chas newsletter - Cedars Castle Hill

CHAS NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER DATES
Monday 29th November - 10.30am - 12pm
Christmas Coffee Morning at Castle Hill House
Monday 6th December (until 9pm)
Shaftesbury Town Late Night Shopping
Wednesday 8th December - 3pm
Residents & families Tea Party & Grand Opening of the Lounge at
The Cedars
7pm - Trustees & Staff Supper in the new lounge at
The Cedars
Friday 10th December - 2pm
Abbey Primary School - Carol singing at CHH
Monday 13th December - 10.30am
Slide show of The Lake District at CHH
11am Abbey Primary School - Carol Singing at The Cedars
Tuesday 14th December - 11am
Cinderella Pantomime at Castle Hill House
Wednesday 15th December - 11am
Cinderella Pantomime at The Cedars
Wed 15th December -10.30am
North Dorset Quilters at Castle Hill House (Garden Room)
Wednesday 22nd December - 6pm
St Peters Choir to sing to the residents at Castle Hill House
Friday 17th December - 7.30pm
Staff Dinner & Disco At The Royal Chase Hotel
Friday 24th December - 5.30pm
Father Christmas & his helpers arriving at
The Cedars Nursing Home
Friday 24th December - 6.30pm
Father Christmas & his helpers arriving at
Castle Hill House
NOVEMBER 2010
REFURBISHMENT AT THE
CEDARS
The refurbishment at the Cedars is nearly finished. We
are now enjoying a new raised
garden for residents to grow
their own vegetables. There
is also a roof on the pergola,
which has just finished off the
structure, but the biggest
change is the Lounge (upstairs
and downstairs) along with
the sun lounge, what a huge
difference that makes. The
decoration, carpets and soft
furnishing ties the whole room
in. The residents are going to
enjoy these two rooms so
much. The removal of the
central pillar has transformed
the lounge. The grand opening for the Evelyn Evans
lounge and sunroom is
Wednesday 8th December,
starting at 3pm for residents
and families and goes on into
the evening with our Trustees
supper.
GRAND OPENING
OF THE
EVELYN EVANS
LOUNGE AT THE
CEDARS NURSING
HOME ON
WEDNESDAY 8TH
DECEMBER AT 3PM
FAMILIES AND
STAFF
WELCOME
GOLD STANDARD FRAMEWORK
Firstly, we would like to wish Rebecca well with the impending birth of her baby and
to thank her for all the hard work she has put into the GSF, also to welcome Alison
Walpole a nurse at the Cedars Nursing home who is taking Rebeccas place as GSF Coordinator—we look forward to working with her.
We have now completed the final workshop and are meeting regularly to ensure all
the paperwork and training is in place before we hold staff meetings to continue embedding our knowledge and plans, please look out for dates on the notice boards.
Throughout the GSF program we have improved greatly on our already good relations with other local
homes, G.P.’s, District Nurses, Hospitals & Clergy—we really do feel part of an excellent team and am sure
this will go from strength to strength.
Nicky Tudor—Deputy Manger
Medication
Training in Dorchester on 20th
January 2011
for trained staff
There are a few
staff photos still
to be taken. If
you have not had your
photo taken in your new
uniform, please see
Alison.
TEA & CAKES AT
GROVE FARM
ALL THE STAFF AND
RESIDENTS AT CASTLE
HILL HOUSE AND THE
CEDARS NURSING
HOME WOULD LIKE TO
THANK SARA JACSON
FOR A LOVELY
AFTERNOON OF TEA
AND CAKES IN
SEPTEMBER.
A big thank you to
Val & Jane for all
their hard work on
the night of the
fireworks, we were
all very appreciative
THANK YOU TO ALL THE
STAFF AND RESIDENTS AT
CASTLE HILL HOUSE FOR
ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT DURING THE BUILDING WORK AT THE CEDARS.
FROM GILL & ALL AT THE
CEDARS
THE RESIDENTS IN
BOTH HOMES
ENJOYED
DECORATING
PUMPKINS AND
DRINKING PUMPKIN
SOUP ON
31ST OCTOBER
EMERGENCY
FIRST AID
TRAINING
1ST FEBRUARY
2011
AT CASTLE HILL
HOUSE
LOTS OF TRAINING
PLEASE CHECK THE
STAFF NOTICE
BOARDS FOR
COURSES & DATES
THE RESIDENTS IN
BOTH HOUSES
ENJOYED A TRIP
TO COMPTON
ABBAS AIRFIELD IN
AUGUST. WE WERE VERY
LUCKY AND SAW A FEW
PLANES TAKE OFF AND
LAND. WE HAD TEA AND A
BIG SLICE OF CAKE WHILE
WE WERE THERE. EVERYONE ENJOYED THEMSELVES
VERY MUCH
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CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE CEDARS
By. Dr. G.W. Tapper
It were Christmas Day at The Cedars,
But the residents were in free fall
For cook had gone off on holidays
There was no Christmas dinner at all
But thee and staff made some jam
sandwiches
And set them all up in the hall
Santa Claus came over from Warminster,
And soon they were having a ball.
