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How We Celebrate a Care Home Christmas
Christmas in a care home An essential aspect to consider when planning a care home Christmas is to inspire a 'homely-feel'. With that in mind, the ethos of Stanfield Nursing Home is that we recognise we are second best compared to staying in one's own home. We...
Nursing Home Calendar | Remembrance and a Lead up to Christmas
Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday is a very important day for many of our residents who would have had relatives that participated in the war. We made sure to engage as many as possible in the multiple activities spread throughout the week. We began our nursing...
Care Home Training | Impaired Cognition and Consent
Staff Training in Stanfield Nursing Home Responsibility of staff in care homes is essential to quality of care. To make sure we continually benefit both staff and residents, we are always aspiring to achieve the best in safeguarding. Commitment to the welfare of our...
Activities in Care Homes | Preparing for a Spooky Halloween
Halloween at Stanfield Celebrations of this ghostly night started early in the month to help our residents get into the scary season. We started with a therapeutic day of using differing colours to highlight Halloween templates. The use of colours is very powerful as...
Searching ‘Care Home Near Me’? | Stanfield Nursing Home
Things to consider in a care home The process of finding a nursing home that matches the requirements and expectations of you and your loved one can be a long and difficult one. There are a multitude of aspects to consider in terms of quality of care, the home, staff,...
Nursing Home Activities Calendar | ESO and a Macmillan Coffee Morning
English Symphony Orchestra During the first week of September residents at Stanfield Nursing Home were highly anticipating the concert by the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO) Wind Quartet! It was a thrilling day with fun, conversation and engagement in the music....
Dementia Facilities at Stanfield Nursing Home
Creating a suitable environment Caring for those with dementia requires more time and support as their symptoms become more complex due to the degenerative nature of the disease overtime. Often this means they will need additional support offered within a care home...
Care Home Activities | Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane
Holiday Memories at Stanfield Nursing Home This holiday season we focused our care home activities on holiday memories! There were many fun days planned throughout the month centred around the journeys our residents had been on. As a care home providing specialist...
Raising Awareness of Homelessness with NCS | Stanfield
What is NCS? NCS (National Citizen Service) is a programme that provides amazing new experiences for teenagers aged 15-17. Its goal is to give them a chance of discovering who they are and what they can do by helping them make a positive impact on their local...
Activities in Nursing Homes | Wimbledon, Ice Cream & Show Business!
No business like show business Due to the nature of our nursing home services, we strive to continuously improve the experience for our residents through person-centred care. We achieve this through our monthly plan of daily activities containing care home favourites...