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Here is the latest update on how we are managing the coronavirus pandemic. We continue to see reassuring outcomes for the testing results, and we are pleased to report that across the Avery group we are now virtually virus-free for both staff and residents. Despite the media portrayal of the sector, our care homes are…
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Welcome to the July issue of Avery Life, now a monthly update of all the latest from Avery and our leading care homes. Read about the success of our introduction of safe garden visits, enabling families to visit their loved ones for the first time in weeks, and a tale of enduring love from Newcross…
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South Lodge Care Home were delighted to present signed Leicester City fan mail to overjoyed residents during lockdown. The Premier League recently met with the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to discuss, “Project restart”, seeing the return of live professional football albeit “behind closed doors” to our screens from the 12th June. During the Coronavirus pandemic,…
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Welcome to Issue 6 of our new fortnightly newsletter, Avery Life. This edition, we’ve got stories from around our communities including outdoor fun with cocktail parties, and generous donations from both local and national supporters of the fine work our homes are doing during challenging times. For all this and more, click here to download Avery…
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Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton recently received a letter of praise from Nichola Thompson, Director of Commissioning for Cheshire East County Council, thanking them for their dedication and commitment to the well-being of their residents during the Coronavirus pandemic. Home Manager, Debbie Marshall, was delighted. She said, “The team and I were really pleased…
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Music plays a central role in supporting residents to live well in many care homes, and is a significant feature in most well-being and activity programmes, ranging from informal sing-a-longs and choirs within a care home to visiting entertainers. The value of utilising music in a more personalised way is now widely recognised as a…
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Avery’s Northern Regional Manager, Maria Booth, made a clean break from her normal hairstyle by having her head completely shaved in late May. For mutual support, Maria undertook this hair-raising task with good friend Janet Burgin, both conscious that their own ‘natural highlights’ were not under control due to salons being closed in the lockdown.…
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In an exciting move for both care home residents and their families and friends, Avery Healthcare has announced a way forward to bring everyone together again after the recent enforced separation. It’s a ray of sunshine for those desperate to see their loved ones. Mass testing throughout the Avery homes is drawing very encouraging results…
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A warm welcome to Issue 5 of Avery Life, keeping you updated fortnightly with all the top news from our wonderful care home communities, showing the fun our residents are having thanks to our dedicated and hard-working staff. This edition, you can read about our lucky residents who continue to be pampered in our salons,…
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The staff at Knowle Gate Care Home in Solihull certainly know it all, in all categories! They’re thrilled that after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) made an unannounced inspection, they have rated the care home as Good In All Categories. The CQC report featured many great quotes from staff and residents about the quality of…
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Acorn Lodge Care Home in Nuneaton were thrilled to receive a letter of gratitude from Monica Fogarty, the Chief Executive of Warwickshire County Council, thanking them for their great efforts during the Coronavirus pandemic and for going “above and beyond” in the way that care has been continued to be given in this increasingly challenging…
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Avery Healthcare has always made the health and safety of our residents and staff a priority, and the Covid-19 pandemic has required us to raise our exacting standards to even higher levels. That is why we are taking the innovative step to introduce a cleaning system into our care homes that is already proven to…
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