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Welcome to our spring newsletter, and I can safely say that spring has sprung. As You will read later in this post that there have been some substantial staff changes since I last wrote, however we have endeavoured to keep continuity within the team. There are some new faces but there has also been promotion opportunities within the existing team. Our other exciting news is that we are continuing with our renovations within Marriott House. The next large project is to complete the dining room. The servery will be removed and this area is going to become a life style kitchen. This will enable residents and guests to access the area for hot drinks etc. There will be some upheaval during the building process, but I have been assured that we will be able to continue with our normal dining experience.
Theresa
Marriott House and Lodge | Tollhouse Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO191SG | Tel: 01243 536652
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Marriott House and Lodge has once again been involved in Dignity in Care day. Dignity action day is an annual opportunity for health and social care workers and members of the public to promote individuality and to uphold people’s rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people who use care services. In the lead up to Dignity in care day a special tree was stuck onto the window in the hallway for everyone to see. We invited all residents, families, friends and staff to complete a leaf with their idea of what dignity means to them. These leaves were added to the tree for all to see. During the morning the
Residents made cakes and biscuits with our volunteer Sue, The afternoon included a special ‘Tea Tasting Afternoon’. Residents and
visitors tried many different flavoured teas and enjoyed the cakes and biscuits they made.
BAPTISM AT MARRIOTT HOUSE On Sunday the 9th of February Mrs Bessie Patterson was baptised, aged 91. The service was conducted by Cedar Ministry who hold a service every month within the home. The baptism service was led by Alistair McKitterick who said, ‘Our aim at Cedar Ministry is to share God's love and serve people in local care homes.’ The service was very well attended by residents and staff from Marriott House, and Bessie’s brother and niece were there to celebrate it with her. We want to see people find faith in God, grow strong, flourish and bear fruit right into old age, so it was wonderful to see Bessie respond in this way. Bessie has always contributed to our service through leading us in prayer, and it was a real privilege to baptise her surrounded by family and friends’.
2 Days to remember On the 3rd April we were so lucky
to celebrate with Dorothy and
Ernest Bradley their Diamond
wedding anniversary. The happy
couple celebrated 60 years of
married bliss, with all the residents
and their close family members.
We had such a lovely afternoon in
the lodge, and were entertained
by the Beaumont’s who sang and
played various instruments the
happy couple cut their cake we
all raised a toast to their
happiness.
On Saturday 1st March, Tony and
Mary Lawrence celebrated their
62nd Wedding Anniversary
with a special party
Tea Afternoon
with their friends
and family and
celebrated their
achievement
with the other
residents
SPORTS RELIEF On Monday 24th March the staff, Residents and visitors embarked on 615 mile cycle ride using a static bike within the home.
This distance we cycled is the Distance between Marriott House and head office in Inverness We completed this on Sunday 29th March and We raised over £140.00 for sports relief.
WEAR IT RED DAY On Friday 7th February, Marriott House and Lodge turned a shade of red to raise awareness of The British Heart Foundation. Staff and residents wore Red and Staff donated to the cause. The afternoon included an afternoon of ‘Red fruit tasting and smoothie making’. We raised over £20.00 for the charity
Time for a Cuppa On Tuesday 4th March we held our very own Time for a Cuppa tea party to raise funds for Admiral Nurses, mental health nurses specialised in dementia, supported by the charity Dementia UK.
We used Pancake day as the day to organise our tea party. Residents and staff enjoyed making and flipping pancakes before topping them with a wide range of toppings. These included the traditional lemon and sugar right through to chocolate, toffee sauce and bananas. We also held a raffle to raise over £30.00 for the charity along with lots of awareness.
STAFF NEWS There has been a considerable amount of staff development in the past few months. At Marriott we are keen to ‘grow our own’ Sarah Hayman manager of Marriott Lodge has recently been successful in her application for General manager at Wimborne House care home on Hayling Island. Irene Pudduck has now taken over as care manager for Marriott Lodge . Linzee Waghorn has been promoted to Team Leader to replace Irene. Remus Somaska, Maintenance Manager has moved to another home in Somerset, Neal Cieszynski has replaced him and we are pleased to welcome Gerry Singleton to the Maintenance team. Sarah Harding has now taken the position of receptionist and we will be employing a new activities coordinator in the very near future. Justine Cowell has added to her role and is our Enquiries champion. We also welcome many other new staff in the care and housekeeping departments. We would like to wish everyone well in their new positions.
CHARITY EVENTS
Welcome to all new residents at Marriott
House and Lodge
VALENYINES DAY
TONY AND MARY
On Friday 7th March we
decided to celebrate Crufts
week with its’ own dog show.
