team to discuss the current partnership working with the home and West Suffolk Hospital. Melford Court has recently been asked to pilot the […]
