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‘’welcoming’ A CARE home in Bearsted for the elderly – some of whom have de- mentia – has earned praise from a government inspector. In an unannounced visit, the
Care Quality Commission found Hillbeck Residential Care Home in Roundwell to be safe, effective, re- sponsive, caring andwell-led, earn- ing it a “good” rating overall. The report said there were 37 people living at the home when it was inspected, adding: “People felt safe and staff understood their re- sponsibilities to protect people liv- ing with dementia. “The registered manager and
care staff use their experience and knowledge of people’s needs to as- sess how they plan people’s care to maintain their safety, health and wellbeing.” The inspector found policies and procedures for the safe administra- tion of medicines that staff fol- lowed and for which they had been trained; residents had access to GPs and were referred promptly to medical care if they became unwell. Residents and their families de- scribed the service as welcoming and friendly and the staff support- ive and compassionate, upholding their right to choose who was in- volved in their care.
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Call to protect road’s cherry trees from axe
RESIDENTS in Salisbury Road, Maidstone want their street made part of a conservation area after two cherry trees were chopped down withoutwarning. Homeowner PatWalsh was horri-
fied when she woke one morning to findKCCworkmentakingdownone of the trees outside her home – while a dead one remained standing at the far end of the street. Pat and her husband Liam have
livedin SalisburyRoadfor the past 13 years. She said: “The treewas one of the reasons we bought the house. It was home to a whole host of birds – sparrows, starlingsandcrows.We’ve even had a baby jay and a crested tit – birds which are on the RSPB’s con- servation lists.” KCC say the trees were inspected
and found to be diseased. They only inform residents if more than three trees are due to be felled. A spokesman said: “The tree out-
side No 52 had a large dead section over the carriageway and severe crown dieback, while a second tree, outside No 21, had major deadwood and 50% crown dieback. “These types of defect are usually
HAMILTON KIT C HENS Residents hope they and neigh-
bours in Curzon Road and St Luke’s Road can create a conservation area to protect the remaining trees. In the meantime, KCC Cllr Ian Chittenden has funded the replace- ment of about 40 trees and is com- mitted to replacing five more trees in Holland Road, Curzon Road, Cray- ford Close and Sittingbourne Road before April next year. Although he suspects he has no
Residents of Salisbury Road enjoy views of cherry blossom in the spring
an indication that there is a problem between the rootsandthe stemof the tree, or root death. “The trees in Salisbury Road are
neither coveredbya tree preservation order, nor were they situated in a conservation area, so we will not be planting any replacement trees.” KCC’s remit for tree work only
covers safety issues and removal of dead and dying trees which could put the public at risk.
funds left in his devolved budget, he has offered to make re-planting in Salisbury Road a priority in the next financial year. Mr and Mrs Walsh believed the
tree outside their home was not dis- eased, but Cllr Chittenden said he was satisfied, having seen photosand spoken to the arboriculturist, that it was affected by die-back. MrsWalsh said: “Surely we should be preserv- ing trees, not choppingthemdown?” Erica Longdon, who now faces a stark-looking stump instead of ama- ture tree, said: “The cherry trees cre- ate a spectacular display in the spring. We need to make sure no more are axed without proper con- sultation.”
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