Acacia Mews Care Home, Hatfield have recently been inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The staff and residents at the home are excited to share the news that the CQC has rated the home as Good In All Categories. Inspectors from the healthcare regulator spent two days at Acacia Mews, talking to staff, residents…
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The staff at Astbury Manor Care Home in Bracknell are delighted to announce that they have retained their double gold catering and housekeeping awards from the Continuous Advancement Programme (CAP) for the second year running! The CAP awards are given to services that show a high standard of catering and housekeeping. An independent assessor completes…
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High levels of staff transience, combined with a sometimes unattractive reputation for the adult social care sector, means it is often a challenge to attract and retain high-quality permanent staff. Avery knows that investing in its employees, through better training, career pathways, broader and appropriate benefits packages, flexible working and pay patterns, proactive support for…
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Avery prides itself on its quality of resident services, to match the high standards of care that are provided, combining to ensure that the resident experience and quality of lifestyle are as good as possible for all. To evidence this aspect of service delivery, Avery has started to seek accreditation from CAP (the Continuous Advancement…
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December saw the launch of Avery’s third annual Christmas Cake competition, organised by Simon Lawrence (Head of Culinary and Hospitality) and Keir Pedley (Well-Being and Activities Manager). All Avery homes were encouraged to enter and to involve the residents to work with the culinary staff throughout December to plan, create and decorate their cakes. An…
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Edenbridge Manor Care Home, being built by main contract Jenner Construction on Mont St Aignan Way, Edenbridge, is due to open its doors this summer. As the build nears completion, we celebrated the ‘topping out’ alongside Avery Ambassador, TV and stage actress Sherrie Hewson, and Councillor Alan Layland, Edenbridge Town Council Chairman. The topping-out ceremony…
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It is with great pleasure that the staff and residents at Hawthorns Care Home, Aldridge are pleased to announce that the care home has just been rated as Good In All Categories after an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). During the inspection, the CQC spoke to a variety of staff, residents and…
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We are proud to announce that after a vigorous and unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Birchwood Grange Care Home in Harrow has achieved an overall rating of Outstanding. Birchwood Grange is the first care home of over 100 residents to achieved such a rating of Outstanding from the CQC, and in fact,…
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) held their Big Garden Birdwatch recently, and many of the Avery care homes got involved with both their residents and staff to support it. Founded in 1889, the RSPB is the country’s largest nature conservation charity; it works to protect threatened and endangered birds and wildlife,…
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Housekeeping and culinary services at Grove Park Care Home in Headingley, Leeds, have recently been assessed by the Continuous Advancement Programme (CAP). After a rigorous inspection, the home is pleased to announce we have achieved a double gold award! Both teams scored 94% in their assessments and were considered by the inspectors to have gone…
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Hanford Court Care Home in Stoke-on-Trent is off to a great start in 2020! The home’s staff and residents are celebrating after having received a Good Overall with an Outstanding in Caring rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after inspectors completed an unannounced visit in late 2019. The CQC spent two days at Hanford…
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Last year, local artist Imogen Morris contacted Clare Court Care Home and asked if she could meet some residents who would like to participate in an art exhibition. Imogen had contacted various homes and chose Clare Court to work with as she found our residents to be fantastic characters with a great sense of humour,…
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