Although not an easy two years and although mother was not very communicative I am sure the individual attention and cheerfulness of all those who helped her maintained the best possible quality of life.
— Relative of a Canford resident
Enter Bexhill Senior Person Award 2012
Pictured at the launch of Bexhill’s Senior Person of the Year Award, is MP Greg Barker with Liz Young, general manager of Ashridge Court Care Centre and Barry Lambert a Director of Canford Healthcare - which own Ashridge Court and four other residential care homes in the south.
The award’s scheme will run for six weeks in the Bexhill Observer, urging readers to nominate the Senior Person who has gone the extra mile for them or the community. Ashridge Court and Ashridge Community Care are sponsoring the award for the second year running.
It couldn’t be easier to enter - simply tell us, in no more than 100 words; what makes your Senior Person so special?
MP Greg Barker will present the winning Senior Person with the Award in March. The winner will also scoop an all expenses day trip to London for them and a guest, to include a fabulous lunch, a specially organised visit to the Houses of Parliament plus train and taxi transport there and home.
Everyone who puts in a nomination will also be in with a chance of winning a £100 gift card that can be spent at over 17,000 retailers, nationwide.
Nominations can be made by literally anyone – a friend, a colleague, a neighbour, family member or even nominate yourself!
Nominations must be for people aged 65+ and can be made via the online entry form on the Bexhill Observer Website
or send postal entries to ‘Bexhill’s Senior Person Awards’, The Bexhill Observer, Woods House, Telford Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9LZ.
Had you popped into Ashridge Court at Christmas you might have been suprised to see General Manager Liz Young not in her usual smart attire, but dressed as a cow.
Activities Coordinator Stuart Pemberton and an eager team of staff staged the pantomine "Jack and the Beanstalk". This was a new venture, previously staff have put on a variety show at Christmas, but the pantomine delighted and wowed the audience.
Stuart commented that residents found it extremely funny seeing staff dressed up in costume!
We hope to put up more photos shortly.
Christmas Carols with the Brownies at Ashridge Court
Residents, family and friends of Ashridge Court Care Centre, Bexhill on Sea, were delighted when a local pack of Brownies visited them this December.
The pack, from Little Common and guided by Brown Owl, Debbie Mekin, joined residents at the Barnhorn Road Care Centre, as they relaxed in the residents lounge, and serenaded them with a festive selection of carols and songs.
Liz Young, manager of Ashridge Court said, “We were thrilled to find so many of the residents at Ashridge Court used to be Brownies too when they were younger, and they very much enjoyed the music as well as chatting about all the differences between now and then.”
Brown Owl Debbie commented: "Girlguiding UK encourages all its Brownies to take a lead in the kind of activities they do, and visiting Ashridge Court to entertain the residents was something the girls of Little Common really wanted to be involved with.
Ashrige Court Care Centre, which specialises in providing quality nursing and residential care for the elderly, enjoys being an active part in the local East Sussex community, so the visit by the brownies was a great start to the Christmas festivities.
Harvest bread
It's Harvest time, and at Ashridge Court, we made Harvest bread ready for our very own Harvest Festival.
We welcome people of all denominations, and hold an all faith service and communion once a month with local church members.
Doesn't that bread look good - and that's before it's baked!
Reflexology - it does you good!
The Residents at
Activities organiser Lorraine Hall had the idea of inviting a Reflexologist along when she read about “National Reflexology” week.
Residents agreed, it not only feels good but by golly it does you good!
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You understood his needs and issues, and were all professional in the way you helped him and us cope with what was a very difficult time.
— A Canford Relative