Residents, their relatives and
staff all got involved with the
spirit of the afternoon by bringing in their dogs.
We had 10 entries who participated in a variety
of Crufts style categories. Our entries ranged from
an enormous Great Dane to a tiny Bichon Frise
puppy.
This was the second year that we have held the
event, all of the residents, staff and relatives
thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. All of the dogs
were beautifully behaved and did there owners
proud.
A resident at the home said it was lovely
afternoon and Billy the Great Dane stole the
show.
On Monday 17th March Zoo Lab
visited us for a ‘hands on’
experience with many different
animals. These included a snake,
Rat, Tortoise and many more strange
animals. The residents thoroughly
enjoyed the morning and we look
forward to seeing them again later in
the year.
Animal Therapy Marriott House and Lodge welcomed 'Owls About Town' into their home at the end of January The afternoon included a hands on experience with the owls that visited. Residents, visitors and staff were able to hold and stroke the owls and this was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We will be welcoming them back in the near future for another visit
CHICHESTER UNIVERSITY VISIT
We were very lucky on to be visited by the students from Chichester University who are studying for their music degree. They entertained the residents with a variety of musical tributes from the sound of music. A wonderful time was had by all and we look forward to their next visit. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for spending the afternoon with us. This is just one of the ways that we aim to bridge the generational gap within the community.
CHICHESTER PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP. The local Parkinson’s group will continue to hold their monthly meeting at Marriott House on the
2nd Tuesday of the month. If you require any further information please contact Alan Mee,
Chairman on 01243 788539 or Theresa Shell at The Marriott’s on 01243 536652
Community News & Information Marriott House has been trialling the new
FIXON laundry system with great success, and this will very shortly be
rolled out across both homes. You should all have received a letter regarding this
system. Garments which do not have the new FIXON button or a sewn in label,
may be lost and we cannot accept responsibility for these unlabelled items, If you have any questions please contact Lynn the head of housekeeping on 01243
536652
MARRIOTTS BREAKFAST CLUB! We continue to hold a breakfast club on the first Friday of the month from 8am. This is an opportunity for care professionals and
representatives from various organisations who play a key role in the community to meet. If you would like to attend please contact [email protected]
The Chichester Carers Support West Sussex Group is a small group of carers that meet up for a cuppa and a chat on a monthly basis. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 11.00am at Marriott House and Lodge. Please contact Carers Support West Sussex on 01243 537011 [email protected] for
more information
BRIDGING GENERATIONS AT CHICHESTER COLLEGE
This is a fortnightly meeting for individuals to meet along with Students at the college for discussion and refreshments. Please contact Alan Wells on 07813 137837.for more information
If you would like to receive future copies of newsletters or information about
forthcoming events please send an email to [email protected]
If you need to contact us for any other reasons please use the following
emails [email protected] or
We are always looking for Volunteers to help with the activities within the home. The role of the volunteer may include coming out on outings in the minibus,
driving the minibus, playing games and enjoying one-to-one chats with the Residents.
Any volunteer is subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check, the cost of which would be covered by
the home.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sarah Harding
Marriott House and Lodge are keen to involve themselves with the local
community, bringing them into the home and also taking our residents out to it. We offer free meeting facilities to local
groups where they can meet in a private and comfortable environment.
If you are interested in discussing our community facilities, please do not hesitate to contact Theresa Shell to arrange a coffee and a look around.
Marriott Lodge Fling
Wednesday the 23rd April
At 2pm we will all be joining the house to enjoy Mitchell Armstrong’s singing talents
then at 3pm we will move back to the lodge for a wonderful afternoon cream tea with lashings
of scones jam and cream followed by a fabulous raffle which will be raising funds for
the Marriott lodge activities fund.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE!! THIS YEARS SUMMER FETE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY 16TH AUGUST AND WILL HAVE A 1940’S THEME
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING? WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS
RAFFLE PRIZES TOMBOLA PRIZES BRIC A BRAC BOOKS TOYS UNWANTED GIFTS GAMES THINGS CAN BE USED AS PART OF ACTIVITIES
IF YOU HAVE ANY DONATIONS PLEASE HAND
THEM IN AT RECEPTION
MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS ON
THURSDAY 1st MAY FROM 2pm
MAY POLE DANCING REFRESHMENTS WILL BE
SERVED DURING THE AFTERNOON ALL WELCOME
GEORGES DAY PARTY WEDNESDAY 23rd APRIL
From 2pm ENTERTAINMENT AND
REFRESHMENTS
FATHERS DAY CREAM TEA AFTERNOON
SUNDAY 15th JUNE
2pm
JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL DAY
STRAWBERRY TEA AFTERNOON FOR
WIMBLEDON MONDAY 23rd JUNE
2pm
JOIN US IN OUR BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FOR A SPECIAL STRAWBERRY TEA
AFTERNOON
CARE HOME OPEN DAY FRIDAY 20th JUNE
DETAILS OF THIS EVENT WILL BE RELEASED NEARER THE TIME
FRIDAY
27th JUNE
2pm onwards
BARCHESTER TOP EMPLOYERS FOR THIRD TIME RUNNING!
