Issue 170 20.12.23
The weekly online newsletter for the care sector
Exeter care home opens charity shop AN Exeter care home has was a way in which we could opened an on-site charity shop help people have what they for residents where they can need, but also give them some buy their own clothes. choice and independence.” Tors’ Nik Naks at The Old When the pandemic hit, Rectory was officially opened many residents missed being recently. The charity shop, able to go out and go shopping, which is based in a room inside so Nicky and her colleagues the care home, stocks clothes, created a pop-up shop in a shoes, scarves, jewellery and shed in the garden of the care The festive sleigh has already been in action this year as Santa and Mrs Claus flew to Green Park books. home. It stocked toiletries Nursing Home in Great Sankey for its annual Christmas market. The early Christmas celebration, held Carer Nicky Martin said: that residents could help within the grounds of the care home and looked forward to by members of the local community every “The purpose of the shop is so themselves to, but the limited year, featured a selection of independent festive stalls. Including a body care, handmade jewellery residents can have the freedom stock and outdoor venue and baked goods stall, plus a visit from Snowdrop therapy ponies, based in Warrington, which proved to go shopping independently meant it never really took off. hugely popular with Green Park residents and visiting children alike. Activities coordinator Lisa and not worry about money. I Nicky thought carefully about Brakewell said: “We recognise the positive impact it has for the people who live at Green Park to came up with the idea of using how the shop could work on continue to feel part of the local community, so events like this, that bring everyone together are so tokens as a currency because a permanent basis and offer important. We look forward to the smiles it puts on faces every year and seeing that joy last over the most of the residents like to more than toiletries, and Tors’ festive season.” feel like they are paying for Nik Naks opened last week. what they take. The name is a nod to Nicky’s “I want residents to be able nickname (Nik Nax) and the to experience the feeling shop also sells some nik naks. of actually going shopping Nicky said: “The residents THE managing director of Parklands Care He said: “Day in, day out they provide the without relying on someone to absolutely love the shop! Homes has received a top accolade at this high-quality care that our older residents go with them. By having a shop People that rarely come out of year’s Scottish Care awards. deserve, often in difficult and stressful on site, residents don’t have to their room will now ask to go Ron Taylor won the Strategic circumstances. worry about asking someone to down and have a look. Some Contribution Award in recognition of his “They don’t always get the recognition help them go into town.” people will even go a couple contribution to social care over 30 years. they deserve and I want to dedicate this Nicky was keen for the shop of times a day just to have a Under his leadership, Parklands has award to each and every one of them. to be authentic, so the clothes browse.” grown from a single care home in Buckie “We are very lucky to have so many are displayed on rails and Residents can pay for their in 1993 to a group of 11 care homes dedicated, hardworking men and women residents can try things on shopping with tokens earned employing more than 750 people and working in social care.” before they commit to buying from games and activities they providing care for 400 older people across Ron has been a vocal critic of the Scottish an item. take part in every day at the Moray and the Highlands. Government over its failure to adequately She added: “People care home. The shop is open Accepting the award at Glasgow’s fund social care in Scotland. sometimes don’t have many of to residents from Monday to Hilton Hotel in front of more than 550 He delivered a £12ph rate for frontline their own clothes when they Friday between 8am and 4pm. representatives from the social care sector carers at Parklands in April this year, a full first come to live here and so It survives on donations from in Scotland, Ron paid tribute to Parklands’ year before it is due to be introduced by we give them donated clothes. residents’ families and staff staff and to social16:08 care workers. the Scottish Government. 00057 Carebeans CaringUK January 2024.qxp_Carebeans CaringUK Ad 23mmx80mm 15/12/2023 Page 1 “I always wondered if there members.
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