Cubbington Mill Care Home
Welcome to the relaxed and happy lifestyle of Cubbington Mill
We provide first – class 24 hour nursing care for our residents in a welcoming and friendly environment. Our team of highly qualified and attentive staff really focus on the individual needs of our residents with a tailored care plan for each person.
Our dedication can be seen across the board – in our award winning menu, hospitality and organised activities for our residents. Our Activity Co-ordinators work with Help the Aged as well as all of our residents to plan a complete range of activities which includes trips, entertainement, cooking and gardening.
Cubbington Mill is a purpose built care home set in beautiful landscape gardens in Cubbington, close to the pretty town of Royal Leamington Spa.
We think you’ll find we are ideally suited to meet your needs now and in the future and just to make sure we hold regular resident and family meetings.
Why not come and visit and see for yourself! You will see we have always got the kettle on.
Address: Church Lane, Cubbington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7JT
General Manager: Glynis Sheasby
Contact: Cubbington Mill Care Home
Tel: 01926 430351
Easter cake competition
Our Chef Julie Lawrence, who is well known to our resident's and families alike for her fabulous home baked cakes, helped our residents create their entry for the Barchester Easter cake competition. The resident's baked a Victoria sponge that was then adorned with decorations of flowers and bunnies delicately put together by Julie and marzipan chicks hand made by the resident's of Cubbington Mill. Everyone worked really hard and they are very proud of the finished article.
Jacob and Erna celebrate 60 years of Marriage in style
Valentine's Day was the perfect time for Jacob and Erna Mychajilyszyn to celebrate 60 years of married life. Jacob and Erna met at a friends wedding and soon fell in love - the rest, as they say, is history. They went on to have two daughters, Angela and Irene who are regular visitors to the home. They celebrated the day in style with a lovely meal, and a glass of bubbly, all accompanied by a classical pianist playing in the dining room.
Coffee Morning at Cubbington Mill
Our coffee morning on Thursday 27th February was a great success and was supported by residents and their families, all enjoyed the morning - especially the freshly baked cakes. Our residents took a well deserved break as they had helped bake the cakes and put together the flower arrangements displayed on the day. Later on they got into the party spirit and finished the morning of with a drop of sherry.
Baking Club
Baking Club was in full swing last week when residents spent the afternoon practising their almond sponge recipe for our Coffee Morning. The residents are pleased to announce the trial run was very successful and their cakes turned out perfectly.
Valentine’s Day
Love was in the air at Cubbington Mill this Valentine’s Day. Our resident's enjoyed a Valentine's Day lunch accompanied with a glass of red wine and a classical pianist playing throughout. The tables were decorated with flowers, heart shaped doyleys and decorations - hand made by the residents. And Cupid visited everyone; all were given a personalised gift. Later on the celebrations continued with Cream Teas and entertainment provided by Dora who was accompanied by the residents playing instruments and singing along.
"24th January 2013 - The staff are nice, food is lovely. I didn't think I would like life in any care home but I realise this is the best place and I think it is really lovely here. I have no complaints at all and I have no doubt it will be even better in the summer "
"24th January 2013 - I have always been confident that my mother has been treated with patience and understanding by friendly and well trained staff."
Glynis Sheasby - General Manager
Glynis has worked at Cubbington Mill Care Home for 15 years and in her own words 'feels its home from home'. She has recently been promoted to the role of General Manager and is keen to continue to maintain the high standards of quality and care the home has achieved. Glynis can often be found in the garden or the kitchen, helping out when needed, so we can truly say she is one of the team.
Pauline Stearman - Administrator
Pauline transferred from Cherry Trees Care Home in January 2013 where she had been the Administrator since the home opened in June 2003. Having relocated to Warwick in 2010, Cubbington Mill is less than five miles away from the town so Pauline was delighted the opportunity arose for her to take over the role of Administrator at this Barchester home.
Steve Clark - Head Chef
Steve has worked as Head Chef at Cubbington Mill for 8 years. He has combined his previous experience working at restaurants and in industrial catering with Barchester Healthcares policy of using fresh food and produce everyday to create our award winning menus.
Julie Lawrence – Second Chef
Julie has a career in catering spanning over 40 years and has worked in various Care homes in the area. She has worked alongside Steve at Cubbington Mill for 3 years to deliver a first class catering service to our residents. Her speciality is baking fresh cakes and biscuits that are always met with a warm reception by our residents and their families.
Waldemar Stezycki - Maintenance
Waldemar has worked at Cubbington Mill for 6 years. He is responsible for all aspects of the upkeep of the home. When he is not decorating or keeping our prize winning gardens, he can be found driving the minibus on resident’s days out.
Patience Patsikadova – Head of Unit
Patience has been nursing for twelve years and has spent four of them at Cubbington Mill. She is head of unit on the upper floor where she leads a dedicated team of carers in taking care of our residents.
Glarilyn Garcia – Head of Unit
Glarilyn has been working at Cubbington Mill for 6 years and is Head of Unit for the lower floor. She works alongside her care team to make sure an excellent level of care is given to our residents.
Louise Amos – Care Supervisor
Louise is a Care Supervisor at Cubbington Mill and is trained in NVQ level 2 Care. She also helps out regularly in the kitchen. She has been caring for the residents of Cubbington Mill for 12 years.
Karen Martin – Care Supervisor
Karen has worked at Cubbington Mill for 13 years. She is trained in NVQ Level 2&3 in care. This alongside her many years experience at Cubbington Mill means she not only delivers exceptional care to our residents but that she also can assist in training any new carers so they can achieve the high care standards required when working for the home.
Maureen Armfield – Care Supervisor
Maureen started work at Cubbington Mill, originally for a short time, to put her daughter through university but 15 years on she is still here providing excellent care to our residents. As Care supervisor Maureen ensures that the correct nursing supplies are available to our carers and assists with training new Carers.
Cait Divers
Cait is responsible for developing, organising and co-ordinating all activities, outings, events and entertainment at Cubbington Mill. She works closely with our residents to establish their interests and to determine which activities will bring then the most enjoyment and enrichment during their stay with us. From art workshops to one-to- one sessions for those unable to attend group activities, she can provide something for all. Cait has been with us for 2 years and has recently returned from Maternity leave.
Mary Butcher - Housekeeper
Mary has worked at Cubbington Mill since 1992 when the home first opened. She manages our dedicated team of cleaners who are all committed to creating a clean and comfortable environment for our residents to live in.
Jay Shankaran - Deputy Manager
Jay has recently been made Deputy Manager for the home. She has worked as a Nurse for over 10 years and is looking forward to furthering her career in Management. She will be working closely with our team to continue to enhance the lives of the Resident's of Cubbington Mill.