April Howie, left, and Alex Lambert of Springbank Care Home SPRINGBANK Care Home, in Silsden has completed its Dementia Friendly Keighley Recognition Award. It shows that the home has completed a number of steps to not only ensure the organisation is dementia friendly, but also a number of their members of staff. The care home now has ‘Dementia Champions’ members of staff who will be delivering dementia friends sessions to staff , residents families and businesses to create a dementia friendly community. The family owned care home currently has 40 bedrooms including 10 for those with dementia, and has recently opened a second community for residents living with dementia, expanding this by another 13 beds.
GHYLL Royd Nursing Home in Guiseley has maintained its ‘Good’ rating following a recent routine Care Quality Commission inspection. The home says the rating is a good reflection of the hard work of staff, as they care for residents with kindness and dignity.The nursing home has recently appointed a new registered home manager Steve Edgar, who joined in January after 30 years working as a nurse. It is in the process of investing in new technology from Person Centred Software to manage the day-to-day care planning of the residents Mr Edgar said: “I have been so impressed with the team at Ghyll Royd since I joined, working hard to care for our residents, particularly throughout the difficult pandemic period. Person Centred Software’s Mobile Care Monitoring is a huge step forward for the home, allowing us to deliver high-quality care efficiently, and means we can invest more time with the residents”
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RESIDENTS at Spellman Care Homes, a family-run business operating four care homes in the local area, have now all been offered the vaccination for Covid-19. Local GP’s visited the homes to offer vaccinations to both residents and staff, through December and early January. Each of the homes in the group – Steeton Court Nursing Home in Steeton, Springbank Care Home in Silsden, Ghyll Royd Nursing Home in Guiseley, and Craven Nursing Home in Skipton – are proud to have been offered the vaccine in advance of the government deadline of the end of January. Director Steven Spellman said “It is a huge relief that our residents and staff are now vaccinated against Covid-19. After a very tough 2020, it feels like the end of the pandemic is in sight and we are grateful to the local GP’s who have supported us through this difficult time.”