WHAT'S NEW? THORN SPRINGS CARE HOME CELEBRATES STAFF APPRECIATION EVENING AND ANNIVERSARY


HC-One’s Thorn Springs Care Home in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, held a very special Staff Appreciation Evening, celebrating the kindness, compassion, and dedication of its incredible team. The event also marked a milestone, the three-year anniversary of the home’s opening.


The evening brought together colleagues and residents for a night of gratitude, laughter, and reflection. A heartwarming presentation, created by Deputy Manager Tracy Davidson, featured a touching video filled with thank-you messages from residents’ relatives and loved ones, leaving many with a tear in their eye.


Each colleague received a framed certificate and a goodie bag as a token of appreciation for their outstanding service. Entertainment was provided by talented singer George Anthony, who had everyone up and dancing to a fantastic set of Motown hits. Guests enjoyed a delicious buffet and a beautifully decorated thank-you cake to round off the evening.


Deputy Manager Tracy Davidson said: “The staff appreciation night was a wonderful time to celebrate the amazing team we have and to spend some time together celebrating the milestones the home has achieved thanks to the incredible hard


BLIND VETERANS UK PRAISE FOR SURBITON CARE HOME


A care home has been praised for the care and support it is providing a blind RAF veteran.


Staff at Royal Star & Garter’s Surbiton Home invited Blind Veterans UK to give them support and advice after former RAF policeman Jeremy Sellwood became a resident.


According to Jed, as he is known, and his family, it has helped him to settle in and enjoy life at the Home.


The praise for Royal Star & Garter came on World Sight Day, 9 October, and during World Blindness Awareness Month, which ran throughout October.


Jed lost his sight after sustaining a serious head injury in 1987, aged 25. It happened while he was based at JHQ (Joint Headquarters) Rheindahlen in West Germany, and he was off-duty at the time.


With the support of Blind Veterans UK, he was able to live independently for more


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than 20 years. However, a series of falls resulted in Jed, now 63, coming to Royal Star & Garter in 2024.


It was aſter moving in that the Home’s dedicated Wellbeing Team reached out to the sight loss charity. Wellbeing Coordinator Lesley O’Driscoll said: “The team haven’t had to support someone who is totally blind and we wanted advice and to know what we can do to help his wellbeing.”


Blind Veterans UK provided a box of activities and advised on the set-up of Jed’s room. A


case worker also meets Jed each month and Lesley added: “We’ve definitely been able to improve the support and wellbeing we provide Jed since contacting Blind Veterans UK.”


Jed said: “I think it’s excellent that Royal Star & Garter got in contact with Blind Veterans UK. It’s refreshing to see two organisations working together this way. Staff here always go the extra mile for every single resident.”


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work and commitment of the team. We cannot thank the residents and relatives enough for their support in making the night an emotional one with their messages of thanks and love. We are so proud of the Thorn Springs family.”


Residents were among those who attended and shared in the celebrations, expressing their heartfelt thanks to the team who make Thorn Springs such a warm and caring home.


Care Assistant Frank Lanham commented: “The evening was a wonderful event filled with so much love and appreciation for the team. The certificate we received was a lovely thought and I have never received anything like that before in any other job. I feel very lucky to work alongside such a great bunch of people.”


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