GOOD LUCK TO REBECCA (RGN) AT
THE CEDARS NURSING HOME AND
HER HUSBAND WHO HAS RECENTLY
GONE ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
THEIR BABY IS DUE VERY SOON.
WEAR IT PINK DAY
STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN BOTH
HOUSES WORE PINK ON FRIDAY 29TH
OCTOBER IN RECOGNITION OF BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS. BETWEEN BOTH
HOMES WE RAISED
£50.00
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART IN
THIS VERY WORTHY CAUSE.
The Inside
Story
from ....... It
has been lovely
meeting the residents from the Cedars Nursing
Home, having Barbara Barnes
keeping me up to speed on each
of her fellow residents and getting
to know the staff better.
Our residents from both homes
have been on some lovely trips
during the Summer, our first trip
out was to Orchard Park Garden
Centre, we then travelled further a
field to Wilton Shopping Centre,
during our time there we enjoyed
feeding the ducks. We took some
residents to the Shaftesbury Art
Centre to see Carousel, lots of
Castle Hill House residents enjoyed the afternoon and evening
time at this years Carnival, although it did rain, our residents
thoroughly enjoyed themselves,
some not getting back home until
9pm !!
We are getting ready to take our
residents to Sherborne Castle Garden Centre to see their festive displays and I feel a Panto at the Art
Centre is a must too.
Castle Hill House were lucky
enough to win the Presidents
Shield at a presentation evening
from the Lions Club for taking part
over the years in the Swimarathon.
All thats left for me to do now is
wish everyone a Happy Christmas
and a very prosperous
New Year.
Serena Underwood
Assistant Deputy
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TRAINING
There is a lot of training booked for staff in both homes from now until Christmas.
I have Safeguarding Adults Awareness training booked with Dorset County
Council and there are various dates which staff will be notified of about 2/3
weeks beforehand.
4 trained nurses have completed training on Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Medication Training
with some more booked for December.
Fire Training, Infection Control and Emergency First Aid training coming up in Nov. Peter Kaye is
coming back in Dec to do more Dementia Training and I am going to book him for the new year
to do another session on End of Life Care with Dementia, he came and delivered this training on
the 13th Oct at Castle Hill House and it was excellent training.
Please keep an eye on the training boards and once again “THANKYOU” for your support in attending courses.
One final note, all training will be paid for from now on, that is not just compulsory training but
any training I book for staff.
Thankyou
Emma - Training Co-ordinator
WE ALL WISH ALISON MORWOOD & JOHN DEE
GOOD LUCK FOR THEIR BIG DAY IN THE NEW YEAR
We have new staff to introduce, Care Assistants Leona Modekova & Dyan
Macayan, RGN’s Mandy Tobin, Alison Walpole & Jo Durrans, Supper Assistant Charlotte Southwood, Domestic Services Karolina Ozdoba and Maintenance Manager Stephen Power.
THE BIG BLACK TAXI
CAN ACCOMODATE WHEELCHAIRS
PLEASE CALL
TONY MEAD
ON 07989 746 156
OR email - [email protected]
A WARM WELCOME TO
OUR NEW RESIDENTS
Betty Baker, Ada Stokes,
Dorothy Elsworth, Phyllis
Kavanagh, John Charlton,
George Durdle, Elizabeth Bright
-Williams, Pamela Foy &
Elizabeth Atkinson
A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WILL TAKE
PLACE AT THE CEDARS
NURSING HOME
PLEASE CONTACT GILL
TOTHILL FOR DETAILS
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The Inside Story from Sally Ashcroft Deputy Manager
We are coming to the end of phase 1 of the building works at The Cedars. The
new lounge is now open and being enjoyed by the residents. It looks completely
different and provides a very calm environment that is now user friendly. The new
furniture and decoration is lovely and we are looking forward to having any visitors
who visit to pop in for a coffee and look around. We all appreciate how welcome
everyone at Castle Hill House has made us during all the disruption. It has been a
very positive experience for residents and staff. New friendships have been made and new experiences enjoyed, don’t forget to come and visit us and look around.
