Admin

November Newsletter

To: All Residents, Relatives, Friends and Staff

From: Quinton House and Quinton Gardens Nursing Home

Subject: November Newsletter

Here is our November Newsletter – keeping you up to date with what has been happening at Quinton House and Quinton Gardens Nursing Home.

Activities

This month, we enjoyed the vocal stylings of Phoebe Appleby and Martin Leonard. We also had a fun time with Yvette from Kiddleydivey. We also had a visit from St Swithins Church who came to do a bible reading and sing hymns. We also had our Bonfire Night; residents, family, friends and staff had a good time watching the fireworks. Thank you to all those who come over!

For December, we have Martin Leonard visiting us again on 7^th December. We have St Swithins Church visiting us on 9^th December and they will visit us again on 23^rd December for a carol service. We have a visit from Quinton Primary School Choir on 14^th December. We have Kiddleydivey visiting us again on 16^th December. We also have a Santa Christmas Performance by David Sanders on 21^st December. You are invited to join us during our activities.

On Saturday 10^th December 2022, we will be hosting our Christmas Fayre from 2:00PM to 5:00PM. There will be activities like Tombola, Raffle, Brick-a-Brac, Hook-a-Duck, Lucky Dip, Guess the Cake Weight, Face Painting, Wine Bottle Game, Guess the Name of the Bear, Skittles. There will also tea and coffee served with mince pies, samosas, homemade baked goods, and cakes. We hope to see you all!

Birthdays

We would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to the following residents: Margaret and Hazel. We hope they all enjoy their birthdays.

We would also like to wish the happiest of birthdays to the following staff members: Cristina, Sharan, and Tracy. We hope you enjoy your birthdays, and we are thankful for everything that you do at Quinton House and Quinton Gardens.

Visiting

We are fully open to visitors – testing and appointments are currently not necessary. Everyone is still required to wear face masks and sanitise. Check our website for our updated visiting guidelines.

Check our website for regular updates and telephone (01789 720247) us if you have any queries.

Thank You

by Admin

October Newsletter

To: All Residents, Relatives, Friends & Staff

From: Quinton House and Quinton Gardens Nursing Home

Subject: October Newsletter

Here is our October Newsletter – keeping you up to date with what has been happening at Quinton House and Quinton Gardens Nursing Home.

Activities

This month, our residents enjoyed the vocal stylings of Barry Juckes. We also had a visit from St Swithins Church who came to sing hymns and do a bible reading. We also had our Wear It Pink event which was held in support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with entertainment from KiddleyDivey. We would like to thank our residents, staff, family and friends for attending the event and for all your generous donations! All proceeds raised will be donated to Breast Cancer Now.

For November, we have our Bonfire Night on the 5th of November. We have Phoebe Appleby coming over on 9^th November and 29th November 2022. We also have St Swithins Church coming over again on 11th November. We then have Martin Leonard visiting us on 17th November and KiddleyDivey on 25th November

Birthdays

We would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to the following residents:  Brian W., Brian r., Gillian, and Winifred. We hope they all enjoyed their birthdays.

We would also like to wish the happiest of birthdays to the following staff members: Bill (Home Manager), Nino, Haval, Reg, Doris, Elsa, and Izabela. We hope you enjoyed your birthdays, and we are thankful for everything that you do at Quinton House and Quinton Gardens.

Visiting

We are fully open to visitors – testing and appointments are currently not necessary. Everyone is still required to wear face masks and sanitise. Check our website for our updated visiting guidelines.

Check our website for regular updates and telephone (01789 720 247) us if you have any queries.

Thank You

by Admin

September Newsletter

To: All Residents, Relatives and Friends

From: Quinton House and Quinton Gardens Nursing Home

Subject: September Newsletter

Here is our September Newsletter – keeping you up to date with what has been happening at Quinton House and Quinton Gardens Nursing Home.

Activities

This month, our residents enjoyed the vocal stylings of Martin Leonard and Miss Ruby Red. We also had Mick from G fitness come over to engage our residents in some exercise activities.

For October, we will be having Ivette from Kiddleydivey on 21^st October and Barry Juckes on 26^th October. Visitors are welcomed to participate in activities. Also on the 21^st of October, we will be having our Wear It Pink event in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There will be activities and games as well as tombola! Prize donations would be appreciated. These can be cakes, sweets, chocolates, toys, gift cards, crafty items, etc. All are invited.

Staff

We would like to welcome Glynis who joined us at Quinton House this month as an Activities Coordinator. We hope she enjoys her new role.

Birthdays

We would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to the following residents: John, Harold, Hilary, Julie, and Beryl. Hilary celebrated her 90^th birthday this year. We hope they all enjoyed their birthdays. We would also like to wish the happiest of birthdays to the following staff members: Maria, Cecelia, and Debbie. We hope you enjoyed your birthdays, and we are thankful for everything that you do at Quinton House and Quinton Gardens.

