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Peartree Rehab news

Dressing up for charity

Peartree staff dress up in support of Lennox Children's Cancer Fund

Peartree House Rehabilitation continue to raise money for charity.  This time it is the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund.  A dressing up day for the staff with a "Geeks and Nerds" theme - as you can see from the pictures a lot of effort was put in and even more fun was had! Read more »

Wyndcroft is open!

Wyndcroft is a 4 bed house with a highly adapted environment enabling residents to control more aspects of the environment. Wyndcroft will provide ABI quality of life maintenance care with some slow stream rehabilitation components. The residents will be supported by support workers with input from nursing... Read more »

Blackpool

Peartree take a trip to Blackpool

3 residents and 3 staff made an exciting trip to Blackpool for 4 days.  The lovely Bond Hotel was our base where all staff were incredibly helpful, looking after all of our needs. Not only were they very helpful but they put on entertainment every night and we enjoyed bingo, a raffle and... Read more »

Mental Health at Peartree

Peartree Mental Health Rehabilitation

The new Mental Health Rehab unit at Peartree House is picking up speed as expected.  We are providing recovery based solutions to enable clients to work through our move-on programme in preparation for living independently in the community.  Clients are supported by a full MDT - including... Read more »

Westacre Nursing Home news

Chessel Avenue news

Zoolab visists Chessel

Zoolab visits Chessel Avenue

Chessel Avenue enjoys a visit from Zoolab! Zoolab came to Chessel Avenue bringing a wonderful collection of creatures.  A little, tiny snail, a huge cockroach, and a rat all the way up to a snake!  All the residents thoroughly enjoyed handling these exotic creatures and it was somehow... Read more »

South Africa Lodge news

The Memory Cafe at SAL

The Memory Cafe at South Africa Lodge

  The Memory Café at South Africa Lodge now boasts a huge collection of memorabilia that are enjoyed by our residents.  The vast majority of the collection has been put together by John Ward, whose wife was cared for by South Africa Lodge for many years before she passed away, and Gary... Read more »