Tributes Paid To Dedicated Care Home Workers

Two members of staff at a south Shropshire care home have clocked up more than 60 years of dedicated service between them. Gill Petford has just completed 32 years service as a kitchen assistant at Stone House in Bishops Castle, while her colleague care assistant Olive Pritchard has been working there for 30 years.…

Open all hours! Telford care home opens its own shop for residents

A Shropshire care home has opened a shop in its grounds to help residents with dementia retain their independence and take part in normal daily tasks. People with dementia who live at Lightmoor View in Telford will be able to go shopping in the new facility that has been set up in a summerhouse in…

Care staff take on inflatable challenge

Staff from a Telford care home are set to take a ‘leap of faith’ as part of an inflatable 5k challenge to raise funds for residents’ activities. The 13-strong team from Chillcott Gardens in Madeley will tackle 15 blow-up obstacles as part of the three mile course at Wolverhampton Racecourse on May 12.…

Barleyfield House wins Employer of the Year

Our award winning Barleyfield House has scooped another title – it’s been named Employer of the Year by SBC Training for its contribution to apprenticeships. The Shrewsbury home, which provides respite care for adults with learning disabilities, was recognised as an organisation that has gone one step further in encouraging and supporting apprenticeships.…

Law firm gives care home a boost

Residents at a Shropshire care home are set to benefit from a generous donation from a firm of county solicitors. Fodens Solicitors, which has recently opened a new Head Office at Junction 6 of the M54 in Telford, has handed over £15,000 to the Comfort Fund at Coverage Care’s newest home, Montgomery House in Shrewsbury,…

Home maintenance manager hangs up his tools

The maintenance manager of a Telford care home has finally hung up his tools 13 years after taking up the role as a ‘retirement’ job. John Collins has stepped down from the job at Lightmoor View, which is run by Coverage Care and provides resident specialist nursing care for up to 75 people with dementia.…