Derbyshire Dignity Award won by Chesterfield home
HOLMEWOOD Care Home has been awarded The Derbyshire Dignity Award for services provided to residents and their families. The Chesterfield home has 40 beds and provides tailored residential and day care...
View ArticleReptilian encounter for Chesterfield care home residents
HOLMEWOOD care home residents enjoyed a reptilian encounter during a visit from animal handling firm ZooLab. Elderly residents at the home, on Barnfield Close, Chesterfield, got the opportunity to...
View ArticleChesterfield care home charity walk for Alzheimer’s Society
A CHARITY sponsored walk through Chesterfield raised almost £300 for Alzheimer’s Society. Staff and a relative from Holmewood Care Home, on Barnfield Close, trekked 8 miles to the city centre. The...
View ArticleChesterfield care home staff trained to help reduce the number of NHS...
CHESTERFIELD care home staff are being trained to help reduce the number of hospital admissions from the elderly. Holmewood Care Home, on Barnfield Close, has put three members of staff through acute...
View ArticleCare home residents celebrate 75 years of marriage
LOVE at first sight led to 75 years of happy marriage for Holmewood Care Home residents Jack and Muriel George. The Chesterfield couple first met when Jack was visiting Muriel’s brother in 1936 and...
View ArticleChesterfield farmer Eileen marks her 100th with care home party
LIFELONG Chesterfield resident Eileen Reed celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Holmewood Care Home. The centenarian was joined by her sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren...
View ArticleDementia Standard Award for two Derbyshire care homes
PREMIUM dementia care has been officially recognised at two Derbyshire care homes by the local authority. The Dementia Standard Award has been awarded to Chesterfield’s Holmewood Care Home and...
View ArticleCurling care home residents have been getting into the Winter Olympics spirit
COMPETITIVE care home residents have been getting into the Winter Olympics spirit with a community centre curling match. Curling athletes from around the world are set to compete at the PyeongChang...
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