Avery were delighted to welcome South Lodge, our first Leicester care home, its residents and staff into the Avery family of care homes in April 2018.
Situated just off the London Road, which joins Leicester with Market Harborough, in the leafy conservation area of Stoneygate, South Lodge’s wonderful position means our community is within the easy reach of the shops, churches and the city centre.
Our Leicester care home offers exceptional 24 hour residential and nursing care for both individuals and couples and has outstanding facilities and services, all set within our comfortable, supportive care community. South Lodge has a choice of 99 beautiful private apartments that vary from studios through to one and two bedrooms suites all with their own wet room style bathroom and some with kitchenettes ensuring our residents can remain as independent as they wish.
We also offer a separate dementia area comprising of 17 suites, each with an en-suite wet room. Comfortable, open plan naturally lit and staffed by specially trained staff, it offers unique support for those residents requiring specialist dementia care giving each and every resident the unique support they may need.
Ours is a supportive, companionable community. We use technology to support our residents to connect with family near and far, and social engagements, as well as mental and physical activity to keep us all active and in the best of spirits.
To discuss your next move whether, it is some advice you are after or perhaps would like to visit and chat with some of our residents, then call Sarah Croxtall Client Liaison Manager on 0116 274 8000.
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Our residents have their say at South Lodge with the monthly residents meeting to decide on the activities they wish to see in the upcoming months.
Our gardening club with green house and raised flower beds offer those with green fingers the chance to still continue their hobby whilst our dedicated activities team offer a varied program. These include outings to local places of interest, visiting speakers and entertainers, pottery, art, one to one activities and garden walks in our gorgeous gardens which includes a woodland walk.
A local nursery school visit on a monthly basis and enjoy a morning in our activities room whereby children and residents alike play games, quizzes and even the occasional visit from Alfie the miniature pony! We are a supportive and companionable Leicester care home. We also host regular Parkinson’s group meetings with the local Parkinson’s Society and Gents Lunch Club whereby our male residents enjoy a pie and pint!
Our exceptionally well equipped home has a choice of dining experience, our residents and their families can dine in either our beautifully designed restaurant, in their apartment or our bistro for a more casual experience. We have a number of quiet cosy lounges, a bistro café which is ideal for that cup of coffee with friends, a well-equipped library reading area, a hair salon, a therapy room and spa.
We were so excited to invite Avery Ambassador Sherrie Hewson to our Afternoon Tea event at Crispin Court Care Home on the 24th September. Sherrie took the time to speak with all residents and posed for photographs with residents, visitors and families. Everyone at Crispin Court appreciated how she also spoke to all the staff…
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Welcome to the autumn issue of Welcome Home – Avery Healthcare’s in-house magazine for our residents, staff, families and friends and everyone involved with our care homes nationwide. At Avery we had a great summer, the warmest and sunniest for several decades, with the homes helping our residents spend more of their time outside in the gardens with summer fêtes…
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We’re very proud to announce that Avonmere Care Home has recently achieved a Good In All Categories rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in our first unannounced inspection. As an addition, we have also been recognised by Knight Frank with an entry into their 2019 Luxury Care Home Guide. The CQC grades services delivered…
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We are delighted to announce that Avery Healthcare has been shortlisted as finalists in no less than four categories that they entered in the 2018 LaingBuisson Care Sector Awards. LaingBuisson is an UK healthcare consultancy, based in London, that provides insights, data and analysis of health and social care market structures, policy and strategy. The LaingBuisson Awards…
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Our intrepid roving reporter, John Griff, the man behind the Avery Archive recordings, recently caught up with Sherrie Hewson, Avery’s new Ambassador, for a quick chat about her early impressions of the care company and how she was finding working with us. In a short and informal conversation Sherries shares her views on Avery, the…
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Avery Healthcare is delighted to announce that stage and TV actress and media personality Sherrie Hewson has been appointed as the Ambassador for our care home group! Now passionately concerned about the senior adult social sector, following on from her own mother’s experience of being in care, she is very interested in the Avery quality…
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In a further instalment Robert Richardson from the north-east recounts aspects of what has been a fascinating life. As part of our continuing resident storytelling archive, Robert talks about his passion for model boat building.
