Activities at Lawton Manor Care Home

Head Housekeeper, Deborah received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for Ten years.

Deborah, started at Barchester in July 2012 as a Housekeeper and was promoted to Head of Housekeeping in 2021.  Deborah has worked with her team, residents, their relatives, and visitors to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Jane McFarlane, Employee Services Director at Barchester said: “I’m always pleased to hear stories about the long service of Barchester staff and am delighted Deborah has achieved this milestone. It is dedication like this that ensures our residents are provided with a happy place to live.”

Rebecca Whitehouse, General Manager of Lawton Manor said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating ten years of loyal service with Deborah. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Lawton Manor when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Deborah!”

Lawton Manor's Activities Coordinator, Liz Maxwell visited the Stroke Survivor's Group to present a cheque for £250.00 and to celebrate being awarded a grant.

Liz Bedson, Founder and Lead Volunteer at The Stroke Survivor’s Group said “We are thrilled to have received this support from Barchester’ Charitable Foundation.  We help people with speech, language and communication difficulties to gain more contact with others and to rid them of their social isolation. The interaction via the support group helps to rebuild people’s confidence and reduces their vulnerability.  These funds will be used for a fantastic Christmas party in December which will be held for all members of the group. 

Rebecca Whitehouse, General Manager at Lawton Manor, said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to local charities. The Stroke Survivor’s Support Group in Alsager provides a vital link for people in the community assisting wellness and recovery”
 

Lawton Manor in Church Lawton nr Alsager passed a recent Care Quality Commission inspection with an overall “Good” rating after being praised for a responsive, safe, effective, caring and well-led service.  

The CQC inspected the home In April 2022 and rated the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, as “Good” overall and in every category.

The report published on June 18th 2022 stated that, “Care plans were person centred and held detailed information about their care and support needs.  This included essential information about mobility, nutrition and hydration, skin integrity, continence support and interests.”

The report went on to say “Care plans contained detailed information about people’s communication needs.  Staff engaged with people in a way that demonstrated they understood their individual non-verbal and verbal communication”

Animal loving Resident Paul at Lawton Manor care home in Church Lawton nr Alsager recently visited The Unconventional Menagerie to experience first-hand how to handle snakes and other unusual animals & reptiles.

Activities Coordinator Liz arranged a one-to-one private educational tour for  Paul to spend some time with Christian, Owner of The Unconventional Menagerie in Longton, Stoke on Trent.  Paul was very hands-on at the education centre handling exotic and rare creatures and even fed one of the snakes, we were also given a demonstration with a King Cobra.

The highlight of the day was meeting Trevor, an 18ft Boa Constrictor who weighs 80kg!  Paul was so happy to have held so many snakes whilst learning all about their countries of origin and which snake families they all belong to. The staff were fantastic and their knowledge is just amazing.

Our homes have had a fantastic time with vocal coach Mark De-Lisser as he led an amazing virtual singing session for our residents to enjoy. Our residents across our services were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I’m a Believer’ by The Monkees. There were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.

Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Daniel Snowman, for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘Just Passing Through’.  Author of over a dozen books, Daniel Snowman’s long and active life has led him to interact in countless ways with the wider world and with some of its most famous inhabitants. His memoir evokes these experiences via a series of vivid literary vignettes.

Residents found the talk very intriguing and informative, and were happy to learn more about Daniel’s experiences around the world.  Book club corner is part of our varied life enrichment programme.