Our stories

Peace of mind

Moving into a care home can be daunting

Rest assured, our care team are here to make sure that making the move is as easy as possible for you and your loved one. If you still need reassurance, here are some stories from our residents, their families and our care team.

The district nurses came to Howgate today to give our residents their annual Flu vaccinations, they said it was a lovely home and thanked the staff for all their help.

Flu Vaccination

October 2020

Residents at The Westbourne continue to enjoy the theme of Italy with an array of Italian food to sample. The chef served a taste of Italy in true style in the dining room and was happy to lend his Italian chef hat to diners for the day. A great celebration of Italian food.

Italian Food At The Westbourne

October 2020

Throughout the month we have had Olympic activities. Our home has been split into 2 teams, a red team and a blue team. All staff on shift tomorrow for the party have been told which team they will be competing on and are going to be dressed up in their team colours.

Bowerfield Court Olympics

October 2020

We did Bowerfield Olympics. We had a red and a blue team, residents and staff went against each other in a number of activities. Everyone had so much fun. We enjoyed a buffet party, and celebrated a number of birthdays including a staff member turning 21.

Bowerfield Olympics

October 2020

The Residents enjoyed taking part in making autumn wreaths and decorations for the Home.

We chatted about the colours of autumn, read poems about the season and traditions from around the world.

Making Autumn Wreaths

October 2020

Abingdon Court are celebrating after being rated Good in all areas during a recent CQC inspection. As well as thanking the staff for their hard work we want to thank the residents, their friends and families and the local community who continue to support us.

Rated Good in all areas by CQC

October 2020