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Great Harwood Care home opens new dementia friendly lounge
Townfield & Coach House on Church Street in Great Harwood has been undergoing a redesign over the past month, the care home which specialised in caring for older people who have dementia or other memory problems.
The main lounge has been redesigned based on guidance provided by the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Sterling. The design has modernised the lounge and also meant that the area is now a dementia friendly space 
with good lighting, comfortable seating and a relaxing and engaging atmosphere for anyone with dementia to relax.
Kath Howard, Registered Manager said “The Lounge is a lovely space to relax in and we have already had some really positive feedback from both the residents and their visitors. We are always improving the living environment at our care homes. We use the nationally accredited guidance from the University of Sterling to ensure the home is suited for people with dementia. We have used colour coded décor and furnishings, to help our residents to distinguish between different areas within the home and also to feel at home in spaces that they use regularly.
If you would like to come and see the renovations and have a look around the care home,Townfield are holding Coffee & Cake afternoon on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 between 1pm and 3pm
Pictured below is a before and after picture of the lounge,
The Nominations for Townfield Care Awards
Townfield Care Awards celebrate excellence in the quality of care we provide by recognising those individuals that go the extra mile or provide a real quality of service to make a difference to the lives of those we support.
The categories have been created to reflect outstanding contribution in a whole variety of roles across the company, ranging from best newcomer through to Quality of service as well as department awards
Nominations are now closed.
Radio Lancashire presenter Stephen Lowe will host the evening on Friday the 13th October from 7pm at Great Harwood Golf Club, when our finalists will discover whether they’re a winner.
And don’t forget all staff who attend the awards and those who have to work will be entered into a £200 prize draw for just attending!!!
See below for the names of our finalists.
Our Brand-New store, Townfield Care Mobility, has opened in Great Harwood. With products ranging from mobility scooters to easy can openers, to help people have the best quality of life possible.
Run by brothers, Michael and John Timmins, Townfield Care is a family-owned company that has been providing residential and at-home care services in the Hyndburn area for over 35 years. Our focus has always been, and will always be, providing personalised care and improving quality of life.
We plan to use our expertise and experience to open our first ever mobility and daily living aid store at 79 Church Street in Great Harwood, to further improve the quality of peoples’ lives; particularly those who live independently at home, and those who receive in-home care.
John & Michael Timmins outside the New mobility shop on Church Street, Great Harwood
John Timmins, director of Townfield Care, commented: “We want people to feel comfortable in approaching us to ask for advice about what aids may help them, or to purchase something we supply. We can reassure the public that we have a wealth of experience in at-home and residential care, meaning that we know what aids are needed to improve day-to-day life.”
Townfield Care doesn’t just offer competitive prices for their products, an at-home service and decades of knowledge, but they also provide support and guidance to the people who visit their shop or use the services – ensuring they receive individualised and person centred care. All of this signifies that they are in a very ideal position to help anyone in the community who would benefit from aid for independent living.
While focus lies with mobility scooters, the shop sells a vast range of innovative products, from shoe removers to easy-pour Tipper Kettles, and from absorbent chair pads to travel chairs. Such products make living day-to-day life easier through making tasks, from the most simple to the most difficult, more accessible; in turn, allowing individuals to live more independently and therefore improving quality of life.
Michael and John offer a home survey service, for which they will come direct to your home and “make recommendations of any products or adjustments” completely free of charge. As well as this, they offer free delivery of any items purchased from the shop.
John said: “We want people to enjoy life.”
For more information, call on 01254 882050
Senior Care Assistant – Townfield & Coach House – 33 Hours Per Week
Job Title: Senior Care Assistant
Location: Townfield & Coach House, Church Street, Great Harwood
Hours: 33 Hours per week
Rate of Pay: £7.80 Per Hour
Work Pattern: Days, Shifts
Experience: NVQ3 Preferred, NVQ2 Minimum
Townfield and Coach House Care Ltd requires a suitably experienced person to work within in our Residential Home, Townfield & Coach House, Church Street, Great Harwod.
