Autumn News Information Sheet

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This is about improving the

lives of everyone who lives

in and visits a 1st Choice

Care Home. Clare said,

“Every part of what we do

and how we do it will be im-proved from cleaners to Direc-

tors. It is the residents that are

the most important people in

this process. What we achieve

at Tudor Lodge will be spread

throughout every service that

we offer.” She added, “We

genuinely want 1st Choice to

be the leaders in the field of

dementia care not just in

Kent, but throughout the

country”.

To find out more about the

Bradford Dementia Group

visit www.brad.ac.uk/health/

dementia.

We are proud to an-

nounce that 1st

Choice Care Homes

will be working with

the internationally re-

nowned Bradford De-mentia Group (BDG).

BDG are part of the Brad-

ford University and lead the

way in cutting edge dementia

care. Their work and re-

search is changing the face of

dementia care in Britain and

around the world.

1st Choice Operations Man-

ager Clare Swan said, “This isa fabulous opportunity, with

BDG’s support 1st Choice Care

Homes will become an exam-

ple of excellence that others

will follow”.

Initially, two of BDG’s con-

sultants will complete a

comprehensive assessment

of Tudor Lodge in Folke-

stone.

Paul Edwards and Claire

Surr will base themselves in

the home looking at all as-pects of residents’ lives and

the care and support they

receive. They will produce a

report which will shape the

way we work.

It was UK Older

People’s Day on the

1st October and 1stChoice Care

Homes celebrated

in style.

We teamed up with

Crossroads Care, to

raise money for people

who care for their rela-

tives at home.

With events taking place

at all 8 of our homes

across the weekend wehave managed to raise

over £1000 for this great

cause whilst providing a

wealth of entertainmentfor our residents, families

and local communities.

For the full charity bo-

nanza story and loads

of pictures ranging

from the sublime to

ridiculous turn to the

centre pages.

Bradford Dementia GroupI N S I D ET H I S I S S U E :

Going Green 2

Free Lunch! 2

Bouncing babies 3

Older People’s

Day

4

Award nominees 6

Extension news 6

Sports News 7

FULL OF LIFE

1ST CHOICE

NEWS A U T U M N 2 0 1 1I N F O @ 1 S T C H O I C E C A R E H O M E S . C O M

WE CAN HELP WITH

DEMENTI C RE

P LLI TIVE C RE

RESIDENTI L C RE

NURSING C RE

D Y C RE

RESPITE C RE

DVICE

SUPPORT

PE CE OF MIND

1st Choice Care Homes

18-20 Manor Road

Folkestone CT20 2SA

T: 01304 249933

F: 01304 249955

[email protected]

www.1stchoicecarehomes.com

Changing the face ofdementia care

Dressed to impress at Hatfield Lodge


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P A G E 2

Silver Surfers

Free 4 Star Food

Going GreenHave you ever noticed

when you go into almost

any care home the lights

are always on? It doesn’t

make sense. At home ourelectricity and gas bills are

rocketing and we’re all be-

coming ever more conscious

about the environment. How-

ever, all too often we don’t

do the same things at work.

Well we are!

1st Choice have launched

their Go Green campaign.

On the 1st day of every

month all our homes will have

a GO GREEN DAY. If every-

one switches a light off, un-

plugs an electrical appliance

and takes some recycling

home we will start to make a

difference. Every little bit that

everyone does will help.GREEN TIPS

Switch lights off in un-

used rooms.

Don’t leave equipment

on standby.

Recycle paper, bottles,

plastic and metal.

Share cars to work or

get on your bike!

Alongside Go Green Days onthe first day of every month

we have registered with the

Green Achiever Scheme rec-

ognising companies that put

their eco credentials into

practice.

Dave Clarke, Head of Mainte-

nance and facilities said, “The

future is about going green

wherever we can.

At an operational level we are

looking into installing solar pan-

els on new builds and reducing

our waste.”

ECO-WARRIORS

We are asking everyone to

do just a little bit. With a staff

team of around 300 peoplethink how much difference a

small effort will make.

menu at either of these

two fabulous hotels for

free. Yes, FOR FREE!

You will be offered a two-

course meal (drinks not

included) at the sumptu-

ous surroundings of The

Ramada or The Dover

Marina.

