admin 
Involving care home residents in the creative arts can bring enjoyment, inspire them and even bring health benefits. Arts and crafts can boost residents social interaction and evoke memories, which can be shared in conversation. Residents at Southern Healthcare’s Old Rectory care home in Exeter have enjoyed a varied and exciting programme of activities … Read more
Southern Healthcare’s Plymouth care home opened its grounds to entertain and inform residents and their families. Parkwood House erected a luxury marquee in the home’s attractive gardens to hold several events, including a music concert featuring the Southern Healthcare Quintet, a pantomime, and an information session on the Eden Alternative. Geoffrey Cox is the Managing … Read more
Staff at Sefton Hall Nursing and Residential Home in Dawlish wore colourful Chinese themed costumes to bring in the Asian New Year. Residents watched a video of traditional Lion Dancing, and they were served Asian food to mark the start of the Year of the Water Tiger. Staff dressed in red, white and black Chinese … Read more
Sefton Hall care home in Dawlish has won two prestigious national awards this year. The staff at the care home were named Care Team of the Year category at the Caring UK Awards, which recognises excellence and achievement within the care sector across the UK. Sefton Hall care home manager, Gabriela Ogreanu, was also surprised … Read more
A Dawlish care home has been praised by the Care Quality Commission for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Sefton Hall provides personal and nursing care and currently has 44 residents. It is one of four homes in Devon owned by Southern Healthcare. It has previously been rated Outstanding by the CQC and has won … Read more
The managing director of a group of leading Devon care homes has welcomed the relaxation of Covid visiting rules, but also says we need to be cautious as infection rates are rising again in the county. In the easing of restrictions, the government has announced that from this week, there will be no limit on … Read more
Animals helped to bridge the generations when they visited The Seaton care home. Animal experts from a local wildlife park near Axminster in Devon, brought several of their animals to visit The Seaton residents. Residents and local children enjoyed learning about and touching reptiles and other animals from Axe Valley Wildlife Park. The Seaton run … Read more
Drive-through visits meant families were reunited with their loved ones at Sefton Hall. Southern Healthcare’s Dawlish care home copied the concept of drive-through restaurants to reunite loved ones during the coronavirus crisis. Through careful planning – including the use of PPE, time slots and separate stations – families were, for one day, able to see … Read more
Residents at a Plymouth care home enjoyed a taste of eastern European life to mark World Diversity Day. The award-winning activities team at Parkwood House arranged a Slavic party, with food, music and cultural insights from Poland, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. Parkwood Manager, Lorna Smith, said: “I have the privilege to work with such a committed … Read more
Residents at Southern Helathcare’s Devon care homes have been enjoying some equine therapy. Margot Whittaker, the Director of Nursing at the group, runs a miniature horse stud and has been taking some of the cute creatures on a tour of the four care homes. The first stop was the Old Rectory in Exeter. Margot said: … Read more