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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)

Townfield & Coach House Garden Display for Remembrance Sunday.

The Display garden has been dedicated to remembrance Sunday for the month of November.

Michael Timmins, Managing Director of Townfield Care said ” We have created the garden display earlier this year and thought that a dedication to the Armed forces and the British legion would be very fitting at this time of year. The Remembrance Sunday Parade walks up Church Street for a service and wreath laying at the Memorial Park and will pass the garden display on their way”

Townfield Care are looking for a temporary chef for our residential home in Great Harwood

Temporary Chef – Townfield & Coach House – 16 Hours Per Week

Job Title: Chef – Temporary Contract – To Cover long term sickness

Location: Townfield & Coach House, Church Street, Great Harwood, BB67QB

Hours: 16 Hours per week, Temporary contract to cover sickness

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 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

Townfield & Coach House Care Raised £481.09 at our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon.

An Afternoon of reminiscing, cake, coffee, tombola and many games helped to raise £481.09 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Pictured above ( Maria Payne & Margaret Hill who got involved with wash board Annie by dressing up in some vintage clothing)

There was a wide selection of mouth-watering cakes and pastries for all to enjoy along with tombola, games and entertainment with lots of great prizes

Michael Timmins (Managing Director) Said “On behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support, We would like to thank everyone  for your support in our fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support. Our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon and Raffle raised an amazing £481.09.

Townfield Care are proud to be supporting a Charity such as Macmillan. The worlds biggest coffee event helps them to continue their great work providing practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.”

Come along for a catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause.

Townfield Care are delighted to invite you to celebrate the World’s Biggest Coffee Afternoon with us at our care home on Church Street, Great Harwood.

This event is promoted by Macmillan and is their biggest fundraising event for people dealing with cancer. To help things run a little smoother we are holding our event in the afternoon from 2pm-4pm

Date: 30th September

From: 2pm-4pm

Where: Townfield & Coach House, 99-103 Church Street, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7QB

Our residents, friends, families and our in house Chef will be baking a selection of mouth-watering cakes and pastries for all to enjoy and we will have a tombola, games and entertainment on the day with lots of great prizes

Why not come and join us for a coffee, catch up and a chat and also help raise money for a great cause. Everyone is welcome.

Townfield Care are proud to be supporting a worthwhile Charity such as Macmillan. People all over the UK will be hosting their own coffee mornings and funds from our event will be donated so they may continue their great work providing practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

If you would like to attend our coffee morning or find out more about our events at Townfield Care, please contact us on care@townfieldhouse.co.uk or via telephone on 01254 884058

Great Harwood & Rishton Soroptimist’s donate their award winning Sensory cushion to Townfield & Coach House Care Home.

The Cushion which recently won the Soroptimist’s regional rose bowl competition was designed and produced by members of the group to help raise the awareness of dementia. The cushion will now be used by Townfield & Coach House who care for up to 28 people with dementia for sensory stimulation and a talking point within the home.

The Soroptimist’s are a group of women who meet regularly for both formal meetings and social events. Their main aims are to improve the lives of women and girls in the local area, UK and across the world.

John Timmins Managing Director of Townfield Care Ltd stated “The dementia cushion which the group have designed and kindly donated to the home will be used by many people we care for and support.

Studies into sensory stimulation have shown that activities which stimulate the mind can be key to alleviating stress and discomfort. Often people with dementia become restless and the stimulation of the activity cushions can help to reduce many issues such as wandering or restlessness. The cushion will not only keep hands busy, but it will provide a wonderful source of visual, tactile and sensory stimulation as well as  Helping to keep hands and wrists active and supple aiding circulation.

The cushions will also be used by our activity co-ordinator as a talking point for reminiscing with some for the people we care for about their lives, jobs and hobbies which they have”

John Timmins receiving the sensory cushion from Lindsey Rutter, President and members Great Harwood & Rishton Soroptimist’s

If you would like to more information on the Soroptimist’s or how to join then please follow this link to their website

Sherwood House Care Home has been rated as “good” in all areas by the Care Quality Commission.

The CQC, the independent regulator for all Health & Social Care providers, carried out the unannounced inspection of the Care home in Clifton Street, Rishton over two dates of 29^th June 16 and 5^th July 16. The inspectors rated it as good against the core inspection criteria of being Safe, Caring, Effective, Responsive to residents’ needs and Well led.

Sherwood House, Clifton Street, Rishton

The inspectors said that people living in the home, which is part of Townfield Care, received the support and care they need. The inspectors reported that the people they spoke with told them staff were caring towards them. Comments included “ The staff are really kind”, they are all very friendly. We are like one big family here”. Staff are very good with us. They look after us very well. I can ask for anything”

People spoken with told the inspectors that they felt safe and secure in the home. One person said “The staff are very nice here. We are looked after very well.”