It sounds too good to be

true! There are no catches

and no hidden charges. Just great food in great

Who said that there is

no such thing as a free

lunch?

We have secured an ex-

clusive and unmissable deal

with the Ramada Hotel in

Dover and The Dover

Marina Hotel.

Any resident of a 1st

Choice care home and one

member of their family can

now take advantage of thewonderful lunch time

surroundings.

To claim your free lunch

all you need to do is speak

to the manager of your

home. She will then con-

tact the hotel and book

your lunch.

You do need to book in

advance and the offer is

only available from Mon-

day to Friday.

Go on...treat yourselves!

One lady at Hatfield Lodge

keeps in contact with her son

in Australia using Skype.

Alongside the 1st Choice

website we now have a Face-book page keeping everyone

up to date with events in the

group and in the wider world

of health and social care. We

also have an exclusive mem-

bers only Facebook group

called the 1st Choice Social

Group to help keep our valu-

able staff informed.

E-newsletters are anotherway we are helping to keep

everyone in the loop.

Contact us if you want to

join the mailing list.

1st Choice are embrac-

ing the internet revolu-

tion with a whole host

of online resources.

Nearly all of our homes

now have laptops and

touch screen computers

exclusively for our resi-

dent’s use.

1 S T C H O I C E N E W S

The fabulous Olive

Tree restaurant at

The Ramada Dover


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Bramblings Bouncing Babies

P A G E 3I N F O @ 1 S T C H O I C E C A R E H O M E S . C O M

What is happening at

Brambling House??? It’sbeen a bumper time for

babies.

Not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 4

babies have been born in the

past few months to Brambling

House staff.

On the 7th

June little

Lilly Mae

Jones was

held in her

mother’s

arms for the first time. Stacey,

a care worker at the home,had an uncomplicated preg-

nancy and Lilly was born

healthy and raring to go. Then

on 22nd August Rhiann Sinclair

had her eagerly anticipated

triplets. The boys were deliv-

ered by planned Caesarean

section at 34 weeks and are

doing really well.

Riley, Leo and Dean were

closely monitored in intensivecare, but have now returned

home and are proving a pre-

dictable handful!

We featured Rhiann in the last

edition of 1st Choice News, if

you have any unwanted baby

clothes or equipment pleasecontact Brambling House.

dren from the Shepherdswell

Primary School to come and

sing Happy Birthday to her. Or

Alice Turmaine celebrated her

103 birthday on the 27th June

this year.

The Brambling House resident

was born in France and fre-

quently chats away in her

mother tongue.

So, to mark this special day

Sue Fuller and her staff team

arranged for a group of chil-

should I say Joyeux Anniver-

saire?

Alice beamed as she listened

to the angelic children singing

to her in French.

Amy Harris made one of her

famous cakes to mark the day

and there was a spot of cham-

pagne (for the adults) in a

toast to this remarkable lady.

looking for scraps of food and

affection.

CAT FLAP

Whitfield’s maintenance man

Steve Brown felt sorry for the

moggy. He put a cat flap in the

shed door so it could get some

shelter if it wanted to.

One Friday morning he nipped

into his shed to get some paint

and tools. He was rather taken

aback when he opened the door

to find a rather slim cat and four

nuzzling kittens! Ahhh!

Not to be outdone by

Brambling House’s single

handed baby boom, Whit-field Residential Home

also had some rather un-

expected arrivals of their

own.

As sometimes happens in care

homes, Whitfield staff and resi-

dents befriended a rather tubby

cat that hung around the home

Here Kitty, Kitty...Kitty, Kitty!

Alice in Wonderland

Steve was

shocked when

he opened the

shed door.

“I didn’t

expect to find

that sort of

litter!”

Riley, Leo and Dean

Stacey and Lily

Our lovely Alice


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P A G E 4


Wild and wacky events throughout all 8 1st Choice Care Homes took place between 30th September and 3rd Octo-

ber raising funds for the charity Crossroads Care. The celebration began with staff from Whitfield Care Home dress-

ing up as bumble bees and ladybirds and going on a three-legged walk through Dover. At Hatfield Lodge Dennis

Perry had his chest waxed by his grinning wife Mandy and maintenance man, Dan Hoad, had his head shaved. Inthe evening there was a terrific Charity Auction with a flight experience and 2 nights at The Dover Marina Hotel on

offer amongst many other bargains donated by local businesses.

