Bangor Care Home

Colleagues from Laurels Lodge Care Home in Woodside, Havencourt Care Home in Stonehaven and Cumbrae Lodge Care Home in Irvine all came together to do a skydive, raising money for residents in their care and Alzheimer's Scotland.

Tracey Rhodes, Resident Experience Facilitator for Scotland, said: "Everyone was really excited for the jump. One of them hadn't even been in a plane, and they completed it, which was a huge accomplishment. They managed to raise £4,000 which is fantastic. Well done everyone."

Congratulations everyone! We’re all proud of you.

Gonzalo Ribiero a Staff Nurse from Bangor Care Home in Bangor has received an award after being commended for his caring nature.

Gonzalo was nominated for a Recognition of Care and Kindness (ROCK) award by a family member of a resident in his care who was overwhelmed with the exceptional care Gonzalo provided his mother.

A ROCK award is a nationwide honour that specifically highlights the impact a Four Season Health Care employee has made on the lives of people living in one of their care homes. An internal prize, staff are nominated for an award by either residents, their relatives or friends, who have witnessed or experienced staff members demonstrating excellent standards of care and kindness in their role.

Mauro Magbitang, Home Manager said: “This award for Gonzalo is very well deserved. I want to congratulate him on his success and thank him for all of hishard work and determination. All of the team here at Bangor do me proud every day, and recognition like this further justifies this in my eyes and that of the residents and relatives here at Bangor.”

Are you looking for a care home in Bangor? Bangor Care Home offers support for all types of care including dementia care, nursing care and specialist care.

We’ll be launching the 2017 Four Seasons Care Awards in the summer. In the meantime, we thought it would be nice to catch up with some of the winners of last year’s awards, to see what it’s been like since they’ve gone back to the floor.

This week we’ll be focusing on Mauro Magbitang from Bangor Care Home in Bangor, who won the Specialist Services Champion award.

Mauro was commended for championing a diverse range of services after he created a specialist service in Holywood Care Home.

Mauro told us: “I felt humbled and honoured that the hard work and dedication of the team at Holywood had been recognised. I couldn’t have developed the service without them, and this award isn’t just for me it’s for them. The award was a boost to moral and has helped the team at Holywood continue to go from strength to strength.”

Not only was Mauro humbled on the night, but when he returned to Belfast his team had surprised him with a welcome home party. Although after the five minutes of fame, Mauro himself admits it was business as usual.

Since winning the award, Mauro has moved to Bangor Care Home where he hopes to replicate the success he had in Holywood and create a specialist service to help create a diverse living space.

“Winning the award has encouraged me to continue to grow the specialist service in Northern Ireland,” added Mauro. “Watch this space!”

Information about Four Seasons Care Awards 2016 is available on the awards section of our website.