The applicant must have proven experience in care and leading a team, NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Health and Social Care is preferred but we will consider applicants with level 2 or equivalent who are willing to work towards the Level 3.
Duties include personal care, administering of medication, housekeeping, attending to service users social care needs, working as part of a team, communicating with relevant medical professionals, updating care records and communicating with relatives. Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure CRB. Disclosure expense will be met by applicant.
Please call 01254 884058 or alternatively send an email to kath@townfieldhouse.co.uk requesting an application form or apply online here
Townfield house and Sherwood house have refreshed our 6 steps to success in end of life care programme.
6 steps is a course run by East Lancashire hospice which guides us to ensure we continue providing high quality end of the life care. The course covers Communication, Discussions as end of life approaches, Holistic Assessment and Care planning, Co-ordinating End of life care, Care in the last days and hours of life and Care after Death.
Pictured are Pat and Louise collecting their certificates at the East Lancashire Hospice on 05/07/17
Townfield Care are looking for a Chef for our residential home in Great Harwood
Townfield & Coach House is one of the leading care homes in Hyndburn, renowned for the care that our residents receive and quality of meals that our Cooks prepare.
We are currently looking for a Cook to join our well-trained and friendly team of staff. You will work within the kitchen and dining area to provide nutritious and enticing meals for the residents of the care home, whilst creating an enjoyable experience for our residents.
Duties:
- Prepare & cook a set 4 weekly menu for residents & staff
- Develop relationships with our residents and understand their meal choices
- Help to plan menus and order shopping
- Maintain a clean hazard free kitchen and dining area in order to minimise risk to residents and employees of the home
- Work safely within the company policies, seeking advice and guidance where necessary.
Job Title: Residential Home Chef
Location: Townfield & Coach House, Church Street, Great Harwood, BB67QB
Hours: 16 Hours per week
Work Pattern: 2 Weekly Rota basis
Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday 9am-1pm
Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday 9am-3pm, Friday 9am-1pm.
Experience: Level 2 Food Hygiene Required, Good knowledge of English home cooked food,
Townfield & Coach House is one of the leading care homes in Hyndburn, renowned for the care that our residents receive and quality of meals that our Cooks prepare.
We are currently looking for a Cook to join our well-trained and friendly team of staff. You will work within the kitchen and dining area to provide nutritious and enticing meals for the residents of the care home, whilst creating an enjoyable experience for our residents.
Duties:
- Prepare & cook a set 4 weekly menu for residents & staff
- Develop relationships with our residents and understand their meal choices
- Help to plan menus and order shopping
- Maintain a clean hazard free kitchen and dining area in order to minimise risk to residents and employees of the home
- Work safely within the company policies, seeking advice and guidance where necessary.
Please contact Kath Howard on 01254 884058 or alternatively send an email to kath@townfieldhouse.co.uk requesting an application form or apply online here
Care home residents feel at home beside the seaside – in Great Harwood!
Residents of Townfield & Coach House are enjoying seaside trips down memory lane now that their lounge has been decorated with Blackpool seafront mural wallpaper.
The large-scale image of a sunny summer’s day in Blackpool occupies a full wall in a lounge at Townfield & Coach House in Church Street.
As a specialist care home for people with dementia, Townfield & Coach House owners, brothers John and Michael Timmins, are abreast of latest research into helping dementia sufferers live well with their condition.
John Timmins said:
“We are always improving the living environment at our care homes. Our plan is to take guidance from the research of University of Stirling to design the home in a more dementia friendly way. By using colour-coded décor and furnishings, we can help our residents to distinguish between different areas and to feel at home in spaces they use regularly.
“We spotted a tweet from Scott Dawson Advertising in Burnley about full scale image wallpaper they’d produced for their very own Jesse McClure room at their Burnley HQ. I thought they could help us to create a completely different feel within our upstairs lounge so gave Murray a call.
“We chose a Blackpool seafront image for our wallpaper as many of our residents are of the generation that visited the seaside resort on their annual holidays .
