Care Home vs Nursing Home: What’s the Difference and Which Is Right for Your Loved One?
Care team members at Sefton Hall in Dawlish celebrate a resident’s birthday with a homemade cake.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dementia
At Southern Healthcare, a large number of our residents are living with a dementia. Our homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Seaton and Dawlish, specialise in dementia care and we are continually striving for further excellence in this field. For many years, Southern Healthcare has engaged with the work of some of the leading thinkers in research … Read more
Dawlish Care Home Sets Benchmark For Outstanding Care
A Dawlish care home has been praised for setting a benchmark for outstanding care across the social care sector in England by a highly regarded organisation, which specialises in auditing care providers. Sefton Hall, a Southern Healthcare home, received the praise from Meaningful Care Matters auditors who were assessing the care home’s Butterfly programmes. Meaningful … Read more
Exeter Care Home Receives Excellent Rating
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
Devon Carers Celebrated for Extraordinary Dedication
Devon carers have been honoured for years of dedicated service to the Southern Healthcare group. The care home group, which has award-winning care homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Seaton, and Dawlish invited team members to an event celebrating long service milestones from five to more than 20 years. Southern Healthcare also honoured four nurses at the … Read more
Southern Healthcare nominated for 11 national and regional care awards
Southern Healthcare has been nominated for eight national and three regional care awards, earning them a place at the finals of several prestigious award ceremonies in London, Leicester, Bristol and Plymouth. The care home group owns four award-winning care homes in Plymouth, Seaton, Exeter and Dawlish. Managing director Geoffrey Cox commented: “Our care teams work … Read more
At What Stage of Dementia Should You Consider Residential Dementia Care?
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
Social Care Crisis: What’s Next for Social Care?
As the owner of four award-winning nursing homes in Devon, I see first-hand the cracks in our social care system widening every day. The social care crisis is not a new phenomenon, but its scale has gone beyond the tipping point. As a society, the challenges we face in providing support for our aging population … Read more