Activities at Claremont Parkway Care Home

We learnt about the Twelfth Night today and the traditions surrounding it, we had a go at making some small traditional twelfth night fruit cakes. We all definitely had some questions about what they were going to look like but we all enjoyed tasting our success!

From rabbits to reptiles our residents just love spending time with Lucia's Tiny Farm animals. It's a Happy New Year all around at Claremont when these little fellows visit. 'Bernard' the Bearded Dragon was the star of the show!

Our team members and residents have been celebrating since we received the news that Claremont Parkway Care Home has been rated ‘GOOD’ by the Care Quality Commission!

The CQC inspected the home on November 17th and 21st 2022 and rated the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, as ‘Good’ in all five areas of the inspection – safe, responsive, effective, caring and well-led.

The report stated that residents at the home received very good, person-centred care that met their needs and improved their wellbeing from a kind, well organised staff team and that the culture at the home was open, positive and empowering.

Also highlighted in the report was that people were happy with the care they received, felt safe and well looked after, were relaxed with staff and were treated with kindness and respect. One relative said: “It’s a lovely place. The care couldn’t be better, the staff go that extra mile.”

Another relative commented: “The service is very good, there is nothing to improve at all – 10 out of 10.”

Our staff were found to be very happy working at the home, one staff member said: “The manager is a leader. People work for people.”

To read the full report: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-135893724

General Manager Natalie Maxwell said: “We are absolutely thrilled that Claremont Parkway has achieved a ‘Good’ rating following the recent CQC’s inspection. It is fantastic to have the hard work and dedication of everyone here recognised, we have wonderful residents and a brilliant team of staff - I'm so proud of them all.”

Please join us in congratulating Kitchen Assistant Shine Rockey on receiving ‘Employee of the Month’.

Shine was nominated by our residents, his colleagues and residents’ relatives because of his kind nature and the fact that 'nothing is ever too much for him' he is always on hand to provide additional support.

The home’s General Manager, Natalie presented Shine with his certificate, chocolates and a £25 voucher plus a cookery book as a special 'thank you' for his continued hard work and dedication to all at Claremont Parkway.

Everyone here sends you thanks.

The residents enjoyed a spot of indoor gardening, by planting some herbs. With many different varieties to choose from such as cress, lemon balm, chamomile, parsley, basil, oregano and many others. The residents look forward to seeing them grow in the new year and sampling the delights for themselves.

A few of our residents got their aprons on and did a little bit of baking this afternoon, mixing and preparing some lovely cupcakes for their fellow residents to go nicely with a cup of tea later this evening.