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The age of air travel
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWith our around the world flight taking place across all of our homes this week we take a look at the history of air travel and how it has enabled us to visit destinations people could only used to dream about. It took only 12 seconds and covered a distance of just 40 yards but in North Carolina jus...
Read moreD-Day landings
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDoreen Binks was aged 14 and living with her parents in a village near Nottingham when the D-Day landings took place on 6th June 1944. She recalls the big headlines in the newspapers in the following days which confirmed the invasion of western Europe was underway and the sense of optimism that gave...
Read moreAllied invasion
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMost people who were alive at the time will remember where they were on D-Day and how they first heard the news that the Allied invasion of Europe was underway. June 6 1944 saw 160,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy. Nearly a million more would follow that summer and gradually sweep n...
Read moreDementia Action Week
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMay is the month when the UK gets into full bloom – and it’s not just in the garden or countryside you’ll be seeing flowers emerging. The Forget Me Not appeal is an annual initiative that encourages people to wear a blue flower badge for the month of May to raise awareness and vital funds for ...
Read moreInternational Nurses Day
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksInternational Nurses Day is a day to celebrate and recognise the vital role that nurses play in all forms of health and social care in the UK and further afield. The value of nurses is well recognised at Dormy Care. We have qualified nurses working in all our homes and our founder and CEO, Helen Dav...
Read moreSailing through her life
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksNo-one could accuse Gill Wicker of sailing through her life – whether that’s at work or play! Gill worked in insurance from the age of 16 until just a few years ago when the company she was employed by refused to give her extended leave so she could fulfil a lifetime ambition. That ambition ...
Read moreOur very own author
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksTo have one book published is an amazing achievement but our very own author George Thorn has more stories in him than that. George already has four published books to his name, the latest one being a work of historical fiction titled ‘Black Hearts Be Damned,’ which imagines an alternative histo...
Read moreNational Scrabble Day
April 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWhat links tribal chiefs from the West indies with Amazonian tropical birds and a competition held in North-West England in the eighties? Give up? Well, the word Caziques is used to describe both the birds and the chiefs – a fact demonstrated to great effect by Dr Karl Khoshnaw when he used it at ...
Read moreUsing his skills
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | NewsHaving spent the bulk of his career working in some of the most highly rated restaurants in the world, Alex Thomas is now using his skills in a different way by enhancing the experience of residents, staff, and visitors at our four homes. Alex works in Regional Business Support for Dormy Care Commun...
Read moreThe finer things in life
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDormy Care Communities has teamed up with the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer to ensure the ladies and gentlemen in our homes can enjoy even more of the finer things in life. The new partnership with Majestic Wine ensures that the wines on offer in our homes are on a par with many top re...
Read moreNational Trivia Day
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksToday is National Trivia Day, a day when we can celebrate our knowledge and a chance to get our ‘thinking caps’ on. Playing brain games and staying mentally active can significantly help to reduce and slow down the potential negative mental effects brought on by growing older, and can potential...
Read moreLatest book
December 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksA picture of life in the South American country of Venezuela in the late 1960s is the latest book from Bramshott Grange’s very own published author, Doreen Binks. The book, Letters from Venezuela 1967-1969, is compiled from the letters Doreen sent to her mother during her time living in the countr...
Read moreNational Safeguarding Week
November 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt’s National Safeguarding Week, an opportunity to highlight this hugely important subject and one we take incredibly seriously at Dormy. Across our Dormy Care Communities, safeguarding and protecting the ladies and gentlemen who live with us is our absolute priority every day of the year. Their w...
Read moreAwards season
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt cannot have escaped your notice that we are well and truly in the midst of awards season with not a day going by without an organisation or awards ceremony being highlighted on social media platforms or in the sector press. Competition within the care sector is well known – you only have to loo...
Read moreThe real love of his life
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsA year spent in a laboratory experimenting with rapeseed was enough to convince James Thomas that a career in biochemical engineering was not for him. Instead, he decided to pursue the real love of his life, hospitality and catering, and this eventually led him to his current role as Executive Chef ...
Read moreThe beauty of the home
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsAnna Zajacova has worked at Bramshott since it opened in 2018, so few people know the home better than her. But she says that even after five years, she never ceases to be amazed by the beauty of the home and, more importantly, how good the care is. This should come as little surprise, given she is ...
Read moreRole models
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsBramshott Grange Chef Frank Fatura has two very different role models when it comes to cooking – his mum and Gordon Ramsay. “One thing I always remember from growing up in Slovakia was my mum’s cooking and it still inspires me today,” said Frank. “With Gordon Ramsay I am a big admirer of h...
