Bristol, UK - Beech House in Thornbury Celebrating 20 Years Care in the Community

The last 12 months have been really challenging for all care and nursing homes and other care sectors due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. On a positive note, on the 17th of January, Beech House celebrated 20 years Care in the Community in Thornbury and although it wasn’t the celebrations we wanted due to the restrictions we still celebrated in a quiet but memorable way.

20 years of care in the community is an incredible milestone for us and we laid on tea and cake to mark the occasion for everyone in the home and there were lots of smiling faces. We presented a bottle of Prosecco and a garden centre voucher to 5 of our amazing staff members who have worked tirelessly in our home over the last 20 years. Having members of staff who have been with us for 20 years is a testament to the caring family environment we have for both staff and our residents.

Karen Foley who started with us as a nurse 20 years ago and is now deputy nurse manager says “It’s always been a lovely place to work. There is a great friendly atmosphere amongst the staff and residents and the staff are dedicated to giving the best possible care.”

In all of our 4 homes across Bristol, we have done everything to protect our residents and staff members during the pandemic and this has been through restrictions on visiting, team members wearing PPE and following strict infection control protocols. These measures will continue until we are confident that the lifting of any restrictions won’t be harmful to the people we care for.

Beech House Care in the Community

Beech House has always been a big part of the Thornbury and North Bristol Community and we are keen to keep this going, even with the current restrictions we face.

We would normally invite people in to see Beech House and meet our residents and we have always taken our residents out into the community to local events like the annual Thornbury Carnival. The residents and staff have really missed this part of their lives in the last 12 months and we want to reach out again and keep in touch with our existing friends, as well as make new ones in our community through video calls at this time, or face to face when we are able to.

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About Beech House

Beech House is one of 4 Bristol Nursing Homes and our reputation across our homes has been built on providing supportive, high-quality care in the community for every resident who lives with us.

Beech House looks after people who need different levels of care. It may be they now just need more help with their day to day living, like dressing, washing and meals. Our nursing offers care to residents who also need medical care as well as support with everyday living. Our dementia care is a specialist care service that supports people with varying levels of dementia with both physical and mental needs and we have a specialist team who know and understand the care needed for residents suffering from dementia. We have a nurse on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year who are always available for any medical needs.

Our aim at Beech House and in all our nursing homes across Bristol is to give our residents a lovely home to live in as well as the best quality of care in a fun environment and with interactive activities that keep their minds and bodies active.

For more information please get in touch and we can answer any questions you may have: www.bristolcarehomes.co.uk/beech-house-thornbury-celebrating-20-years-of-care-in-the-community/