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Oktoberfest at St Georges Nursing Home

Oktoberfest at St Georges Nursing Home (1)

Our St Georges Nursing Home in Somerset started Autumn with its very own Oktoberfest!

Oktoberfest Comes to St Georges Nursing Home

St Georges’ residents enjoyed day of celebration and learning about the Oktoberfest Festival in Munich.  This year the festival is in its 189th year and is the largest folk festival in the world!  With parades from the Oktoberfest Landlords to Gun Salutes there is something for everyone at this event.

St Georges couldn’t quite match the big displays, but there was very much a Bavarian theme.  The beer flowed and everyone really enjoyed the food on offer particularly the cold meats.

Sauerkraut and Gluhwein Were not for Everyone!

The St Georges’ residents are always willing to give things a try, but the Gluhwein did not taste like mulled wine as we had expected!  Sauerkraut is also an acquired taste!  The residents are great fun giving things a go and really enjoyed the first St Georges’ Oktoberfest.

Considering Care for a Loved One?

St Georges offers residents a varied and enjoyable lifestyle to find out more about the nursing, residential and dementia care on offer for both long and short term stays contact the Allegra Care team.

Catherine
Sales Manager

Catherine has worked in sales and marketing her whole career, after graduating with a degree in Textile Management she worked in Corporate Workwear for many years. Catherine’s first role in the care sector was working with a disability charity that ran nursing homes and enablement projects for young adults.

Catherine

While her two children were younger, she joined her husband in his estate agency, but was delighted to return to the care sector in 2020 and now cannot imagine doing anything else.

Catherine’s role with Allegra is to support residents and their families as they explore care options. Working with the teams in the individual homes she ensures that during every stage from initial enquiry through to moving in with us every question is answered, and we offer the reassurance needed for the next chapter in our resident’s life. It is important for our residents to remain part of the community in which will have lived for years, often all their lives, so the other part of this role is connecting with local community groups, charities and organisations.

Catherine has said that working for Allegra with their groundbreaking household model means we are offering a home with compassion and care whilst ensuring residents are retaining their independence and quality of life.

Out of work Catherine enjoys baking and gardening The children are older now, but still keep her busy!

Paul Thomas
Regional Manager - Western Region

Paul has joined Allegra Care with 28 years’ experience in the health and social care sector including working in senior leadership roles for the last 18 years; covering operations, business management and quality assurance. Paul has a real passion for person centred care and how that is delivered at the highest level.

Allegra Team Paul Thomas

Paul has worked across a diverse sector over his time in health and social care and brings a wealth of experience to his new role as Regional Manager. Paul believes in integrating real and meaningful values and culture into a service and in doing so, delivering the outcomes for the people we support. Paul goes by the theory of values with no meaning, have no value.

Outside of work, Paul is the father of three boys and a 2nd degree black belt who teaches Judo.