Click here for the latest position on COVID-19
Merlin Court Care Home, in Marlborough, recently received a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report which found residents and staff ‘happy with the support provided’. To help continue to support care services as safely as possible, CQC has changed how they monitor and inspect the care industry. Replacing the previous ESF framework inspection, the…
Read More
Silvermere Care Home, in Cobham, Surrey, recently received a positive inspection from Care Quality Commission (CQC). To help continue to support care services as safely as possible, CQC has changed how they monitor and inspect the care industry. The new transitional framework, which currently replaces the previous ESF framework inspection, focuses on key areas such…
Read More
We are delighted to share Avery Healthcare has been announced as a finalist in this year’s Care Home Awards 2021. This year, we have been shortlisted in five categories: Best for Communication, Best for Nutrition, Food and the Dining Experience, Best for Use of Technology, Best Mid-size Care Home Group, and Best Response to Covid-19. …
Read More
To celebrate spring, we wanted to give back to our local communities, who have been so supportive to us during the last year, so our homes challenged themselves to make a mile-long Easter egg trail, an ‘Easter Egg S’mile’. Residents asked for donations of Easter Eggs to be dropped off at their home’s front door…
Read More
Welcome to the April edition of Avery Talk, our monthly round-up of all the latest goings-on at Avery. This month, we had lots to celebrate in our homes, including Mothering Sunday, International Women’s Day, World Book Day and even the late Sir Bruce Forsythe’s birthday! We are also excited to welcome back so many visitors…
Read More
The NACC Care Chef of the Year 2021 competition has now officially launched. Open to all chefs and cooks in the healthcare sector, the competition “continually challenges chefs to devise innovative and exciting recipes whilst adhering to a strict budget and meeting the nutritional needs of their clientele.” Simon Lawrence, Avery’s Head of Culinary and…
Read More
Highcliffe Care Home, in Sunderland, recently underwent a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report which found the home ‘clean’ and ‘tidy’, with examples of good practice during the coronavirus pandemic. To help continue to support care services as safely as possible, CQC has changed how they monitor and inspect the care industry. Replacing the previous…
Read More
We are delighted to inform you that Avery care homes, in line with government guidelines, are now getting back to some semblance of ‘normal’. There are three main areas that relatives and new enquiring families have been waiting to hear about: Meet the Manager New enquirers can now book a face-to-face meeting on-site at the…
Read More
March 23rd marked National Reflection Day, a commemoration for those that had passed away due to the Covid-19 pandemic, made poignant by the date marking the first anniversary of when the UK entered national lockdown in March 2020. The nation was encouraged to reflect and share their support for those who have been bereaved during…
Read More
Avon Valley Care Home in Bristol recently received a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report. To help continue to support care services as safely as possible, CQC has changed how they monitor and inspect the care industry. Replacing the previous ESF framework inspection, the new transitional framework focusses on key areas such as infection…
Read More
Residents at Avon Valley Care Home in Bristol recently received some wonderful surprise gifts from 10-year-old Sunny, who wanted to cheer them up during the current lockdown. Sunny, a pupil at Kings Oak School, which sits just opposite Avon Valley, has been busy making cookies, personalised cards and gifts for the residents. She wanted to…
Read More
Dukes Court Care Home, in Wellingborough, recently underwent a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection. To help continue to support care services as safely as possible, CQC has changed how they monitor and inspect the care industry. Replacing the previous ESF framework inspection, the new transitional framework focusses on key areas such as infection prevention and…
Read More