Hawthorn House Care Home

Here at Four Seasons we value all of our team members. We encourage and support them to complete courses to help them develop their skills, enabling them to further enhance their career.

One such way for Care Assistants to do this, is for them to complete the Care Home Assistant Practitioners (CHAPs) 12 week training programme. Whilst completing this course, the Care Assistants can learn how to support nurses with certain duties potentially freeing the nurse to deal with a more complex issue.

Nine of our Care Assistant in Northern Ireland enrolled onto this programme, and on Monday 4^th September they successfully graduated as Care Home Assistant Practitioners.

Carol Cousins, Managing Director for Northern Ireland said: “The graduation of the 9 Care Home Assistant Practitioners in Northern Ireland is a hugely significant achievement as these special pioneers are the very first in such a role across the Care Home sector here.

"Having Mary Hinds the Director of Nursing from the Public Health Agency and HSC in NI along to present the awards has reinforced the positive impact that CHAPs have in delivering the best experience of care for our residents."

More information about our CHAPs Programme is available in our careers section.

Following on from the success of last year’s Four Season’s Care Awards, which saw 1,200 nominations and over 80 colleagues, residents and volunteers receiving accolades both at a regional and national level.

This year’s awards are now open!

You can nominate people for the following categories:

• Care Assistant/Support Worker of the Year
• Senior Care Assistant of the Year
• Care Home Assistant Practitioner/Senior Nursing Care Assistant (CHAP/SNCA) of the Year
• Registered Nurse of the Year
• Dementia Care Champion
• Specialist Services Champion
• Personal Activities Lead Champion
• Support Team Member of the Year
• Regional and Central Support Team Member of the Year
• Deputy Home Manager of the Year
• Registered Care Home Manager of the Year
• Regional Manager of the Year
• Resident or Relative Contribution
• Volunteer of the Year
• Our Values Champion

For more information about the categories visit our Care Awards page here. You can nominate colleagues, residents or volunteers from your home here. The deadline for nominations is 5pm on 30th September 2017.

Who will be your 2017 champions?

Hawthorn House Care Home in Belfast has been named in the ‘Top 20 Recommended Homes’ in Northern Ireland by CareHome.co.uk.

The prestigious award highlights the most recommended care homes in each region of the United Kingdom. The awards are based on thousands of reviews and recommendations received from residents, family and friends.

Kerrie Wallace, Home Manager said: “I’m delighted that Hawthorn House has received this award. To be named one of the ‘Top 20 Recommended Homes’ in Northern Ireland is a fantastic achievement. It’s great to see that the feedback we’ve received in the home, has been mirrored on a regional scale. Our Quality of Life Data, which allows us to monitor and act on feedback almost instantly, shows that in the last three months all of our residents are happy living here.”

Carol Cousins, Four Seasons Managing Director for Northern Ireland said: “I want to pass my congratulations onto everyone at Hawthorn House Care Home on their award. This is a fantastic achievement and shows that the hard work and dedication from the team has paid dividends. The reviews on CareHome.co.uk are fantastic.”

Are you looking for a care home in Belfast? Hawthorn House offers support for all types of care including nursing care, respite care and end of life/palliative care.