On Saturday Creedy House had a Multi-Cultural Day celebrating nationalities from all over the globe and the staff at

Oakdale had a Best of British Day. Both had their local mayors attending the festivities. Tudor Lodge had a

festival of waxing on Sunday with students from the Folkestone Academy removing the hair

from Joe Harris’ chest and Damian Williams’ legs. Acacia House were a little

more sedate organising a cheese and wine quiz and a sponsored

silence. Finally on Monday Brambling House and Lodge joined the

fray. There was a festival of music and dance at the House,

whilst at the Lodge Tina Lewis, Kumar and Tom Skirrow all had

their heads shaved. In all the efforts raised over £1000.


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PICTURE INDEX

Over the page from top left to bottom right:

Lalitha and Vanessa come up smelling of roses on their three-legged walk.

Dennis Perry bares all. He didn’t realise he had any tattoos!

Mel and Doinia kick their legs at Oakdale’s Best of British Day. The Mayor of New Romney gets lessons in Irish brogue with Anita O’Neil at Creedy House.

The madcap auction gets under way at Hatfield Lodge.

Tina realises there is no turning back as Karen Warner gets the clippers buzzing.

This page:

Jodie’s boy isn’t worried about sunburn after his hot wax experience.

Sue, Lalitha, Pam and Vanessa are ready to buzz off!

Joe Harris tries to keep his dignity intact at Tudor Lodge.

Oakdale’s fancy dress featuring Olivia Newton-Flint!

Dan’s the man—he has a hair raising experience thanks to Margaret Perry.Damien’s lovely legs at Tudor.

Going going gone - Joe Harris gets Hatfield’s auction under the hammer!


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P A G E 6

NEWS FROM

AROUND

THE HOMES

Up for awards

A BIG thank you!

Extension News We’re gearing up for

some big building pro-

jects over the coming

months at 1st ChoiceCare Homes.

There are extensions planned

on a grand scale at both

Acacia House in Tenter-

den and the Bramblings in

Dover.

When the building work is

completed we will have

wonderful new additions

to both of these services.

1st Choice Directors,

Menon and Seelan have been

working closely with the Pro-

ject Management team to plan

and finalise the preparations.

It is anticipated that both

projects will begin in the New

Year.

Acacia House is going to

benefit from a fabulous new

extension, creating extra

rooms and better facilities.

At The Bramblings the exist-

ing homes will become linked

by a state of the art extension

creating one seamless

service providing care for

people with all levels of

residential and nursing

need.

Rest assured that we will

keep you up-to-date with

all of the developments

and progress.

grandaughter of former

Creedy House resident,

Evelyn Web-

ster, an-

nounced

that she was

doing a

sponsored

ride for the

benefit of all the residents

We want to say a huge

thank you to Rachel

Edmondson

and her

horse Mars.

Creedy House

manager, Anita

O’Neil was

absolutely de-lighted when the

at our New Romney

home.

Sarah raised £290 for the

resident’s amenities fund

and the money has already

been put to good use. It

has gone towards purchas-

ing furniture and activities

for the home’s fabulousMemory Lane corridor.

the Great British Care

Awards. Kim Dennis and

Stacey Jones were short-

listed in the Activity Co-

ordinator and Care HomeWorker categories re-

spectively.

After attending interviews

in Cambridge in front of

the judging panel both Kim

and Stacey have made it to

the last three.

On the 28th October they

will be attending the gala

award ceremony for the

final decision.

The awards will be hosted

by former Olympic swim-

mer, Sharon Davies.

We wish them both the

best of luck and hope that

they will be celebrating in

style on the night.Two Brambling House

staff have impressed at

A c r o s s : 2 M a s t e r s ; 5 C a r v e ;

6 M a k i n g ; 7 H e l l o ; 8 R e v e a l ;

1 0 S t r a y s ; 1 2 T a p i r ; 1 4 E s -

t a t e ; 1 5 E v e n s ; 1 6 N o R o o m .

