Choice Care Group

Happy Autumn from Winton Lodge! 🍃🍂 G really enjoyed collecting leaves for our leaf painting session ❤️ 🎨 Messy art is always the best!

Today, we pause to honour the lives lost on Remembrance Day.

People across Choice Care celebrated Diwali - including this magnificent feast at Ridgeway House!

Find out more about Dr Mark Smith, our Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Care Without Compromise. We find out what Mark does in a typical day and how he supports the team and the people we support.

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We've had a great time enjoying firework celebrations across Choice Care! Ridgeway House invited all the Swindon homes to enjoy fireworks, soup, hotdogs and hot chocolate. Thank you to you to everyone who came along!

On National Artist Day, Catherine Care Day Opportunities celebrated by using different ways to create art . We think you'll agree these look artworks look fantastic!

We've been busy getting spooky all across Choice Care for Halloween! Here are some wonderful costumes, decorations and pumpkins from across the group - including Holmhurst, Ballards Ash, Willow House, the Beeches, Stoke lodge, Stroud lodge, sunnyside, Fearneley, Heronsmede, Bridgehill and more!

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At Choice Care, enabling the people we support to thrive and lead the lives they want to live, is at the centre of everything we do 💚

Behind the scenes, this care is coordinated by dedicated professionals across the group, like our Registered Manager, Vanya from Oakley Lodge 🏡

With over 16 years of experience in the care sector, Vanya shares her journey, the highlights of her career, and what it’s like to manage Oakley Lodge 👉

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A nice little autumnal baking session at , making gingerbread cookies! They smelt delicious!

Things are getting spooky across Choice Care in readiness for Halloween! People we support have been carving pumpkins, decorating and dressing up all ready for the big night! Here's some spooky pumpkins from Wey View and Apex Court!

We had a great time in Wales visiting homes last week and doing a photo shoot!

Some highlights include…

🐑 Joining D and G on their morning visit to the sheep at Caernewydd Farm

📸 K and P getting behind the camera and taking their own photos of the colleagues that support them

🥣 Cooking up a storm in the kitchen at Nant Leiros

Good luck to Sharon, Manager at Portchester Lodge as she retires after two decades of dedication! 🥳

Sharon began her journey with Choice in July 2004, working in several homes before joining the Portchester Lodge family in March 2017. Throughout her career, she has been a true asset to the company, inspiring colleagues and serving as an incredible mentor to many.

Thank you, Sharon, for all your contributions! Wishing you a retirement full of joy, relaxation, and new adventures! 🌟🎉

We had a fantastic day at the Sheiling School transition event! A really great day meeting people and talking about all the great things that go on at our Choice Care homes. We had a lots of lovely visitors to our stand and some great conversations.

Today is first day of the next round of Management Development Programmes! With an Advanced Management Development Programme and the Foundation Management Development Programme, these programmes are designed to enhance our colleagues' leadership skills. Sessions will cover key topics like Positive Behaviour Support, leadership, recruitment and safeguarding. Here's the team ready to go this morning!

J was over the moon when she saw her family on the camera for her weekly call! She was even more excited to see her sister and two nieces!

J struggles to hear on the phone, which has made her phone calls home difficult. Mum and team Hazeldene decided to surprise J with a video call to see if it would help… and it was a success! She loved it and was cracking all of her best jokes! 😂

It's World Menopause day and we're looking forward to our ChoiceChat this morning with menopause expert Ruth Devlin - opening up a conversation with colleagues about the menopause.

The day aims to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and well being. Did you know that at Choice Care, colleagues who are experiencing the menopause and associated symptoms can reclaim the cost of their HRT prescriptions?

Ridgeway House recently celebrated 5 years of being open with a fabulous party! Congratulations everyone at Ridgeway House!