Vida Healthcare Celebrates Milestone Anniversar y

Dementia care provider Vida Healthcare is celebrating a decade of providing care to people living with dementia

The specialist care provider opened the doors to its first care home Vida Hall, in 2013 with the goal of delivering outstanding dementia care to people across the UK Vida Hall is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Since being founded in 2010 Vida Healthcare has grown to become one of the region’s leading employers with 180 000 sq ft of space available to people living with dementia The specialist care provider currently boasts 550 staff 20 houses across its three care homes and provides care for over 230 residents

In 2022 Vida announced a permanent wage increase of 30% for frontline care staff, including nurses, care assistants and bank staff, to help retain and attract talent This is 30% higher than the sector average and has led to Vida recruiting 330 new staff members and contributed to the low staff turnover rate of six percent This is below the national sector average of 29%

James Rycroft Managing Director at Vida Healthcare commented: My father and I established Vida to transform the care available to people living with dementia It was clear at the time that many traditional residential care homes simply didn t have the resources or expertise to fully support their residents who were living with dementia

We set about challenging perceptions and practices in dementia care with an emphasis on reducing the use of medications and instead providing bespoke environments and alternative therapies I’m extremely proud of how far Vida has come since we opened the doors to our first care home back in 2013 This anniversary is a significant milestone and over the years I ve been privileged to work with an incredible team of people and to provide outstanding care for our residents and their families Our staff are the lifeblood of our company and I m grateful to them for their continued dedication and passion

While we ve created a scalable model which enables us to develop new homes over the next five years we’ll focus on our existing homes to ensure we maintain our levels of care and can offer a personalised service to our residents at all times ”

The 10 year anniversary celebrations will take place on 31st March to celebrate the achievements that have been secured over the past decade, and the 22 staff members who have been with Vida since it was founded Initiatives that will take place include a tea party and an award ceremony for staff celebrating their 10 year anniversary

Sharon Oldfield Home Manager at Vida Court is one of the staff members celebrating her 10 year anniversary with the business She said: “Vida Healthcare is a fantastic place to work thanks to the emphasis that is placed on staff and resident wellbeing One of the initiatives that has encouraged me to stay at Vida is the incredible training platform Vida Academy which was established to provide all staff with career development opportunities Thanks to the platform I ve been able to work my way up to Home Manager at our latest care home

Vida Healthcare opened the doors to its newest £15m state-of-the-art care home Vida Court in 2021 Dubbed the home of the future it includes a cinema florist coffee shop and landscaped gardens, amongst other things, to support social interactions and ensure residents have a high quality of life

Since being founded the care provider has also been shortlisted for and won a number of awards including the Care Employer Award at the national Great British Care Awards (GBCA) 3Rs at the regional GBCA and the Professional Excellence award at the 2023 Dementia Hero Awards

For more information about Vida Healthcare and the care available for people living with dementia please visit www vidahealthcare co uk