D o w n : 1 C a r e ; 2 M e m o r y ; 3

T r i p e ; 4 R e g u l a r ; 7 H a s

B e e n ; 9 E s t e e m ; 1 1 R o t o r ;

1 3 I n n s


Acacia House set forsuper extension

Award finalist Kim Dennis

Crossword answers

Manager

Spotlight

Name:

Melanie Rickett

Home:

Oakdale in Essex

Length of service:

5 years

1 . B r i t i s h B r o a d c a s t i n g

C o r p o r a t i o n ; 2 . C a r e Q u a l - i t y C o m m i s s i o n ; 3 . N o r t h A t l a n t i c T r e a t y O r g a n i s a - t i o n ; 4 . T e n d e r L o v i n g C a r e ; 5 . L a u g h O u t L o u d ; 6 . O h M y G o d ; 7 . T a T a F o r N o w ; 8 . D i g i t a l V e r s a - t i l e D i s c ; 9 . D o v e r A t h l e t i c F o o t b a l l C l u b .

Abbreviations quiz


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Sports News


Dover Athletic Under 13

FC have set about theirfirst season in the Kent

Youth League with the

mark of champions!

The 1st Choice Care

Homes sponsored team

have played 4 games of

their inaugural season

with a 100% record.

Athletic opened up

their cup campaign with

a narrow 1-0 victory

over Ramsgate. Man-

ager, Joe Brady said, “We had a

hatful of chances and should

have put the game to bed early

on, but we’ll learn from the

experience.” The boys started their league

season with an excellent 3-2

win against Hollands and Blair

with goals from Eddie Wool-

ston, Harry Douglas and Lever

Lewis.

Dover really hit form againstVintners in the cup strolling to

a 6-1 victory thanks to a Lever

Lewis hatrick and goals from

Woolston, Daniel

McHugh and Billy

Lewins.

A 3-1 win against Bex-

ley courtesy of a

Woolston hatrick has

seen Athletic through

to the Quarter-finals

of the Geering Cup.

We’ll keep an eye on the lads

throughout the season.

Come on you whites!

DAFC 1

Ramsgate 0

* * * *

DAFC 3

Hollands & Blair 2

* * * *

DAFC 6

Vintners 1

* * * *

DAFC 3

Bexley 1

Top Scorers

Woolston-6

Lewis-4

1 2 3 4

5

6

7

8 9

10 11

12 13

14

15

16

Dover boys on the march!

CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

2. Formal term for a youngman (6)

5. Cut the roast dinner (5)

6. Creating (6)

7. Usual greeting (5)

8. Show all (6)

10. Goes off the beatentrack (6)

12. South American pig-likemammal (5)

14. Property selling agent(6)

15. The favourite’s odds? (5)

16. Mary and Joseph foundthis at the Inn (2,4)

DOWN

1. What 1st Choice do best!(4)

2. Take a trip down ____

lane (6)3. Cow’s intestines– oldfashioned food (5)

4. Happen at set intervals(7)

7. Used to be famous! (3, 4)

9. Have high regard (6)

11. Turning blade (5)

13. Old name for pubs (4)

ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ: WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING ABBREVIATIONS STAND FOR?

1.BBC=________________________ 2.CQC=___________________________ 3.NATO=______________________________4.TLC=________________________ 5.LOL=____________________________ 6.OMG=_______________________________

7.TTFN=_______________________ 8.DVD=____________________________9. DAFC=______________________________

PUZZLES AND STUFF

Answers on opposite page


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Dementia Care

Residential Care

Nursing Care

Respite Care

Day Care

OUR SERVICES

ACACIA HOUSE

Ashford Road

St Michaels

Tenterden

Kent

TN30 6QA

01580 765122

BRAMBLING LODGE

48 Eythorne Road

Shepherdswell

Dover

Kent

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01304 830775

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BRAMBLING HOUSE

46 Eythorne Road

Shepherdswell

Dover

Kent

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CREEDY HOUSE

Nether Avenue

Littlestone-on-Sea

New Romney

Kent

TN28 8NB

01304 830276

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HATFIELD LODGE

1-3 Trinity Gardens

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 2RP

01303 253253

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OAKDALE

123 Kiln Road

Benfleet

Essex

SS7 1TG

01702 553734

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TUDOR LODGE

18-20 Manor Road

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 2SA

01303 251195

[email protected]

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107 Sandwich Road

Whitfield

Kent

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01304 820236

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KENT

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DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

JOE HARRIS

MAINTENANCE MANAGER

DAVE CLARKE

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Tenterden

Kent

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