It’s exciting to announce that the company has yet again been officially certified by the Top Employers Institute for its exceptional employee offerings.
The Top Employers Institute globally certifies excellence in the conditions and development opportunities that employers create for their people. Barchester is one of the select organisations to achieve the Top Employers United Kingdom 2014 certification and delighted to be officially recognised as a leading employer.
Jeremy Colman, HR Director at Barchester, said “We are delighted to have achieved certification for the third time on the Top Employers list. The feedback we receive helps us focus our efforts on improving our employee offering and the cross-company benchmarking offered is a really valuable way to share best practice."
Paul Middleton, Head of Vocational Qualifications at Barchester, displays the award!
SUNDAY TIMES BEST BIG COMPANY
We are very proud to make the Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to work for 2014 list. The results were announced at a ceremony hosted by BBC Breakfast presenter Kate Silverton. The high-ranking accolade was voted for by many of Barchester’s staff by completing anonymous questionnaires distributed at random. This is the 6th year that we have achieved a top 25 listing, and we are still the only care provider to be listed this year!
Terry Tucker, Director for Learning, Organisational Development and Hospitality for Barchester Healthcare accepted the award, and said: “Barchester is proud to deliver person-centred care for the people we support and to offer our teams real benefits and career choices in return for their dedication.
Creating an environment like ours means employing and developing caring people who love their job. This is the foundation for the best possible care and generates a truly positive living and working atmosphere.”
We are delighted to announce that Barchester Healthcare is a finalist of the HealthInvestor Awards 2014. HealthInvestor first launched the awards in 2007 to promote excellence and recognise innovation in the UK health sector. We’ve been successfully shortlisted in the category of ‘Residential care provider of the year’.
The awards are attended by the health and social care sector's key opinion formers and the winners will be revealed on the 11th June 2014 at Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
APPRENTICESHIP WEEK WAS TEEMING WITH ACTIVITY
Three young Barchester apprentices attend a career fair hosted by
the Deputy PM Nick Clegg Before the beginning of Apprenticeship Week, Barchester was invited to attend a speech hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who set out what the government is doing to improve education, training and job opportunities for young people aged 16 to 24. Our Learning and Development team has been working with The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education to help reform Apprenticeships and create these new national standards on the adult social care, hospitality and property maintenance groups. These plans are still in the development stage and they cover eight diverse sector Trailblazer groups. A couple of the team also visited 10 Downing Street to discuss the importance of the developments. Terry Tucker said: "Barchester is delighted to be involved in the development of a nursing apprenticeship standard. We have been working towards this for over two years by developing great career pathways for our ambitious carers. It builds on the success of our advanced apprenticeship programmes and offers motivated people the opportunity to advance their career into nursing.” Mark Kite is the Chair of the Trailblazer group of Employers for Property Services and Head of Contracts and Development of Barchester Healthcare. He said: “We are working together to ensure that Apprenticeship standards for Property Maintenance Technicians match our needs as employers while continuing to attract dedicated employees who we can develop to the right level and offer great bespoke training opportunities.” Homes all across the Barchester group celebrated National Apprenticeship week with a variety of activities to recognise the role our apprentices play.
NEW BUILDS GET NEW NAMES
The names of Barchester’s two newest homes have been revealed!
Sutton Grange is the new name given to the care development that is under construction on Greaves Hall Avenue, in the Banks area of Southport. The home's namesake is William Sutton who founded the town of Southport in 1792. William was commonly known as 'The Old Duke' and he opened the first hotel located on what is now the junction of Duke Street and Lord Street. It seemed fitting to name the care home after a key figure in the town's past. The name Braeburn Lodge for new care home in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire was chosen through a naming competition launched within the local community. A local man, Roy Howes, is the lucky winner and will receive a cheque for £500 to donate to a charity of his choice. Roy put forward the name of Braeburn Lodge as an apple orchard used to be on the site of the care home. Some of the other strong entries were Deeplands View and St James Lodge.
National Nutrition week was celebrated throughout many of our homes around the country. This important week strives to raise awareness and improve understanding of the vital importance of good nutrition and hydration.
