Stow Healthcare wins National Award!
We are thrilled to announce that Stow Healthcare was named Residential Care Provider of the Year at one of the most prestigious awards in the industry, the LaingBuisson Awards 2018. More than 1,000 people were present at the glittering awards ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge which celebrated the best in health and social […]
Long Service Awards for Dedicated Staff
This year Stow Healthcare launched their Long Service Award Scheme to recognise and reward staff for their considerable length of service dedicated to the home and its residents. Congratulations to Valerie Land who received an award in recognition for 20 Years’ Service at Melford Court
Stow in the Snow brings Success!
Following the success of our summer competition ‘Stow in Bloom’, we launched our very first winter competition ‘Stow in the Snow’ to get everyone into the festive spirit. This competition was designed to provide meaningful Christmas activities within the homes and engage staff, residents and their families all together at this special time of year. […]
Melford Court welcomes a new Home Manager
As many of you are aware, Fiona will be leaving her role as Home Manager at Melford Court to take up a new role as Clinical Advisor within the Stow Healthcare Group on a full-time basis. We are delighted to have recruited Mrs Sally Shadbolt, RN, to take up the role of Home Manager at […]
Our Inter-Generational Partnership
The benefits of children and the elderly having the opportunity to send time together are currently a hot topic in the media. We have been embracing the opportunity to get to know some new friends and there is no better time than the festive season. We have had a number of visits from local schools, […]
Visit to the Abbey Gardens
This summer we were lucky enough to be able to take a trip out of the home to th Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds. Eight residents and staff from Melford Court had a great afternoon taking in the colourful and award-winning gardens in the sunshine. After a walk around the gardens and walkways, residents […]
Stow in Bloom Success!
This summer we have been encouraging residents to get creative in the garden with the launch of our inaugural ‘Stow in Bloom’ competition, to engage residents, families, staff and volunteers to contribute to the effort to find ‘Best in Stow’! With categories ranging from tallest sunflower, to best hanging basket or vegetable crop, there has […]
Care Quality Commission rates Melford Court as ‘Good’
We are delighted to report that Melford Court has been rated ‘as good overall and also good in all five categories by CQC following an unannounced inspection in May. The inspectors said in their report: “The registered manager worked effectively in partnership with a number of other health and social care organisations to achieve better […]
Staying Fit as a Fiddle!
The Suffolk Care Home Olympics was popular with residents at Melford Court last year and we are excited to be a part of them again this year. A member of the Suffolk Care Home Olympics Team visits the home each week to take part in a different activity including fishing, curling and boccia. This is […]
Awards news for Melford Court Staff
We are thrilled to announce that Melford staff have scooped finalist places in a variety of categories at the East of England Care awards. Tyrone Peacock was recognised in the Nurse category, Grace Watson in the Carer Category, and Tony Pilgrim in the Ancillary Worker Category represented the home. These are all extremely competitive categories […]