The downstairs lounge at The Cedars is nearing completion and everyone is excited to see the result. The
sun lounge will be named in memory of Evelyn Evans and Professor Evans will be officially opening the building. Hopefully, this will be on 8th December with everybody welcome and followed by the Trustees Supper in
the evening.
Our residents went to Castle Hill House on Thursday 4th November for a spectacular firework display, the
evening was very much enjoyed by all who attended.
Before we know it Christmas will be upon us, so I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very
merry Christmas and a happy New Year. As always, thank you for all your hard work over the last year.
See you all at The Staff Christmas Dinner on 17th December.
JIM GALLAGHER - GUITARIST
Jim came into Castle Hill House in October to sing to our residents. Jim is
full of life and seems to know how to get our residents dancing ! Jim sang
in both lounges in the main house and then went down to our
garden room.
Leila left Castle Hill
House in October to
start her Maternity
leave. With her bundle of joy fast approaching We wish
Leila lots of luck. We hope to see her
back at work next year some time.
COFFEE MORNING
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Christmas Coffee Morning
Monday 29th November
Monday 24th January 2011
Monday 21st Feb 2011
Monday 21st March 2011
AROMATHERAPY
2 WEEKLY
AT
CASTLE HILL HOUSE
AND
THE CEDARS NURSING HOME
CHIROPODIST
Our Chiropodist visits
Castle Hill House &
The Cedars every 6
weeks
ALL STAFF PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THE OFFICE
IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR THOSE “CHILL OUT/
SUPPORT” CHATS AFTER YOUR SHIFT
NIGHT SUPPORT MEETINGSPLEASE SEE NICKY TUDOR
CASTLE HILL HOUSE
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
£1.00 PER STRIP
PLEASE SEE SUE OR
ALISON FOR TICKETS
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How time flies when you’re having fun !! When we last wrote in march, we were waiting for
Spring to arrive, and now, here we are, looking to Christmas. The clocks have gone back an hour
and the nights are drawing in fast, “Strictly Come Dancing” is back on our television screens,
along with adverts suggesting that we should buy a new sofa for Christmas or fill our freezers
with puff pasty ! The Garden Room is eagerly awaiting the festive season too, with plenty of fun
and activities planned to while away the cold winter days. But first, here’s a selection of the fun
and activities we have had over the last few months.....
Back in Spring, Siska Redman, a music therapist, started monthly visits to Castle Hill House. The
raised beds in the garden started to fill with seedlings; carrots, curly Kale, strawberries, sweet
corn and beetroot. Great fun was to be had over the following months with the thinning, weeding and finally, harvesting of our produce. Jill arranged a week of “Music in the Air” in response
to an incentive set by NAPA (National Association for Providers of Activity) with whom we are
members. This included water music, Songs of Praise, making our own instruments and recognising bird songs. In June we held a “Blooming Great Tea Party” in aid of Marie Curie Cancer
Care and raised £80, a huge success. A beautiful summers’ evening in the garden was perfect for
our “Evensong”, led by Mary Harding, where previously chosen favourite hymns were sung. Incense sticks, candle lanterns, bunches of lavender and glasses of wine enhanced an already calm
and spiritual evening.
At the beginning of August we were joined on a daily basis by several residents and staff from
the Cedars Nursing Home whilst their lounge area was being restructured. This proved to be
very popular, good weather definitely helping, where many hours were spent sat on the patio
admiring the garden, playing cards and chatting. Friendships were formed and residents seemed
to relish the new faces and topics of conversation. Although this has now come to an end, it’s
success has ensured that we will continue to visit each other after the madness of Christmas has
passed. Thank you to all who made this possible, the tough times were outweighed by the benefits.
Visitors to the Garden Room have included Kate the Ballerina, Jim Gallagher the guitarist, Nigel
the Organist. Country Dave played hits by artists such as Jim Reeves and Don Williams in hour of
Phyllis’ 90th Birthday Party, grateful thanks to her family for a wonderful afternoon. Edward
Jacson showed us how he gets Ships into Bottles with his display including a nativity scene in a
bottle and a ship in a light bulb !
This month we celebrated November 5th with Fireworks , a display for
residents, staff, family and friends followed by pumpkin soup, tomato
soup , hot dogs & wine, definitely warmed the cobbles ! A Remembrance Service will be held and a visit to the Town Hall for the Parade
planned, weather permitting, of course. We have just had a morning
of playing on the Nintendo Wii games console, excellent fun, proving
that you’re never to old to learn ! Bowling was firm favourite with a
few strikes added for good measure.
