Across the group our homes have built visiting pods/rooms either within their home, or on the grounds of their home. Our home in Sheffield, Beechy Knoll’s visiting pod is a real show-stopper and has been a massive hit at the home. “The pod has already brought so much pleasure to the residents, staff and visitors, last […]
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Brantley Manor’s Manager set to brave the JUMP for charity ✈️
Our Care Home Manager Suzanne from Brantley Manor Care Home is raising money on behalf of those living with Dementia as part of The Alzheimer’s Society brave bunch. To raise money for this brilliant cause she has decided to jump out of an AIRPLANE!! You know your Manager is something extra special when she is prepared […]
Wellfield making dreams come true 💫
Get the tissues ready, this one is a tear jerker! Team Wellfield – “One thing all the staff love to do at Wellfield is make dreams come true, life begins when you walk through our doors and we will do the best we can to make even more happy memories and new chapters…” Pauline […]
Lounge makeover at the Old Rectory
Our care home the Old Rectory had a makeover in their main lounge and we LOVE IT! From new artwork, a lick of paint, fabulous new wallpaper & decorative curtains – the whole look has come together nicely and our residents and staff love their new lounge! Take a look for yourself…
Did you spot our residents on ITV Loose Women?
Yes, you read that title right… Our residents from The Knights Care Home in Lytham St Annes made it on Loose Women last week after their TikTok video was shared with the nation on the popular ITV weekday talk show. In the videos, residents are having a good boogie to The Nolan’s hit song I’m […]
Sandford Care Assistant #BravedTheShave
We’re all incredibly proud of our Care Assistant, Becky, from our care home Sandford, who has #BravedTheShave to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support Becky has so far raised an incredible £347 to date, all of which will be donated to support those living with cancer. Additionally, Becky’s hair – all 18 inches of it – […]
Visits to care Homes as from 17th May 2021
We know how important visits are for supporting the health and wellbeing of people living in care homes and their relationships with friends and family. We’re encouraging and supporting care homes in Sheffield to provide safe visiting opportunities. When you can visit It is up to the care home provider to decide if, when and […]
Mental Health Project Worker Career Opportunities at our Gedling Village Apartments
At Pearlcare we have a well-established and well-respected mental health project situated in the popular Gedling Village suburb of Nottingham. The project consists of twelve self-contained apartments which are occupied by the citizens of Nottingham that may required support and advice linked to their mental health and to enable the citizens to live independently and […]
Residents allowed more out-of-home visits
Care homes residents allowed more out-of-home visits. Residents will be able to leave care homes for low-risk visits without needing to self-isolate on their return. From: Department of Health and Social Care Published on 1st May 2021. Residents will be able to visit their family’s garden or take a walk with a care worker or […]
Ronnie the lamb’s visit to The Knights makes the BBC News
After a year of our homes being closed to visitors and outings for our residents due to Covid-19, we are happy that with the highest safety measures in place, our homes have been able to open their doors again to visitors. A few weeks ago our Activities Co-ordinator Kirsten from The Knights Care Home arranged […]
Wellfield’s salon MAKEOVER
Watch out Kevin McCloud, there’s a new makeover master in town! Katie, our Home Administrator at Wellfield Care Home has used her creative imagination to transformed a tired, messy area that has been used for storage, into a beautiful retro salon where all the residents can come and enjoy the experience of being at the […]
Our steps to safe care in our homes during Covid-19
Our priority here at Pearlcare will always be the safe and wellbeing of our residents, their visitors and our staff. Since the early stages of the pandemic, Pearlcare quickly assembled the ‘crisis team’ who sprung into action immediately to protect our residents and staff. This resulted in almost all our homes remaining Covid-19 free throughout […]
New residents safety and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic
As ‘life as we know it’ has changed for most of us during this pandemic, one thing here at Pearlcare remains the same – our dedication to protect the safety and enhance the wellbeing of our residents, their loved ones and our staff and ensure our homes remain a happy, uplifting and safe place to […]
Superb new Visiting Pods in our homes
After many months of our residents unable to experience face to face contact with their families due to Covid-19, we are delighted to share our new visitors pods, being installed across our homes. The visiting experience in our specially designed pods is inviting, safe and stress free and have such been a huge success with […]
Children in Need 2020
For over half a century BBC Children in Need have been raising money for young people in the UK that need help. Every year our homes take part in raising money by doing fun activities/events that the staff and residents can enjoy. Lets take a look at what some of our homes got up to […]
Ladydale share their pandemic experience with CQC
Earlier this year our care home Ladydale were awarded a Hidden Hero award from Staffordshire City Council for their outstanding work throughout the current Covid-19 pandemic. Take a look here! After coming across the Hidden Heroes video on YouTube, The South East Inspection Team at CQC approached our care home manager Sophie at Ladydale to attend an […]
These Hands…
These Hands…. These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love, These are the hands that work along-side yours as you build your future together. These are the hands that passionately love you and cared for you through the years. These are the hands that hold you when fear […]
Glenfield opens Morrisons Superstore
The relationship between our homes and their local communities are paramount and is something that all our homes feel passionate about. Throughout the pandemic our homes worked together with their local communities in supporting one another. Last week our Home Manager Toby and Senior Care Assistant Patsy at Glenfield Woodlands had the honour of opening […]
Grease themed party at Ladydale
“It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s what you do with your dancin’ shoes.” Vince Fontaine Throughout our care homes our wonderful staff are always coming up with exciting activities for our residents to enjoy and an important part of that is listening to what our residents would like. So, our staff and […]
The story of how all 16 of our homes currently remain Covid-19 free.
We want to tell the story of life in our care homes for older people during the virus pandemic and to explain how our company currently remain Covid – 19 free in all of our sixteen care homes. During the early stages of the pandemic we decided, in consultation with staff and residents, to lockdown […]