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Friday 13th – unlucky for some? Not for the Avery teams that took part in the Care Workers Charity Three Peaks Challenge! Three staff from Amarna House Care Home in York joined five staff from Avery Group Support Centre for the challenge on 13th July, and soon discovered that the trek was much more demanding than…
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The hard work and dedication by staff throughout the Avery group has been recognised yet again at the national Care Home Awards for 2018, where we have come away as winners in four important categories. The prestigious national award ceremony, run by Care Home Management, were held at the Health+ Care Show at London’s ExCel…
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When a Person Develops Dementia Dementia is a broad term that is used to describe a condition where there is an ongoing and generally irreversible decline of the brain and its abilities. At the present time, dementia is not curable. Although medication is available to slow the symptoms of the disease, these are not suitable…
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Rainbow Stripes have been visiting Alder House for some time now bringing a mix of inter-generational sharing and music, and in the process re-awakening happy memories for our residents. With this sort of interaction everyone wins! Notts TV take up the story…
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International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12th May to mark the contributions nurses make to society. The date itself holds significant meaning in the nursing profession as it is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, who is widely considered the founder of modern nursing. Nurses play an essential role in care and…
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We are proud to announce that Clare Court Care Home has scored ‘Good in All Categories’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an unannounced inspection in late August. The CQC adjudged that our home and staff scored consistently highly throughout its in five categories (Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led). The report had many positive…
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It’s been a season of birthdays here at Hinckley House Care Home. In August, we celebrated our fifth birthday since our home opened with a spectacular party, but on Friday 5th October we went above and beyond to celebrate our wonderful resident Vera Adam’s 106th birthday! Originally from Beeston in Nottingham, Vera used to work…
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This August, Hinckley House Care Home celebrated in style with a huge party for our fifth birthday party! Our home was beautifully decorated with bunting and blue, white and silver glitter balloons, with the colour theme continuing in the stunning floral display in our reception area. We rewarded staff with flowers and prosecco as a…
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We had the pleasure of welcoming Avery Ambassador Sherrie Hewson to our Bee Active class followed by lunch at Rowan Court Care Home on the 27th September. Sherrie Hewson arrived to receive a bouquet of flowers from one of our Resident Ambassadors, Dorothy Maylin and Front of House staff member, Danielle Garrington-Miller. Sherrie also met…
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On the 27th September, we welcomed Avery Ambassador Sherrie Hewson to an Afternoon Tea event at Hempstalls Hall Care Home, where we were raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. With help from Sherrie, residents, family and friends, we raised almost £100 for the charity. To raise money for Macmillan nurses we held a staff cake…
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It’s clear as soon as you walk into Birchwood Grange Care Home in Harrow, with its colourful decorations and homely atmosphere, that it is no ordinary care home. Led by Manager Mark Bird, the home’s strength is its diversity, creativity and strong local community and it is Mark’s approach that has led the home to…
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Continuing its first in the adult social care sector, Avery Healthcare, in collaboration with the CAP Awards (Continuous Advancement Programme), is delighted to announce that Avery’s Astbury Manor Care Home in Bracknell has won a double Gold Award for both Housekeeping and Catering. The CAP Awards promote and reward excellence in Catering and Housekeeping, in…
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We are delighted to have not one but three shortlisted finalists in The National Care Awards 2018! Our three finalists are: Cassandra Keane, Carer from St Giles Care Home in Birmingham, in the Carer category. Cassandra commented: “I am so proud to be a finalist – it really is like a dream come true. I…
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There is currently a global and national shortage of registered nurses (estimated at around 42,000 in the UK alone), set against increasing demand for their skills as care needs have become more complex, the population is ageing and more preventative approaches are required. There is clear evidence that nurses make a difference to quality of care and to achieving positive outcomes…
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We all want to live well and have an enjoyable and fulfilling life. Well-being can be defined as an overall feeling of happiness and satisfaction with life and is made up of a balance of physical, psychological and social well-being factors or “mind, body and soul”, which is different for each person. The Avery Well-being Measure is designed to give an indication of…
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From canal boats trips to mystery minibus tours, strolls down the pier to a pint in the pub; our care homes have a fantastic time exploring the great outdoors. These outings always go down a treat on our Facebook pages and the stunning summer sun provided the perfect setting for some dazzling photos and super stories. Here are some of…
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Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a range of progressive conditions affecting the brain. There are many different types of dementia with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common. Some people may have a combination of types of dementia. Dementia is associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. The Alzheimer’s Society estimates that there are…
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