With more visitors and activities planned in the run up to Christmas
and a trip to Salisbury Cathedral, we’re sure to have a busy and very
Happy Christmas.
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FOR SALE
5ft wide Pine Dressing Table
With drawers either side
£40.00
&
VIOLIN
Excellent Condition
£65.00
PLEASE PHONE
ALISON ON
01747 854699
FOR SALE
Rory the Racing Car Ride on
Excellent Condition
£15.00
Childrens Slide, suitable up to 8 years
£15.00
Toddlers plastic see-saw, suitable for up to
3 children
£5.00
MOTHERCARE 2 IN 1 PUSHCHAIR
Navy Print
Includes Rain Cover, Large Shopping Basket & Lap Tray
£20.00
Thomas the Tank Engine Bike with stabilisers, for age 2-5 years.
Excellent Condition, hardly used, plays tunes & peeps !
£25.00 ono
FOR SALE
WALK IN BATH
ALL
REASONABLE
OFFERS
CONSIDERED
PLEASE PHONE CASTLE
HILL HOUSE FOR
DETAILS
ON
01747 854699
WANTED
CHILDRENS GO KART FOR 5 YEAR OLD,
MUST BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
CONTACT NICKY
AT CASTLE HILL—01747 854699
FOR SALE
HAMSTER
(18 MONTHS OLD)
& CAGE
FREE TO A GOOD HOME
PLEASE PHONE
EMMA ON
01747 854699
Bratz Sleeping Bag
(Nearly New)
£8.00
Please phone
Nicky
01747 854699
Or
07811 247978
CASTLE HILL HOUSE
WORK EXPERIENCE
As from 10th November we are welcoming 2
students from Shaftesbury School: Alexandra
Loveland and Chloe Hancock. They will be visiting every fortnight for work experience and will be completing
assignments along the way.
Recently, I was invited by the Health & Social Care Students Group
at Shaftesbury School to talk to them about my role as Deputy
Manager and to explain what CHAS offers to the community. The
students had prepared many questions for me and I was able to
share some of my experiences with them. Emma Reeman joined
me to give the students an idea of the training our staff do and we
left information on apprenticeships and careers for them to look
at. The students have been invited to visit the Home. This may
now be a possible annual event.
Nicky Tudor
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From the Manager
Well what a year this has been in the history of
our two homes, we have achieved many things
but the recent upgrading of the lounges at the
Cedars has exceeded all our expectations. The daily exchange of
residents from the Cedars to Castle Hill House has been a first and
it would not have been possible without the dedication of you all.
May I thank all the staff at both homes including Tony from the Big
Black Cab Company for such an outstanding effort, hopefully the
residents will resume visiting both houses after Christmas because
the amazing relationships and friends it has created needs to be
cherished and encouraged.
Mac
Registered Manager/Director of Homes
A BIG THANK YOU TO TONY BALLARD
AND HIS TRUSTY AID TONY
RANDALL FOR THE SUPERB
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS
A SAD FAREWELL TO
Hilda Pacey
SHAFTESBURY IN
BLOOM
CASTLE HILL HOUSE
HAS BEEN AWARDED
JOINT 3RD PLACE IN
THE SHAFTESBURY IN
BLOOM 2010 COMPETITION FOR BEST
PRIVATE
RESIDENTIAL HOME
THE PRIZEGIVING
WILL TAKE PLACE ON
MONDAY 15TH
NOVEMBER AT 7.30PM
IN THE TOWN HALL,
SHAFTESBURY, TONY
& SUE RANDALL WILL
ACCEPT THE AWARD
ON BEHALF OF
CASTLE HILL HOUSE.
Our Hairdressers are at Castle Hill House on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Joyce Lucas
Michael Harrison
Evelyn Hanson
Irene McNiel
Russell Stokes
CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING
Monday 29th November
10.30am - 12 mid day
Mince pies and hot drink 50p
Mulled wine, raffle, bottle tombola & handicrafts
ANYONE KIND ENOUGH TO DONATE A BOTTLE FOR THE TOMBOLA
WILL BE GIVEN A TICKET FOR THE RAFFLE, TO BE DRAWN ON THE
MORNING. PLEASE SEE BOX IN THE GARDEN ROOM
FIREWORKS AT CASTLE HILL HOUSE
The turnout for the fireworks at Castle Hill House on Thursday 4th November
was the best attended to date. It was so nice to see so many staff, residents
and families. Many residents from the Cedars and Castle Hill House came
down to the garden room and sat outside to see the spectacular display. After
the display, everyone enjoyed soup and hot dogs, it was a most enjoyable evening. A big thank you to everyone who attended and all our helpers.
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