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 […]
Busy Times at Stowlangtoft Hall
We have had an incredibly busy few months at Stowlangtoft Hall, with open day preparations and wedding celebrations. Summer is on its way, and with longer days and warmer weather, there has been plenty of opportunity for our residents to get out and about and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Things have certainly warmed […]
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 […]
Awards for Stow Healthcare & Ford Place!
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. These awards also saw the Management Team at sister […]
Ford Place Achieves ‘Outstanding’ Rating!
We are delighted to report that 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.” They noted that […]
A Date for your Diary…
On Saturday 17th June Ford Place will be participating in Care Home Open Day from 11am till 5pm, including: • Native American Indian performers • Thetford Hapkido • Star Wars characters • Sean Moyes “The Banjo Man” • Craft Stalls • Clairvoyants • Tombola • Bottle stall • Guess the weight of the cake • […]
