More than 90 per cent of staff across Coverage Care homes have now had a coronavirus jab as huge efforts are made to return to normal following the pandemic. In some homes, uptake of the vaccine among workers has been as high as 100 per cent, significantly reducing the risk of infection to vulnerable residents.…
Residents at a Shropshire care home have been putting their best foot forward in supporting frontline NHS workers by holding a sponsored walk around the care home site and gardens. Home manager, Claire Childs, said “It was a wonderful group effort by residents and staff alike. We all appreciate…
Residents and staff at two north Shropshire care homes are starting the new year with two new managers. Greenfields in Whitchurch has appointed Jonathan Cook as the new general manager whilst Woodcroft in Market Drayton has welcomed Sarah Parker. Both homes are run by Shropshire’s largest independent care provider Coverage Care Services Ltd and look…
As Shropshire quietly emerges from the second national lockdown, our care homes across the county have been welcoming back visitors for the first time in months. Paul Cooke from Hollinswood was one of the first visitors through the doors at Barclay Gardens in Donnington where he was reunited with his 94-year-old mother Lillian after nearly…
Staff at Shropshire’s largest independent care provider have said a fond farewell to one of their longest-serving colleagues. Edna Jones retired from her role as assistant manager of Stone House care home in Bishops Castle at the end of September following three decades of service. She is now looking forward to spending more time with…
She has lived through two world wars, has seen three kings and one queen on the throne and is currently witness to one of the biggest global pandemics. But Gladys Cloke, who celebrated her 109th birthday recently and is thought to be Shropshire’s oldest person, is still going strong. Gladys, who moved to Shropshire from…
A Shropshire care home resident has had her 101st birthday wish come true after staff rallied round to give her a new hairdo. Betty Green, a resident at Greenfields care home in Whitchurch, had only one request for the day she celebrated turning 101 and that was to get her hair cut. So, a bit…
A brand-new shop and café has been officially unveiled at a Shropshire care home after staff and residents decided to transform an old shed during lockdown. The brightly coloured, revamped garden building at Stone House in Bishops Castle is now stocked with essential supplies and treats for residents to purchase and will also operate as…
A mother and daughter have been reunited for the first time in nearly 16 weeks as Shropshire’s largest care provider eases its visiting restrictions. Joyce Foster is a resident at New Fairholme nursing home in Oswestry and this is the moment she was able to see her daughter, Ruth Blinco, face-to-face for the first time…
Shropshire’s largest independent care provider has invested almost £50,000 in state-of-the-art thermal imaging cameras as it prepares to reopen its homes to visitors for the first time in nearly three months. Coverage Care Services, which cares for in the region of 800 residents and employs around 1,200 staff, is in the process of installing the…
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