Activities at Kenwyn Care Home

We have big news - Huge!

Our lovely resident Betty Penrose turned 100 years young a few days ago.

Betty is much loved by everybody at Kenwyn and her closest family gathered to celebrate with her in one of our lounges with a Kenwyn prepared buffet.

Our Chef, G, prepared the most chocolatey cake and that wasn’t Bettys only cake we might add – and rightly so!

During Betty’s earlier life, she worked in a Knitting Mill and later on travelled to Spain and America, and made Kenwyn her home in 2021.

Perhaps the Icing on the cake (Pardon the Pun) was Betty’s card from the King and his wife Camilla.

We have been used to seeing cards from our late Queen, but we wonder…. Is Betty the first person in Truro to receive a card from the King?

Happy 100th Birthday Betty – with love from us all at Kenwyn.

Another successful day of hairdressing here at Kenwyn. Tracy really knows how to make our residents feel and look their best. We can't thank her enough for all her hard work every Wednesday.

Here are three of our residents: Valerie, Trina and Rhona all smiling and loving their new hair.

Did someone say room service?

We had a wonderful afternoon on Tuesday here at Kenwyn, our Activities Team put together a lovely Cheese and Wine event.

We started on a journey around the home to deliver these treats to our residents.

Our residents love a nothing more than a cosy Winters afternoon treat, and never say no to Cheese and Wine.

Non alcoholic options were also available.

Teamwork here at Kenwyn is always present not only within our staff but with our residents too! We thought we would share with you some photos taken from one of our residents favourite activities .

Working on a puzzle reinforces connections between brain cells, improves mental speed and is an effective way to improve short-term memory. Our residents are always highly invested in puzzle afternoons and are always willing to take on the challenge.

We are so proud!

Here at Kenwyn, we are are over the moon because our much-loved Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, has reached the final of the Social Care Leadership Awards 2022. She has been shortlisted in the prestigious Executive Care Home Leader category.

Organised by Care Talk magazine, the Social Care Leadership Awards are designed to showcase excellence in senior leadership in the social care sector. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on Wednesday 19th October 2022.

Originally from Serbia, Natasha trained as a nurse and came to the UK in 1994, achieving her UK registration in 1996. She has always had a passion for caring and worked her way up through the ranks with experience in several care settings, including working in both the NHS and the private sector in various parts of the UK and London. In 2000 she decided to go into the care sector and became first Deputy Manager, then General Manager before being promoted to Regional Director. She joined Barchester in 2014 in charge of 10 homes and hasn’t looked back, progressing to Senior Regional Director and then Divisional Director. She is now Managing Director of Barchester’s South Division looking after 80 homes, a role she relishes.

Natasha says: “I was so shocked when I heard I had been short-listed, I had no idea I had even been nominated! I feel very proud to be a finalist, it makes me feel rather emotional actually, it is lovely to be recognised for doing the job I love. I guess it means I must be doing something right! I’m touched that people took the time to nominate me and very thankful indeed.”

Barchester Healthcare’s CEO, Dr Pete Calveley, comments: “This nomination is very well deserved. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working alongside Natasha for over 17 years. She is exceptionally hard-working and dedicated to her teams and residents. She is an incredible leader and already very much a winner.

Meet Alana our resident Beauty Therapist!

Alana has been with us here at Kenwyn for quite some time and our residents love her. (As do we.)

Her client list has been building and our residents have been having a full range of treatments.

Amongst her treatments, she offers: Manicures, Pedicures, Shellac nails, Massages – including full body, Facials, Eyebrows and Waxing.

When Alana arrives at Kenwyn, she sets to work straight away and works through her excited ladies (and gents) with various treatments.

Alana loves the fact that our residents enjoy her relaxing treatments.