Read moreA checklist
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMark Spittles can provide a checklist of why he enjoys being a Nurse at Bramshott Grange so much. In no particular order, the list would be: The CEO of the company is a Nurse. You feel appreciated. You get more time with the ladies and gentlemen in our care There’s a bright, fresh feel to the pla...
Read moreThe home that never sleeps
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsIt’s the house that never sleeps.” That is how Neil Freemantle refers to Bramshott Grange and it means in his role as Maintenance Assistant, there is always something to do. Whether it’s changing a lightbulb, unblocking a toilet, decorating a room, descaling a shower head and much more, Neil, ...
Read moreThe top of her profession
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsPamela Norfolk is a perfect example of someone who has worked hard to get to the top of her profession after entering it later in life. Bramshott Grange’s Home Director hadn’t even thought about a career in care until her 40s, but after being made redundant from her job in sales (previously she ...
Read moreFalls prevention technology
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsDormy Care Communities has become the first in the UK to roll-out a ‘revolutionary’ Scandinavian state-of-the-art falls prevention technology in a project which is already seeing impressive results. We have partnered with Norway-based Sensio, to install RoomMate, a revolutionary safety sensor. T...
Read moreCommunity link up
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsA community link up that brings different generations together has provided insight and interest for young and old alike. As part of a civic award being undertaken by children from Liphook Junior School, year 6 pupils aged 10 and 11 have been making regular visits to our ladies and g...
Read moreThe importance of Nutrition and Hydration
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsGood nutrition and hydration are vital to everybody’s health and well-being, but as we continue to age, this is not always as easy to maintain. It is believed that 25% of elderly people experience mild chronic dehydration and 10% are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Older people are more l...
Read moreActivities for people who walk with purpose
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMany of the ladies and gentlemen who live in our homes will have had pets at sometime during their lives, whether that’s a cat, dog, or even a goldfish. There’s a reason we call dogs man’s best friend and why studies have shown that cats can lower stress and anxiety. Our furry friends have a p...
Read moreThe Puuurfect Companions in our Homes
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMany of the ladies and gentlemen who live in our homes will have had pets at sometime during their lives, whether that’s a cat, dog, or even a goldfish. There’s a reason we call dogs man’s best friend and why studies have shown that cats can lower stress and anxiety. Our furry friends have a p...
Read moreCare home magazine interviews Dormy CEO on next generation of care homes
January 2020 | Bramshott Grange | NewsDormy Care’s very own CEO, Helen Davies-Parsons, was recently interviewed by Care Home Professional magazine about her vision for the next generation of luxury care homes. Discussing everything from where Dormy started to how it has grown and all of the well thought-through design, interior and ca...
Read moreDormy Care’s Commitment to being Environmentally Friendly
December 2019 | Bramshott Grange | NewsDormy Care is passionate about caring for the environment in everything we do. We are always looking for ways to minimise our carbon footprint across our portfolio of homes and believe that it is equally as important to look out for younger generations as it is to care for our older ones. Her...
Read moreBramshott Grange awarded ‘good’ rating across all five domains by CQC
May 2019 | Bramshott Grange | NewsDormy Care Communities’ luxury care home, Bramshott Grange in Liphook, was recently inspected by the independent regulator of health and social care in England and awarded a ‘Good’ rating after opening in March 2018. CEO of Dormy Care Communities, Helen Davies-Parsons, said; “We are ...
Read moreSome Oomph at Bramshott Grange
May 2018 | Bramshott Grange | NewsWe are delighted with our latest partnership with Oomph-Wellness, with a focus on creating and delivering a fabulous range of activities for our residents! Taking a whole-home approach to activities, staff at Bramshott Grange have been trained in Oomph!’s Wellbeing Leadership programme. This will ...
Read moreBramshott Grange VIP Opening
April 2018 | Bramshott Grange | NewsThursday 3rd May saw the sun shine as our second home officially opened! Residents, families, friends, members of the local community and key Healthcare professionals attended our amazing event. Visitors toured our stunning new home whilst enjoying champagne and canapés to the sound of a local flau...
Read moreBramshott grange has officially opened
February 2018 | Bramshott Grange | NewsWe have officially opened! What an exciting week it has been. Our first few residents moved in to our beautiful new home and are already settling in well. We have always said that as stunning as the home is, it’s the people who live there who really make it special. We celebrated their arrival wit...
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