Teddy Bear’s Picnic Provides Great Fun!
After last year’s success, the annual Teddy Bear’s picnic returned to Ford Place for 2018. Residents, families and staff were invited, along with their teddy bears, to an afternoon of food, games and fun. The weather was perfect which allowed us to make great use of our outdoor space on the lawn and down towards […]
Birds of Prey drop into Ford Place
Residents were excited to welcome some feathered friends from the Phoenix Birds of Prey centre visited Ford Place on the 3rd September. Residents were invited to hold the bird of prey using the special gloves. This was a well-received afternoon by all. The Phoenix Birds of Prey group is a group of volunteers who rely […]
Harvest Festival with the Salvation Army
We welcomed the Salvation Army to Ford Place to host this year’s Harvest Festival Service for residents and their families. Members of the local Salvation army band played traditional harvest hymns as part of the service on the 7th October. A huge thank you to all at Ford Place for the Harvest festival donations gathered […]
Acquisition of Halstead Hall Care Home
We are very pleased to announce that Stow Healthcare has expanded its premium care brand into Essex with the acquisition of Attwood’s Manor care home in Halstead. The home is an elegant 19th Century country manor house that retains many of its original features and is located on the edge of the historic north Essex […]
Go Green-Fingers for Stow in Bloom!
We are really excited to announce the inaugural Stow in Bloom competition! Residents and others across out five homes have suggested ideas for categories, which include Best Hanging Basket, Tallest Sunflower and Best Edible display, as well as opportunities to create a craft or miniature garden! Judging will take place in the week starting 23 […]
Awards for Stow Healthcare & Ford Place!
We are thrilled to announce that as a company, Stow Healthcare has been named Care Employer of the Year at the inaugural Caring UK awards held in York in December. This is Stow Healthcare’s 1st company award and an achievement which we are hugely proud of. These awards also saw the Management Team at sister […]
Ford Place Achieves ‘Outstanding’ Rating!
We are delighted to report that Ford Place has been awarded the coveted ‘Outstanding’ rating by CQC following an unannounced inspection in November. The inspectors said in their report: “We observed kind, compassionate staff spending time with people and their families to ensure peoples’ well-being and offering support around their individual needs.” They noted that […]
A Date for your Diary…
On Saturday 17th June Ford Place will be participating in Care Home Open Day from 11am till 5pm, including: • Native American Indian performers • Thetford Hapkido • Star Wars characters • Sean Moyes “The Banjo Man” • Craft Stalls • Clairvoyants • Tombola • Bottle stall • Guess the weight of the cake • […]
Easter ‘Eggs’travaganza at Ford Place!
On Easter Saturday, the Easter bunny visited Ford Place to hide eggs throughout the home and the grounds of Ford Place, eggs were even hidden in the Forgotten Garden. The event was a huge success with staff, residents and their family and friends all came together to take part. There were was also a refreshments […]
Nutrition and Hydration Week at Ford Place
Nutrition and Hydration week highlights the importance of good nutrition a hydration to residents in the social care setting. Throughout the week of the 13th March, residents enjoyed a variety of food and drink based activities to help promote and encourage positive health and wellbeing through good nutrition and hydration. Children from Norwich Road school […]