“The reaction to our ‘Blackpool wall’ has been fantastic; already we’re finding the wallpaper is a great talking point. It’s helping our staff to really engage residents in sharing their memories of visiting Blackpool. There’s lots going on in the picture – from families playing together and donkeys on the beach, to the pier and the iconic Blackpool Tower – which helps it to also work as a calming distraction tool our staff can use if any residents become agitated.”
The lounge which was recently re designed to incorporate dementia friendly design
Scott Dawson Advertising, a full-service marketing agency based in Burnley, designed, printed and installed the Blackpool seafront wallpaper earlier this month.
Their Managing Director Murray Dawson said:
“Our large scale wallpaper graphics are a simple and cost-effective way to add a focal point to a room. They have a big visual impact in office reception points and meeting rooms but also, as Townfield’s story shows, can have a much more profound effect on people. I’m pleased with how the ‘Blackpool lounge’ looks and that it’s making a difference to these residents’ lives.”
Townfield Care is run by brothers Michael and John Timmins. It operates Townfield & Coach House, a specialist dementia care home in Great Harwood, Sherwood House, a small residential home for the elderly in Rishton, and an expanding home care service throughout Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Rossendale.
To find out more about the care services provided by Townfield Care call 01254 884058.
To find out more about marketing and design services provided by Burnley’s Scott Dawson Advertising, visit www.scottdawson.co.uk or call (01282) 426846.
Featured Picture – Residents of Townfield & Coach House Care Home in Great Harwood feel at home beside the seaside in their new Blackpool themed lounge
left to right – (front row) Nellie McIntosh, Doreen Lord, Bernard Smith. (back row) John Timmins, Maria Payne, Kath Howard
Townfield Care is pleased to announce we have some vacant positions across the company.
Senior Care Assistant – Townfield & Coach House – 33 Hours Per Week
Job Title: Senior Care Assistant
Location: Townfield & Coach House, Church Street, Great Harwood
Hours: 33 Hours per week
Rate of Pay: £7.50 Per Hour
Work Pattern: Days, Shifts
Experience: NVQ3 Preferred, NVQ2 Minimum
Townfield and Coach House Care Ltd requires a suitably experienced person to work within in our Residential Home, Townfield & Coach House, Church Street, Great Harwod.
The applicant must have proven experience in care and leading a team, NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Health and Social Care is preferred but we will consider applicants with level 2 or equivalent who are willing to work towards the Level 3.
Duties include personal care, administering of medication, housekeeping, attending to service users social care needs, working as part of a team, communicating with relevant medical professionals, updating care records and communicating with relatives. Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure CRB. Disclosure expense will be met by applicant.
Please contact Kath Howard on 01254 884058 or alternatively send an email to kath@townfieldhouse.co.uk requesting an application form or apply online here
Temporary Chef – Townfield & Coach House – 16 Hours Per Week
Job Title: Chef – Temporary Contract – To Cover Long Term Sickness
Location: Townfield & Coach House, Great Harwood
Hours: 16 Hours per week
Rate of Pay: £7.20 Per Hour
Work Pattern: 9am-1pm/9am-3pm, Rota basis
Experience: Level 2 Food Hygiene Required, Good knowledge of English home cooked food,
Townfield & Coach House is one of the leading care homes in Hyndburn, renowned for the care that our residents receive and quality of meals that our Cooks prepare.
We are currently looking for a Cook to join our well-trained and friendly team of staff. You will work within the kitchen and dining area to provide nutritious and enticing meals for the residents of the care home, whilst creating an enjoyable experience for our residents.
Duties:
• Prepare breakfast and lunch for residents with the aim of achieving superlative levels of satisfaction for our residents.
• Develop relationships with our residents and understand their meal choices
• Help to plan menus and order shopping.
• Maintain a clean hazard free kitchen and dining area in order to minimise risk to residents and employees of the home
• Work safely within the company policies, seeking advice and guidance where necessary.