The Inspectors found that most staff were long serving and were therefore familiar with people’s needs. This also meant staff were able to build up trusting relationships with people they cared for. One person told the inspectors “ They all know what they are doing and you can ask them for advice any time. They are like family”

The Inspectors said “We were shown around the whole building as part of the inspection. We saw that the interior decoration was clean, bright and well maintained. People had arranged their rooms as they wished with personal possessions they had brought with them  One person told the inspector “ I like the place it’s homely and my room is very nice”.

Kath Howard, Registered Manager said: “It is a credit to the dedication of the care team that the home was rated as good by the CQC inspectors.

“It is also heartening to see the very positive comments by residents and their relatives and external care professionals and to know the team is so well appreciated.”

The full inspection is available to read online here

Townfield & Coach House has been labelled as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission in a new report.

Townfield & Coach House Care Home landed the good rating by the independent regulator following a 2 day unannounced inspection and positive reports from staff and residents of the home.

In the report, it stated: “People spoken with told us they felt safe and secure in the home. One person said “the staff are kind and look after me well. I have no complaints and another person commented “I think the staff are good. They treat me nicely” These comments were supported by relatives visiting the home. One relative told us, “I’m really happy with the home. I feel my (family member) is well looked after.”

Other positive points highlighted added that staff were receiving suitable and regular training to a good standard, and that residents said they had a good level of support from staff.

It continued: “People, Relatives and staff spoken with told us they were satisfied with the service provided at the home and the way it was managed, A Relative commented “I have been impressed with the home. They have been on the ball and I would recommend it to other people”

CQC’s Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care in the North, said “People are entitled to services which provide safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care. We assess services against five key questions – Is the service caring? Is the service effective? Is the service safe? Is the service well led? Is the service responsive? – and rate each question and the service overall.

“Where we find a service meets our characteristics of good or outstanding then we will rate accordingly.”

John Timmins, Managing Director said: “The staff team is committed and work very hard to achieve a homely caring environment for the residents, their families and friends.It was the team’s hard work, commitment and enthusiasm that assisted in gaining the “Good” rating from CQC. I am very proud of them and what they have achieved at Townfield & Coach House.
“This is a real positive for the Home Manager, Kath Howard, to lead the team and home forward in its continued success.”

Kath Howard, Registered Manager of Townfield & Coach House, said: “I am delighted and proud of the achievements made by the whole team. The result is a reflection of their determination and enthusiasm to provide an outstanding service for our clients, relatives and colleagues.

To Read the full inspection report please click here

Pictured from left to right (Louise Wheatcroft, Maria Payne, Jayne Aspinall & Kath Howard, Registered Manager)

Townfield Care Awarded Hyndburn’s Employer of the Year Award 2016

Townfield Care are delighted to have been presented with the Hyndburn Business Award for Employer of the Year 2016. The category, sponsored by Meltis HR Ltd, offered tough competition from a selection of 200 of Hyndburn’s best businesses.

Enterprising People organised the inaugural Hyndburn Business Awards and a superb awards evening which was held at Accrington town hall. Maria Timmins, Michael Timmins, John Timmins & Kath Howard attended the event to receive the award on behalf of the company.

The Award Category was described as “Hyndburn’s Employer of Choice; the organisation that best attracts, retains and develops talent which contributes to sustainable success. Nominees have been asked to demonstrate how organisational performance has improved since January 2015; that employees are fully engaged in achieving strategic goals and organisational values and that effective staff training, development, retention and recruitment practises have contributed to success”

Townfield Care being presented with the Hyndburn Employer of the Year Award (Left to Right- Kath Howard- Registered Manager, Maria Timmins, Director, Alison Driver – Metis HR – Award Sponsor, John Timmins – Director, Michael Timmins – Director)

Michael Timmins (Managing Director) stated “This award recognises how companies manage and develop the people that work for them.  We are therefore particularly pleased to have won it in recognition of our recently launched Care Academy but also because of the importance we give to the support & development of all the people who work at Townfield Care”.

The title of Employer of the Year reflects the company’s dedication to recruitment & development of the right people to provide the highest level of care and support. Townfield Care employs a predominantly local workforce who benefit from attending Townfield’s Care Academy.

John Timmins (Managing Director) said “Townfield Care is committed to providing what we believe is a quality training. We have recently increased our investment in the programme, and due to the increasing demand of social care have plans to recruit over 100 additional people this year.  We consider our employees to be the foundation of the company’s success. It is imperative that we pass on essential skills and knowledge to ensure the continued success of Townfield Care”.