How Sunrise Senior Living UK Are Ensuring Residents Are Protected This Winter
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Over the past six months, Sunrise Senior Living UK has focused tirelessly on protecting the safety of our residents and team members from Covid-19. To the credit of our care homes, we have been successful at mitigating the impact of this virus on our care homes through the heroic efforts displayed by our team members as well as residents and relatives. However, with cases again on the rise across the UK, we’re continuing to keep in place our rigorous infection prevention control measures to ensure our care homes are safe this winter. Here, we discuss some of the measures we have put in place t ..read more
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Sunrise Senior Living UK Named Winners at Employee Benefits Awards
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Sunrise Senior Living UK has been named as the winners of the ‘Most Motivational Benefits’ award at this year’s Employee Benefits Awards. The win marks the second time Sunrise has had success at the Employee Benefits Awards after first winning the award in 2017. The care provider secured the prize in recognition for their annual Heart & Soul Awards which show appreciation to their team members who go above and beyond for the care provider’s residents. These awards culminate at a summer event where selected winners are invited to attend a glittering ceremony with their Manager or Regional D ..read more
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Sunrise of Fleet Resident Celebrates Turning 84-Years-Young
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Marjorie Light moved into Sunrise of Fleet’s Memory Care Neighbourhood in August. On November 3rd she celebrated turning 84, but for Marjorie, age is but a number. Marjorie is extremely active, she is a keen golfer, and enjoys joining Sunrise of Fleet’s gentle exercise classes, using the home’s exercise bike and walking daily. Remarkably, she is still able to do the splits and high kicks. Marjorie grew up in the town of Port Talbot in Wales with her four siblings, she never had children, but is a big animal lover. She was happily married and enjoyed having Alsatians as pets for most of her lif ..read more
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Sunrise of Tettenhall Hosts Mental Health Awareness Day Workshop
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Sunrise of Tettenhall marked Mental Health Awareness Day by hosting a workshop for the team at the care home. The Mental Health workshop was hosted by Lead Concierge, Sally Millington. It was designed to encourage staff to talk to each other and support one another throughout challenging situations. The Sunrise of Tettenhall team enjoyed doughnuts, cake, and fruit as they took part in a mental health quiz and ‘fact versus myth’ statement challenge. These activities were designed to break the stigma surrounding mental health. The team were also given some mindful colouring sheets to take away a ..read more
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Three Sunrise of Bassett Team Members Celebrate Five Years of Service
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Three Sunrise of Bassett team members have celebrated providing five consecutive years of service at the care home. Chris Lawrence, Joanie Sin and Claire Lourenco have all reached this remarkable milestone having each been on a unique journey over the last five years.  Chris, who is a kitchen porter at Sunrise of Bassett, said he first joined the care home as he wanted to show compassion towards others. He also attributed his long service at the care home to a love of interacting with others and a passion for working with the elderly. Speaking of his achievement, Chris said: “I feel proud ..read more
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General Manager at Sunrise of Elstree Celebrates Five Years of Service
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Debbie Armstrong has been General Manager at Sunrise of Elstree since 2015. She joined after an agency contacted her about a position at the Sunrise Senior Living home. She was very keen to take on the role as she believes that the Sunrise brand is synonymous with quality care. Debbie joined the care sector in 1991 as an Assistant to a Care Home Operator who was just at the beginning of his journey in care. She worked with him for 13 years, and during this time the company she worked for grew to 11 care homes. Her main ambition for Sunrise of Elstree is to continue to welcome new residents int ..read more
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Celebrating National Cat Day: Lola the Cat Brings Joy to Sunrise of Esher Residents
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National Cat Day is celebrated on Thursday 29th October, and Sunrise of Esher wanted to mark the day by sharing this story about their lovely cat, Lola. Lola moved to Sunrise of Esher in the summer of 2018 from the Surrey-based cat rescue charity, Here for Cats. Unfortunately, Lola’s previous owners had to put her up for adoption when they moved house and were unable to take her with them. Lola has now been at Sunrise of Esher for over two years, she is ten years old and very confident. She loves to be stroked and fussed over, and you never quite know where in the care home you will find ..read more
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Halloween ‘Walk-Through’ Visit at Sunrise of Sonning Allows Grandchildren to Reunite with their Grandparents
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On 28th October, Sunrise of Sonning care home hosted a ‘walk-through’ Halloween visit for residents and their families. The event was specifically aimed at grandchildren of residents, who have been unable to visit since the nationwide lockdown in March this year. The walk-through event was carefully orchestrated by the Sunrise of Sonning team to ensure the safety of guests and residents. Families booked 15 minute slots with residents, with everyone dressed up for Halloween and plenty of sweet treats for the children to enjoy. Most of the residents and their families burst into tears when they ..read more
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Sunrise of Fleet: Providing Lunches to Support Local Children Over Half Term
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3y ago
Sunrise of Fleet have stepped in to help the local community by providing free lunches to children in need of support over half-term. Many local school children who would usually have free school meals are on their half term holidays. This means many families are having to make difficult decisions or go without, something Sunrise of Fleet believe is unacceptable. The dining team have created free packed lunches for children in Fleet, available for collection from the care home. Collection is done safely, with social distancing measures in place. The lunch boxes include nutritious and tasty foo ..read more
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“Determined” Sunrise of Purley Resident Celebrates Her 103rd Birthday
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Gwen Warnes, a resident at Sunrise of Purley, celebrated her 103rd birthday on 7th September. The care home celebrated this special occasion by baking her a beautiful cake made up of the 103 digits to mark her extraordinary achievement. Gwen was also treated to an outdoor live performance from opera singer Demelza Stafford who visited the care home’s garden to deliver a special performance. Gwen grew up in Southwark, London with her parents and brother. She then attended an all-girls catholic school and remains fond of the nuns who taught her there. During the Second World War, Gwen moved to D ..read more
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