Quinton House and Quinton Gardens 2022 Survey

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the survey we sent out. We received lots of positive feedback from families, residents and staff. We assure you that we are working on the small number of issues raised to constantly improve our service to you and our residents. If you have any further suggestions, then please let us know! Here are some of the positive feedback we received:

“I am very pleased to be living here”

“Mum always seems to be happy and content and satisfied with her care - she now sees Quinton House as her home”

“Staff clearly care about the residents and put their needs at the top of their agenda”

“I am happy and in no doubt that my wife is receiving excellent care at Quinton Gardens"

Visiting

Reminder, we are now fully open to visitors – testing and appointments are currently not necessary. Everyone is still required to wear face masks and sanitise. Check our website for our updated visiting guidelines.

Check our website for regular updates and telephone (01789 720 247) us if you have any queries.

Thank You

by Admin

Updated Visiting Guidelines

Dear All,

We are writing to you to confirm a change in how we conduct our visits onto Jasmine, Daisy and Lavender floors. Instead of calling us to arrange a time slot, we are now an open house as of Wednesday 14th September, 2022. This means that you can visit as and when you want although, we still require you to sign-in, take your temperature and wear a mask.

We must inform you that as we are opening the floors, we have changed the door codes. If you require any assistance with this, please go to the back door of the main house where a member of staff will assist you. Please appreciate that the staff are on the floors with your loved ones, therefore we ask that you are patient and understanding whilst waiting for you to be addressed.

The above information is subject to change. If any resident is to contract COVID-19, we will revert to our previous visiting guide and bookings will be required.

We would like to thank everyone for their understanding and patience throughout COVID-19 and supporting and adhering to the rules we must follow.

Thank you.

by Admin

Open Letter to all Residents/Next of Kin

Dear all,

This letter forms the first in a series of expected updates regarding the activities going on at Quinton House Limited.

It has been a little over two years since the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Over these past two years, we have lost, cried, and mourned. But we have also gained, cheered, and celebrated. Everyone at Quinton House Limited has been and still is working exceptionally hard for the betterment of its residents, staff, and families.

This letter gives a recap of how the home was being run and what new changes have been made.

PRE-COVID 19 & PREPARATION FOR COVID-19

Before the coronavirus pandemic, we had a non-uniform policy and a casual outlook to care within a family environment. This was managed in a way that we tried to minimise the amount of medication and maximise the interaction, deflection, and redirection of residents. When news about COVID-19 was spreading in early February 2020, we decided to prepare in case of an outbreak. We purchased new uniforms and shoes for all staff and started the use of PPE, face masks, face shields and full-length body aprons.

COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT QUINTON HOUSE

When COVID-19 was first announced in March 2020, we had a resident who went into hospital and unfortunately brought Covid back with them causing a COVID-19 outbreak within the home. This resulted in some staff and residents contracting Covid, but thankfully most made a full recovery. The Covid outbreak lasted two and a half months in the home before it was able to be cleared properly. We did not have an outbreak within the home for 14 months until around the time residents had had their first vaccine dose. We managed the situation quite well through the implementation of infection prevention and control measures to reduce the spread of the virus as well as maintain efficiency.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

At the beginning of the pandemic, staff had designated areas to change out of their non-uniform clothes into their uniform clothes. Before changing into their uniform clothes, they washed, sanitised, and sterilised themselves to reduce the spread of the virus. Daily and frequent temperature checks, sign-ins, and lateral flow tests (LFTs) were conducted, and PCR tests were conducted once a week. We also implemented a strategy where staff were given quarantine bags to put potentially contaminated clothes in. Staff were also provided more uniforms for every day of work and work-specific shoes.

VISITING

Visiting arrangements are still by appointment booking because the rate of infection in the UK is still 1:20. We believe this arrangement works to minimise the risk to your loved ones. If there are special occasions etc., exceptions can be made, with agreement of the home manager.

LIVING WITH COVID-19

To reclaim a form of normality in the day-to-day nursing home life, our primary goal is to maintain the safety of our residents and staff through our ongoing infection prevention and control measures. Our housekeeping teams are continuing to deliver enhanced cleaning regimes using high-quality decontamination equipment and hygiene products. Visitors are still expected to follow our visitation guidelines which can be found on our website.

ONBOARDING

We would also like you to know we have on board two new staff to our team. Alysha, our Activities Co-ordinator is coming up with some really fun and exciting activities for our residents to partake in. All this will be documented by Shola, our Marketing Co-ordinator who will be managing our Facebook page and producing our monthly newsletter to keep you in the loop on what is going on at Quinton House Nursing Home and Quinton Gardens.

CONCLUSION

We would like to thank everybody who has supported us over the past two years. Please be assured that Quinton House Limited seeks to work in partnership with you to minimise the risk of transmission to some of the most vulnerable members of society who are in our care.

Check our website for regular updates and telephone (01789 720 247) us if you have any queries. If you would like to receive our email newsletter, please join our mailing list through our website.

THANK YOU

by Admin