News & Updates From Kingsley Healthcare

The Mayor of Knutsford, Neil Forbes, opened a Victorian fair and street party at the town’s Sharston House nursing home.

Staff dressed up in period costume for the event on Friday which celebrated National Care Home Open Day. Among the most popular attractions for visitors was a display revealing the colourful history of one of Knutsford’s most prominent homes – it was put together after a successful appeal for information for historical information in the Knutsford Guardian.

Care cafe provides a welcome break for carers

Caring for someone at home is a demanding and often lonely task and with an ageing population, it is a prospect faced by an increasing number of people.

Suffolk based care homes group Kingsley Healthcare has resolved to play its own small part in easing the burden by introducing new monthly Care Cafes in towns around the region.

New technology is playing a vital role in improving care across the Kingsley Healthcare Group

New technology is playing a vital role in improving care across the Kingsley Healthcare Group, says operations director Debbie McGovern. Person Centred Software (PCS), an electronic care plan programme, and InvaLife, a computerised medicine management system, are being rolled out to all 29 of the Suffolk-based company’s care homes.

VE Day event unlocks memories for residents

The tastes, sights and sounds of VE Day unlocked special memories for the residents of a Broadland care home. Activities that stimulate precious memories are very therapeutic for people living with dementia. The Kingsley Healthcare-run home in Norwich Road was brightly decorated with union flags and bunting while ration books and wartime ID cards were issued to residents.

Young musicians from Christchurch Music Centre (CMC) visited Highcliffe Nursing Home for a concert to thank staff & residents

Young musicians from Christchurch Music Centre (CMC) visited Highcliffe Nursing Home for a concert to thank staff and residents for their support. National care provider Kingsley Healthcare, which runs the home in Stuart Road, Highcliffe, has sponsored the band throughout the past year through a £1,500 donation.