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‘Guerrilla’ campaign launched to bust myths about care homes
Leading UK not-for-profit care group Greensleeves Care has launched Keys To Open Minds – a campaign to de-bunk common myths about life in care homes. The guerrilla-style community outreach campaign is set to share more than a thousand myth-busting messages with local...
Homeward bound: veteran manager and mum reopen historic Tunbridge Wells care home following renovation
Mount Ephraim House, a Greensleeves Care home in the heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells, has re-opened its doors to residents and staff after an extensive period of renovation and expansion. Award-winning home manager, Karen Cooper, who has lived in Kent since her teenage...
Greensleeves Care’s Chief Executive instrumental in new International Care Standards for Older People
ISO has announced it will develop an international care standard for older people as part of its global programme of standards under the Ageing Societies umbrella. The standard will consider people in all care settings and will be the eighth standard aimed at...
Case Study: Emma, Care Supervisor
“People say you have to decide between a career and having a family, but that hasn’t been the case for me.” Emma works as a Care Supervisor at Sharnbrook House, a Greensleeves Care home in Bedford which offers residential and dementia care. We spoke to Emma...
Greensleeves Care recognises ingenuity and innovation within its ranks
Leading UK not-for-profit care provider Greensleeves Care celebrated self-starters and initiatives including a project to cut the use of plastic bags at its annual awards. The awards recognise talent and efforts in every aspect of a care home’s life, from management...
Diss care home and manager named best at national awards
De Lucy House care home in Diss was named ‘Care Home of the Year’ at the 2023 Greensleeves Care Awards, with manager Lauren also winning ‘Home Manager of the Year.’ The awards were presented by Greensleeves Care, the not-for-profit organisation that runs De Lucy...
Greensleeves Care Announces Double Digit Pay Award to Recognise Colleagues
Greensleeves Care is investing a further £8.4 million to increase the wages of its workforce by at least 10.1% in the next financial year. The latest rise, which comes into effect from April, will see frontline colleagues receive an increase of 10.1%, the biggest...
Greensleeves Care named among Top 20 Care Groups for 6th year running
Not-for-profit care provider Greensleeves Care has achieved a ‘Top 20 Large Care Home Group’ Award for 2023 from leading online care home directory, Carehome.co.uk, for the sixth year running. Greensleeves’ overall review score stands at 9.6 out of 10, the result of...
First pictures: The Meadowcroft care home opens in Tooting
First photos have been issued of The Meadowcroft, a newly built Greensleeves Care home opening in February 2023 which will deliver additional spaces for residential, nursing and dementia care in SW17. A purpose-built home featuring modern facilities, The Meadowcroft...
Gloucester House promotes dignity in care with “Digni-Tea”
Residents at Gloucester House, a Greensleeves Care Home in Sevenoaks, celebrated Dignity Action Day earlier this month with their annual Digni-Tea event. Dignity Action Day is a national event to raise awareness of the importance of dignity in care for older people,...
