April 2021 News
EASTER
Lots of Easter Eggs were around the home and games played throughout the day. The residents and staff alike enjoyed playing mix and match and bunny ring toss. All the residents and staff received an Easter egg from the Easter bunny too. There was also singing and dancing amongst staff and residents, a great weekend was enjoyed by all.
DB ANIMAL THERAPY
Unfortunately, Charlotte will be leaving us soon to progress her new venture, DB Animal Therapy. Charlotte first started at Farthings in 2017 and has worked in a variety of roles since then, she will be greatly missed by the Farthings Family. On 13 April Charlotte treated our wonderful residents to a glimpse of her new venture and brought lots of animals to meet them. From fluffy rabbits and guineapigs, to scaly snakes and lizards, to leggy millipedes to tortoises, Charlotte brought in a fabulous selection of animals for all of the residents to see and hold. As you will see from the photographs there were lots and lots of smiles!!
GAMES
We have enjoyed playing noughts and crosses and mix and match this month!
VISITS
We continue to facilitate lots of visits with loved ones, it has been lovely to see you all. It has also been warm enough to have visits in the garden some days!!
JIGSAWS
Jigsaws continue to be enjoyed amongst our residents, some completed individually and others as a small group.
NEWS
We had lots of discussions around the sad news of HRH Prince Philip passing away, newspapers were shared and we reminisced about the Royal Family.
SUNSHINE
At last the sun has come out, many of our residents have enjoyed sitting outside with their sunhats on enjoying the sun and the birds chattering!
STAFF
We have some staff changes taking place over the coming month, as previously mentioned our wonderful Housekeeper Charlotte will be leaving us to take up her new animal therapy venture, we wish her all the very best and hope to see her again very soon. We have recruited April into the Housekeeping role, April has over 7 years of commercial cleaning experience and we are looking forward to welcoming her to the team mid-May.
Our lovely Care Assistant Alexis has begun her new venture working within a school, Alexis has remained on our bank and we hope to see her again soon. Pauline (previously Activities Coordinator) has moved into the Care Assistant role. We have therefore recruited Emily into the Activities Coordinator role; Emily has several years’ experience of providing support and friendship and is looking forward to getting to know everyone in the coming weeks.
Lisa will also be moving on to a new dream venture, working a farm, she will be missed by all at Farthings, however Lisa has also decided to remain on bank and will hopefully be back soon with wonderful farm stories to tell.
We have welcomed Chayse our lovely Care Assistant back from maternity leave and have also recruited Amie into a Care Assistant role, Amie started with us in early May and has over 8 years’ experience of working in care.
Covid safe visiting solutions are available for our residents and their loved ones
We are delighted to welcome relatives and friends back to Farthings to be reunited with their loved ones.
At Farthings we have many ways in which loved ones can remain in touch:
- Marquee Visit – a face to face visit with your loved one, currently the National Government Guidance allows two nominated individuals to see a resident face to face. We require a negative LFT coronavirus test prior to coming into the home and visitors are required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, all are provided on arrival.
- Gate Visit – we have a gate to our rear garden and welcome visitors to meet their relatives socially distant ‘over the gate’. A face covering should be worn whilst undertaking a gate visit.
- Window Visit – residents with external rooms can have a window visit at their bedroom should they wish. Alternatively, window visits can take place from our small sitting area on the front of the home. Many of our residents talk to their loved ones on the telephone whilst having a window visit.
- Virtual Visit – residents are welcome to utilise the homes iPads to have a video call with their loved ones, the staff team will support residents to do this if required.
- Telephone – everyone is welcome to utilise the home’s phone to converse with loved ones.
All visits must be pre-booked in advanced though our easy-to-use online booking system. Bookings can also be made through our friendly team who will make the booking on your behalf.
We are continually reviewing our visiting policies and make changes when we are able or instructed to do so, this is primarily lead by Government Guidance, Nottinghamshire County Council or Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group as well as the Director of Public Health. Our priority remains to be the safety of our residents, colleagues, and visitors alike.
Sadly, sometimes our residents may require end of life care and in these cases, we will arrange compassionate visits for close family members to take place. We will support compassionate visits during periods of lockdowns and will do everything we can to support families during this sad time.
Should you have any queries regarding our visiting options please call our friendly team on 01777 838219 or email [email protected] we look forward to seeing you soon.