Please contact Kath Howard on 01254 884058 or alternatively send an email to kath@townfieldhouse.co.uk requesting an application form or apply online here
Night Care Assistant – Townfield & Coach House – 20 Hours Per Week
Job Title: Care Assistant
Location: Townfield & Coach House, Great Harwood
Hours: 20 Hours per week
Rate of Pay: £7.20 Per Hour
Work Pattern: Nights 10pm-8am
Experience: NVQ2 Preferred, although full training provided
An Exciting Opportunity has arisen for flexible, reliable and committed individual to join a experienced care team in a well established family run company
The position is to work as part of our team of Night Staff at Townfield and Coach House a residential home in Great Harwood which specialises in caring and support for older people with dementia. Duties include personal care attending to service users social care needs, Housekeeping and record keeping.
The ideal candidate will have experience within a social care setting with a diploma in health and social care. Although full training will be provided.
Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure.
Interested applicants please complete an application form online, download a copy or send your CV and/or covering letter to Kath Howard via email on kath@townfieldhouse.co.uk
Home Care Support Worker – Flexible working hours
Job Title: Home Care Support Worker
Location: Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.
Hours: Flexible
Rate of Pay: £7.20 Per Hour, 15p Per Mile Mileage allowance
Work Pattern: Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings & Weekends
Experience: No Experience necessary, full training & coaching provided
Do you want to make a difference? Come and join our friendly team.
We are currently recruiting for motivated, flexible people to join our successful Home Care team. We operate throughout Hyndburn, Rossendale and the Ribble Valley. The role will include assisting service users within their own homes with meal preparation, medication, personal care, social outings, cleaning and other associated tasks as required. No Experience is necessary as full care certificate training is provided in our dedicated care academy. This is an ideal chance to join the social care sector or to develop your skills with diplomas and further specialised learning in health and social care.
A range of shifts are available between the hours of 7am- 1.30pm; 2.30 – 6.30pm and 6.00pm -11.30 pm. We can offer flexibility within these times. Car Owner/Driver essential.
Please contact Anne Child 01254 882050 or via email anne@townfieldhouse.co.uk for further information or apply online here
Care Assistant – Townfield & Coach House – 20 Hours Per Week
Job Title: Care Assistant
Location: Townfield & Coach House, Great Harwood
Hours: 20 Hours per week
Rate of Pay: £7.20 Per Hour
Work Pattern: Days, Shifts
Experience: NVQ2 preferred, although full training provided.
An Exciting Opportunity has arisen for flexible, reliable and committed individual to join a experienced care team in a well established family run company
The position is to work within Townfield and Coach House a residential home in Great Harwood which specialises in providing care and support for older people with dementia. Duties include personal care, housekeeping and attending to service users social care needs.
The ideal candidate will have experience within a social care setting with a diploma in health and social care. Although full training will be provided.
Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure.
Interested applicants please complete an application form online, download a copy or send your CV and/or covering letter to Kath Howard via email on kath@townfieldhouse.co.uk
Thank you for your support throughout 2016
As Christmas and the end of the year draws closer we would like to say thank you for your support throughout the year
Thank you to all the other Health & Social care professionals that we have worked with throughout the year.
Thank you to the Managers and Care teams, both the residential and home care teams work tirelessly to provide the best care and support for people within our local community.
Finally Thank you to the service users who continue to choose Townfield to provide your support and also to the visitors, families and friends who help us to provide the very best care and support.
We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and Happy & Prosperous New Year.
Michael & John Timmins
Mia-Jade Holroyd Creates winning design for Care Home Garden
Townfield Care teamed up with St Bartholomew’s Primary School as part of the schools Christmas ECO Challenge. The challenge was set in November and there were over 40 entrants from pupils into the competition from across all ages at the school. The designs where then handed over to the residents at Townfield who had the tough job of selecting a winner.
Mia- Jade Holroyd a Year 4 pupil created the winning design which included a red robin with its house & feeder, Christmas trees, Holly, Fairy Lights and a snow white path.
Kath Howard registered manager said “The Garden which Mia-Jade designed was really good. The residents loved searching through all the designs and found it really difficult to pick a winner. We have a strong relationship with St Bartholomew’s who recently visited the home to sing carols and its fantastic to see the older and younger generation being able to come together and help each other”
Pictured (Kath Howard- registered manager & Maria Payne presenting Mia-Jade with her certificate of achievement and prize along with her parents and Mrs Masterman from St Bartholomew’s School)
