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Home celebrates grand opening HEATHERTON House had its grand opening in Littleover, Derby with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The event saw guests explore the new luxury care home including a tour of the restaurant, cinema and coffee bar and sweet shops. Heatherton House, the latest opening from Danforth Care Homes, is offering 24-hour residential, dementia and respite care for residents with the support of an experienced management team. The home has excellent transport links, with a regular bus service to and from the city centre, which is just three miles away. In addition, local amenities include medical centres, hospitals and parks. The opening has created 60 jobs for the local community, as well as being home to 66 residents in a safe, spacious environment. Home manager Amanda Jelbert said: “We are delighted to open this home officially here in Derby. “We’ve designed the home to be a safe and comfortable space for residents to live their lives to the full, enjoying everyday activities with tailored care and support. Heatherton House will be a true asset to the Derby community.” At the forefront of innovation when it comes to energy saving care homes, Heatherton House is on a path to zero-carbon consumption and self-generation of power, with solar panels and powered by 100 per cent electrical power. As well as being environmentally conscious, the home has also been
purpose-built with the residents ‘lifestyles in mind. Heatherton House includes an on-site beauty and hair salon, cinema, library and landscaped garden, as well as a coffee bar and a restaurant for guests who wish to visit to enjoy. “It is important for us that the residents always feel supported and valued,” Amanda added. “Through person centred care we will recognise each individual’s ambitions and respect who they are, and the life they lived before joining us. “The space should feel like a home, which is why we will work hard to uphold an inclusive, safe environment where family can visit and enjoy their lifestyle with them, from coffee bar trips to joining in with daily activities.” The home will have its own dedicated team, including experienced home manager and luxury on site chef.
£11m care facility on track BUILD is progressing well at New Care’s state-of-the-art £11m care facility in Warrington, which is just a few weeks away from completion. Work continues at pace at the 70-bed care centre located on the site of the former Springbrook Pub in Grappenhall. Commissioning director Dawn Collett said: “Work at Grappenhall is progressing well; we are now less than four weeks away from practical completion and it’s exciting to see the building taking shape. “Our care facility has been expertly designed to offer outstanding care in a comfortable and stylish environment and we are already starting to recruit the 100-strong team and take enquiries from our first residents.” The external brickwork and roof tiling are complete, meaning the building is now watertight, and the team of contractors and tradesmen
on site are working hard on the interior to ensure the development remains on schedule as it edges closer to completion. The new care facility is the latest for New Care, part of the Altrinchambased McGoff Group. Helping to increase the provision of beds in the area, New Care’s ‘new generation’ care facility is purposebuilt to deliver the highest standards of care in a safe and stylish homefrom-home environment featuring fully furnished en-suite bedrooms, communal lounges and dining rooms, spa-assisted bathrooms, a hair salon, nail bar and landscaped front and rear gardens. When complete, it will offer personcentred residential, dementia and 24-hour nursing care delivered by an experienced team and enhanced with hotel-style services including fine dining and a meaningful programme of daily events and activities.
Village opens its gardens to enthusiasts RICHMOND Villages Painswick is celebrating its four acres of land full of flowers, plants, trees and shrubs during Community Garden Week. Each year the retirement village attracts a crowd of plant enthusiasts and gardening lovers to view its inspiring variety of flowers and plants. This year the gardens will be open to the public on eight different occasions as part of the National Garden Scheme, which will be the village’s third year being part of. The gardens at Richmond Villages Painswick are designed, maintained and developed by head gardener Anthony Mullaney. His love for gardening started when he was 16 when his friend asked him to be a part of his small gardening business. Anthony said: “It goes without saying that the gardens at Richmond Villages Painswick mean everything to me and my assistant gardener Luke. “We are both very passionate about the gardens and we have both invested a lot of ourselves in the planning, planting and ongoing development of the grounds and gardens. Luke and I are not alone in this as the residents also share our passion for the gardens and the wider environment.
“They take great pleasure in the gardens and their input is always welcome. I believe that the value of the gardens was truly appreciated during the recent pandemic, and the gardens here provided a great source of relief for everyone throughout the pandemic and continue to do so.” Richmond Villages Painswick also has a wildflower meadow that runs alongside a recently developed arboretum. In the meadow there are a variety of pyramid orchids, bee orchids, wild carrots and vetches, plus many more. The arboretum, which was planted three years ago, contains oaks, hornbeams, maples, whitebeam,
small-leaved lime and sweet chestnut. There is also an abundance of wildlife due to the meadow, so the village has created wildlife corridors and other areas of habitat using dead hedges and log piles. Anthony added: “Due to our field mouse and rabbit population we also attract birds of prey such as sparrowhawks, buzzards and we even had a red kite strolling between the trees. “As we leave the meadow to die back naturally the field mice and other creatures have a year-round home too. “In the winter months this attracts
other wildlife into the garden, and for the last two winters we have had a pair of kestrels hovering over the meadow. Great for us to see but obviously not such good news for the mice.” The village also has a rooftop garden which consists of a large central border surrounded by smaller borders with areas for seating and tables. The rooftop garden consists of a varied display of flowers and plants and, from here, residents can enjoy the breath-taking views across the valley towards Stroud. “For me, gardening is about being outside and being closer to nature, regardless of the weather,” Anthony added. “It’s about creating and watching life unfold in front of you. In the spring, welcoming back the plants that disappeared in the previous autumn, hoping that they all survived the winter. It’s also an overall feeling of well-being. “It’s hard to put into words but being around plants has almost a subliminal effect that lifts the spirit and brings happiness. “I think an environment that includes natural elements and plants brings a positive outlook on life and boosts people into feeling more alive and active.”