Inspectors award good rating to Telford care home

A Telford home that specialises in looking after people with dementia has been praised for promoting a culture of “high quality person-centred care” following its latest inspection by care watchdogs.…

Shrewsbury care home gets thumbs up from CQC

A Shrewsbury care home has received another glowing endorsement from care watchdogs following an unannounced inspection. Briarfields, a 42-bed care home in Raby Crescent run by Coverage Care, retained its ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which is the same as it received at its last review in 2016.…

Care home residents become primary pen pals

They may not be up to playing tag or doing the hopscotch but residents at a Shropshire care home are not letting that get in the way of making new friends. Through the power of writing, residents at Montgomery House in Shrewsbury have been striking up new friendships with pupils at Harlescott Junior School and…

Care homes show support for grass-roots football

A Shropshire care company is supporting grass roots football after funding new kits for two community teams. Coverage Care Services, which has its headquarters in Shrewsbury and operates 14 not-for-profit homes across the county, has provided new team shirts for Nova Galaxy and Nova All Stars, both of which are based in Newport and part…