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Congratulations to The Briars, a Greensleeves Care home in Sandown, Isle of Wight, and The Old Rectory, a Southern Healthcare home in Exeter, both of whom have received an OUTSTANDING rating from CQC. The Briars has been on the Eden Alternative UK Register of Homes since 2010 and the Old…
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The following email was received from Diana Fagu following her Eden Associate course at Gloucester House, Sevenoaks (Greensleeves Care) and formed her Action Report..
“We started a new activity called 'a wish upon a star' where our residents make a wish and we are trying to make it happen.
We had a resident, Joan, who turned 102 years old in June, and her wish before she would pass away, was to go one last time to Eastbourne pier and walk along the sea front. Three weeks after her birthday we arranged and had the trip that Joan wished for. I can honestly say that Joan seemed to be the happiest I have ever seen her, she enjoyed a full plate of fish and chips (which is rare as she barely eats), ice cream and the most wanted gin and tonic. Making her happy on our day out was all we wanted to achieve. Sadly, Joan passed away 4 days after our day out, peacefully in her sleep, and we took comfort from making her last wish come true. We are now campaigning on making more of our residents' wishes come true, and I believe we are on the right path.”
Thank you all for making her wish come true and for the happy times she had at Gloucester House over her three and a half years in your expert care. Jill & Derek with love.
A beautiful story and life-enhancing project
fantastic........just lovely xx
Gloucester House in Sevenoaks became the 40th Home to be included on the Eden Alternative UK Register of Homes and the 18th Home managed by Greensleeves Care to be included. Their achievement is all the more notable as it is only two years ago that the Home came under the Greensleeves umbrella. We were particularly impressed by the excellent relationship with relatives, demonstrated by the difficulty in finding space for everyone who comes to their relatives’ meetings.
Congratulations to Sally Rochester and her team.
Anna Cataldo Pestell.
Well done Sally and all at Gloucester House.
Well done to everyone x
Well done Sally and your team xx
Congratulations to Sefton Hall who became the fifth home on the Eden Alternative UK Register to achieve an Outstanding rating from CQC. Sefton Hall is the second of the four homes managed by Southern Healthcare in Devon to have achieved this rating. All four homes are included on the Eden Alternative UK Register.
A couple of quotes from the report demonstrate where their success has come from.
“Staff showed they had an excellent understanding of the people they cared for and people received exceptionally person-centred care which promoted their health and wellbeing and enhanced their quality of life.”
“People were partners in their care; care records were individual, personalised and comprehensive.”
Congratulations to the Manager, Gabriela Ogreanu, her staff and their residents.