Drumclay Care Home held a reminiscence afternoon for the residents, along with their relatives on Thursday 2nd June 2011.
Memorabilia from ‘the good old days’ were brought into the home. Memories and interesting conversation was had before John Reihill from Lisnaskea came in to join the residents to play the fiddle, afterwards they enjoyed discussing their items with each other and reminiscing about their lives and stories/memories that the items brought back to them.
Four Seasons Health Care has been awarded in Northern Ireland for initiating several projects to improve patient safety by enhancing the wound care and skin integrity of residents in care homes. Among these is a highly successful project to reduce cases of pressure ulceration.
Lee Edmonds from Newtownards was runner up in the Chief Nursing Officer’s Award, Lee is a tissue viability specialist nurse with Four Seasons Health Care, thanks to Lee’s work the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulceration within Four Seasons Health Care homes has reduced significantly to 5.1% against the national average of 19%. The judging panel commenced Lee for enhancing patient safety and the quality of care for residents.
I have worked here for 22 years, I wouldn’t work anywhere else. We are a lovely Home.
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