Residents at Greenacres care home in Meltham recently made history when they buried a time capsule in the home’s grounds. The residents thought it would be interesting to future generations to learn about some of the things that have made a big impact on them over...
Greenacres care home in Meltham, has recently welcomed popular Huddersfield-born artist, Betty Thornton. Betty (93) began her journey as an artist at the end of WWII, attending art school as a teenager. She went on to achieve a Diploma in Arts and Crafts, and got a...
Residents at Greenacres care home in Meltham have enjoyed a weekend full of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. On Friday, care home staff organised a Jubilee garden party so that residents could celebrate with their families and enjoy refreshments and entertainment. Residents also enjoyed...
Ideal Carehomes have honoured the commitment and enthusiasm of its staff by surprising their 22 care teams across the country with a sweet cupcake treat this Employee Appreciation Day. Ideal Carehomes currently employees over 1000 individuals across a variety of roles, from the front of house...
Staff and residents at the Holmfirth based care home raised over £200 after being inspired by AGE UK’s dedication to supporting older people throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and wanted to show their appreciation and support. Residents decided on the coin trail idea at their monthly committee...
Care provider, Ideal Carehomes has launched its annual ‘Gardens in Bloom’ competition across its 23 Yorkshire, North West and Midlands care homes. The contest encourages both staff and residents to work together to embrace their love of the great outdoors by devising and implementing an exciting...
Meltham Care home Kitchen Manager, Adele Pumford, is celebrating after taking home a prestigious Great British Care Awards regional title within the ‘The Care Home Cook/Chef’ category. Adele has worked at the Huddersfield care home since 2010 and is passionate about creating healthy, filling and delicious...
Ideal Carehomes is midway through their Recruitment Month where they are spreading the word that social care is the place to work for a rewarding and successful career. Using the tag line, ‘you come for a job and end up with a career’, the company...
Greenacres care home Senior Carer, Lorraine Sherwood, is celebrating after being highly commended at the Great British Care Awards regional honours within the ‘The Care Home Worker’ category. Lorraine has worked at the Huddersfield care home since April 2019 and has a wealth of social care...
Residential and dementia care provider, Ideal Carehomes, has announced a £1.5M per annum investment in its team by awarding a 5% salary increase to all hourly paid staff. This is on top of the 2% increase already applied in April this year and takes all...