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Research has proven that music can trigger intense recollections from years past, evoking strong emotions from early childhood experiences. At all of our Southern Healthcare homes, we understand the importance of activities for our residents’ wellbeing. Parkwood House residents in Plymouth, recently enjoyed a Country and Western sing-a-long thanks to the home’s regular entertainer, Zoe … Read more
Every week, a group of our residents get together to enjoy the gentle, creative art of flower arranging. It’s just one of the many activities on offer here at Parkwood House.
Sefton Hall continues to play a key role in the local community. The home sponsors Sefton Cup Week at Dawlish Bowling Club and has provided a handsome trophy for the overall winner. This year, the cup was won by the club’s honorary secretary, Kevin Gibbins. Unfortunately, the weather was too hot for Sefton residents to … Read more
Summer 2022 has been super busy and fun across all of our Southern Healthcare homes. Here’s a round-up of some of the things our staff and residents have been up to over the previous few months! Thunderball and Skyfall are not only the titles of two of the iconic James Bond films, but also the … Read more
Love was in the air at Sefton Hall’s belated Valentine’s Day. Staff organised a Valentine’s Day treat for residents, as a special treat on the romantic day. Unfortunately, celebrations had to be delayed from February because of Covid, but staff at Sefton Hall more than made up for it. They transformed the dining room with … Read more
Dogs will be competing for prizes at Sefton Hall’s dog show in aid of a local charity. Sefton Hall are hosting a dog show in aid of Bale’s Buddies, a Newton Abbot based charity which cares for and trains therapy assistance dogs. A spokesperson for Sefton says: “We hope owners will bring along their furry … Read more
This year, Britain marked the Queens 70th year on the throne with the Platinum Jubilee Ceremony. A special extended Bank Holiday weekend provided an opportunity for communities and UK citizens to celebrate this historic milestone together. The recently Elected Mayor of Dawlish, Lisa Mayne, was our guest of honour at Sefton Hall’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations … Read more
We are delighted to have held our first training day at our newly opened facility, Eden House in Dawlish. This bespoke centre will be providing training for all Southern Healthcare employees and residential courses for other care home staff across the country in Eden UK and other person-centered philosophies, such as the Butterfly and Dragonfly … Read more
One of our Old Rectory care home residents has just celebrated her 103rd birthday after having covid. Muriel Dunford contracted covid in January 2021, but remained asymptomatic. To mark her birthday, family and friends of Muriel’s attended a tea party at the Old Rectory. The lounge was decorated with balloons and Muriel received a large … Read more
Trust urgently needs to be repaired between the government and the care industry after the ‘scandalously wrong’ decision to discharge patients untested for Covid into care homes at the start of the pandemic. That is the view of the Managing Director of Southern Healthcare, Geoffrey Cox, who runs four highly rated and award-winning care homes … Read more