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Congratulations to Broadlands, a care home in Oulton Broad near Lowestoft which became the first Greensleeves Care home to achieve an OUTSTANDING rating from CQC. Broadlands has the advantage of a great location but more importantly, equally brilliant staff. The home has been on the Eden Alternative UK Register of Homes since April 2013 and…
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Eden UK Blog: Pets and the Eden Alternative.
One of the human characteristics that we are all familiar with is our association with animals. Many people have grown up with pets as children and frequently acquire their own as soon as they get a permanent address and a long-term relationship. You only have to visit a park or virtually any other open space to find people walking their dogs, whatever the weather. Walk through a park on your own and you may get a smile or a good morning from others doing the same. Make the same trip with a dog, almost any dog, and you’ll get a conversation, lots of conversations. Read more: www.eden-alternative.co.uk/pets-and-the-eden-alternative/
Last Friday saw the end of our week in East Anglia with a visit to Harleston House in Lowestoft to confirm their place on the Eden Alternative UK Register of Homes. Harleston has developed an excellent reputation for the quality of their dementia care, reflected in their last CQC inspection when they were rated as Outstanding for Care and Good for all other areas. A significant development since our last visit was a drive for residents to continue to experience life outside their home, as the rest of us do. Consequently, Harleston has celebrated many of their big events with staff and family in local venues, e.g. their Christmas party was held in a hotel and their pantomime in a local community centre. This has led to a higher level of engagement with the local community and an increase in family visits.
Sue Graham, the Manager, said that as Eden has become embedded in the Home residents many of whom are living with advanced dementia, have been more observant and show more concerns about other residents and staff.
Congratulations to Eden Associates Nicky Shepherd, The Briars, Isle of Wight, Sam Curran, De Lucy, Diss and Julie Harwood, Accord HA on being selected for the NCF's Rising Star programme. Vic Rayner, Executive Director, NCF, in an article in the July 2017 edition of CMM said.
"At the NCF annual conference, with the support of Carterwood, we pulled together the first cohort of Rising Stars, giving them a unique opportunity to meet together, connect and begin the process of working out their leadership pathway. What a fantastic group. Coming from a wide range of services, including mental health provision, learning disability services and older people's care and nursing, these new managers came together full of enthusiasm and a desire to make a difference."
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Just saw this in Italy - and Elder with his dog on the back of his little lorry. Made me more than smile....