Activities at Lydfords Care Home

Peter recently celebrated his 93rd Birthday at Lydfords. Peter had a big party with his family in our Garden Pavilion. There were 20 people in total and four different generations including his 90 year old sister and the apple of Papa Pete’s eye, Ruby his great grandchild. 
Everyone had a wonderful afternoon and it really was a special birthday for Peter. 

It is so lovely to hear back from the family and we received a heart-warming message from Peters daughter Lynda. 

"Just wanted to  say another big thank you to you and all the staff, Dad is really happy and the loneliness that he had has just vanished. You all look after him so well.
Bravo to Lydfords 
Thanks again."

Residents at Lydfords care home in East Hoathly enjoyed a morning of fresh air and scenery at Walk the chalk festival. 

Joined by Christina, their personal tour guide. Residents were driven from South Hill Barn in the buggy and saw several pieces of artwork as well as the beautiful coastal line. Christina was very informative and spoke about how the flags represented the local forna. Upon return from the coast guard cottages everyone stopped for refreshments. 

General Manger at Lydfords care home, said: “The trip to walk the chalk was an amazing experience for our residents. It is so lovely they were able to see views and access the countryside that is not usually possible. We are very grateful to Christina and the team who came along especially to give them this opportunity.”

Here at Lydfords we had an amazing musical afternoon with a visit from the Glyndebourne Good Company. It was an immersive afternoon of learning about the different musical instruments from the Cello to Clarinet and the amazing voice of one of Glyndebourne's own Operatic singers.

Residents joined in and played their own instruments to the music. There were smiles, laughter and a wonderful happy atmosphere all around. Afterwards the Good Company joined us all for tea and cake. It gave everyone a chance to talk in person and learn more.

Emma Lee a qualified florist and ACRES tutor ran the eco-friendly, foam free flower arranging workshop. 

Emma demonstrated how to condition the flowers properly, followed by three different arrangements. The first was presented in a tea cup and used eco-friendly foam, followed by a modern and effective sunflower piece and finally a front facing arrangement using wire. At the end of the session they all enjoyed complimentary afternoon tea courtesy of Lydfords and their Chef.

June, resident said: “I used to arrange the flowers for my local community events. It has been such a lovely afternoon in the garden working with the flowers again. It all came flooding back to me about the conditioning and I really enjoyed using some new techniques. We all had such a laugh and it was lovely to make some new friends. I have my arrangements in my room so I can admire them.”

One of our residents read about the new exhibition at Beachy Head, titled The Beachy Head Story. Showcasing some wonderful discoveries and artefacts from as far back as 1690.

So off we went today to take a look ourselves, we had such an interesting morning and the views were spectacular.
 

Lydfords Care Home in East Hoathly, Lewes passed a recent Care Quality Commission inspection with an overall ‘Good’ rating after being praised for operating a safe, responsive, caring, effective and well-led service.

The CQC inspected the home on April 11th 2023 and rated the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, as ‘Good’ across all five areas of inspection including safe, effective, well-led, responsive and caring. The report stated that the home promoted a culture of dignity and independence for its residents and that staff at the home were very caring and treated the residents with kindness and respect. 

The report found that people were happy with the care they received, felt safe, well treated and enjoyed the positive culture in the home. A resident said: “I feel safe here.  I had a fall before I came here but I feel safe here 24/7.” The report stated that residents’ care needs were well looked after, a wide range of different daily activities were offered including frequent trips to the local village and that residents were supported to take part. Another resident said: “I have my independence here, as much as I can do.”

The report said residents received good quality person-centred care and a relative confirmed: “I see staff placing their hands on people is such a caring way, it is lovely to see.”  The report noted that relatives were kept updated and actively involved in making decisions about their loved one’s care, a relative commented: “Mum’s care is reviewed regularly.  The staff are very supportive and approachable, as is the Registered Manager - I suggest things for Mum and they are very accommodating.”