Exeter Care Home Receives Excellent Rating

Carer Andy Cowling and resident Ron Letheren enjoy a cup of tea and a chat in the The Old Rectory dining room

An Exeter care home has received an excellent rating from a highly regarded organisation which specialises in auditing care providers. The Old Rectory, a Southern Healthcare home, received praise for their ‘highly engaged service where emotion-focused care is consistently evident in daily interactions’ from Meaningful Care Matters auditors, who were assessing the care home’s Butterfly … Read more

At What Stage of Dementia Should You Consider Residential Dementia Care?

Residential Dementia Care - Lisa Burge from the Sefton Hall care team at the beach in Dawlish with resident Shirley Mapston. Smiling and enjoying the outdoors.

A decision to move into a Care Home is never easy. It can be an emotional and difficult decision that brings with it feelings of uncertainty, guilt, sadness, sometimes relief and perhaps even possibility. At the heart of the decision is an important question: Can your loved one’s needs be met well at home? And … Read more