Rose Garden Visit Local Patchway Memory Cafe

Rose garden memory cafe

Our Rose Garden residents in Patchway, Bristol greatly enjoyed a morning at the Patchway Memory Café.

Residents Enjoy Local Memory Cafe

The Patchway Memory Café is run completely by volunteers and is held at St Chad’s Church Hall on the first and third Monday of each month. The team and residents received a warm welcome with even table service of tea, coffee and cakes. The daughter and granddaughter of one resident also joined the activities teams and residents, everyone chatted before the week’s activity.

Chair Based Exercise Class

This week’s activity was an exercise class ran by instructor Nina. Nina got everyone in the packed hall involved in her chair-based exercise class which was very much designed so all of those attending to join in, coupled with some perfect songs including “Dancing Queen” and to cool down the calmer “True Love Ways” there was lots of singing as well as exercise!

Going out into the Community

A thoroughly good time was had by all, it was an opportunity for residents to go out into the local community and join in with a group in Patchway. Everyone is looking forward to the next visit.

Looking into Care Options?

If you would like to find out more about Rose Garden Nursing Home and the lifestyle in the home, please contact the experienced 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.