January 2016 Newsletter

Robinson House
January 2016
Inside this issue:
Manager update
Babies
Hairdressing Salon
Makeover
Hen House
Plus much more!
Manager Update…
I am pleased to launch Robinson House’s first Newsletter. We are starting 2016 with
the first edition and four more will follow during the year throughout each season. 2015
has been a successful year for the home. Our CQC inspection was rated as Good. We
continue to strengthen our staff team and we are now at full capacity across all
departments. There should be very little agency staff used in 2016. This will be due to
the great commitment from our existing staff complimented with new team members.
We have increased the nursing team and welcome Kinga Kubica, Jacob George and
Joman Jose. Carol Harewood accepted the role of Clinical Lead at the home for a year.
This comes to an end in April. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Carol for all
her support and invaluable help during this time. We have been successful in recruiting
Amanda Hendy who will become the home’s Deputy Manager. Amanda Hendy joins us
on February 1st and we look forward to welcoming her and wishing her much success.
Amanda is currently a Tissue Viability nurse with management experience based at
Southmead Hospital.
Carol will continue in the role of Gold Standards Framework Coordinator for Robinson
House. Carol will lead the staff to ensure a “Gold” standard of End of Life care is
achieved for all who live here. We hope to be accredited in July by the GSF team with
a Beacon status award.
We are negotiating to continue with our two Dementia Flexi emergency bed contract.
These beds are contracted by the Bristol CCG and used to help families in crisis and to
avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. We also will continue with our contacted
Palliative Care bed during 2016.
We would like to continue with our Dementia Support group. The next one will be held
on 28th January at 6.30pm here in our Training room. This is an opportunity for families
and friends to meet and catch up. We will have a Speaker who will discuss a topic
relating to various aspects of dementia. You are all very welcome to attend.
I would like to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Joy White, Home Manager
Carole’s Corner
Hairdressing Salon Makeover
Carol is the Cook Supervisor at Robinson
House and this is her recipe of the month:Teabread
10oz Mixed Sultanas and Raisins
7oz Soft Dark Sugar
½ pint Cold strong tea
------------------1. Soak this overnight in a large basin
2. Stir in 10oz Wholemeal Self Raising
Flour along with 1 egg.
3. Place in a line loaf tin
4. Cook at Gas mark 4 for 1hr
Serve sliced with butter
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Every Monday
Hairdresser
Every Wednesday
Gardening Support Group
Every Friday
Exercise Hour with Daniella
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Sally, our hairdresser at
Robinson House has spent a
long time making the best of a
tired and cold salon. She has
offered the people living here the
best experience possible under
these circumstances. In the
Autumn Nikki our Administrator
and Becki the Activity Facilitator
along with the Handymen
revamped the salon and
enriched the experience into a
bright and welcoming room.
Sally offers a variety of
treatments and is very much
appreciated as part of the team.
Hen House
There are new residents at
Robinson House and
productivity is good. We had
the request from people living
at the home and their families
to purchase a hen coup and
run. Alan and Giuseppe our
handy men gathered
equipment and duly obliged.
We were then donated six
hens by Giuseppe and we
were off and running. The
kitchen benefits from the eggs
and uses them for making
cakes on a daily basis. You
could say that we’re all
experiencing part of the’ good
life’ along with the vegetables
that are also growing in our
vegetable patch.
BABIES
Productivity is all around and continues within
our staff team! Babies recently born and
babies on the way!
We welcome to the world of Robinson House
staff Ria Maxwell’s Kiana, Zoe Hallett’s Nancy,
Sophie Cliff’s Amaya and Jenny Radford’s
Myla.
Still awaiting baby arrivals are Leanne
Kingscott, Grace Short, Adrean Hill and Jodie
Harvey. Jack Mason is also a Dad in waiting.
People living at Robinson House are loving
watching these little ones grow up when they
come to visit.
Staff Profile
Kinga Kubica RGN
Kinga joined the team at Robinson House firstly as a
Care Leader whilst awaiting her UK PIN number. Kinga
says:“I was born in Poland but now live in Bristol, I studied
nursing at Akademia Techniczno – Humanistyczna in
Bielsko – Biala Poland, however my mum encouraged
me to leave Poland as the salaries were not great there.
So I decided to move to the UK on my own in January
2015 and I have been working at Robinson House for
nearly 1 year.”
We have a lady living at Robinson who was born and
lived as a young woman in Poland. She enjoys Kinga’s
company and chatting in Polish.
January
Remembrance Tree
What’s on?
13th January
Parise, Worship & Reflection – monthly
thereafter
21st January
Alive Activities – monthly thereafter
21st January
Rosie the Pat Dog - fortnightly thereafter
24th January
Spangles ( Linda Gage’s 60th)
28th January
As part of the Gold Standard
Framework initiative at Robinson
House we celebrate
Remembrance - especially over
the Festive period. Our
Christmas tree this year was
adorned by decorations written
with personal messages and
memory for loved ones who
have passed away. The
beautiful labels are hand made
by a former member of
Brunelcare staff, Stella Long.
We much appreciate her
contribution. The Remembrance
Tree helps to bring comfort to
staff and families through their
bereavement.
Dementia Support Meeting 6:30
February
16th February
Trip to Chew Valley – Fish & Chips at Salt
and Malt
18th February
Alive Activities
19th Febuary
Clare at Musica
25th February
Trip to Chew Valley as above
March
24th March
Lin Sweet Singer