You Are Invited To Care Home Open Day!
We would like to invite all of our community to join us on 16th June from 10am to enjoy a BBQ and tour around our home on care home open day.
This is a great oppurtunity to take a look at our newly refurbished home and also meet lots of members of the local community.
As well as enjoying time...
Life At The Island Update
We have recently adopted two snails in our home and have aptly maned them Duke & Duchess! The snails are looked after by our rsdients and are two welcome additions.
There are a lot of benefits that having a pet in a residential home environment can bring, in that they can put a smile on...
Life At The Island Update
We have a lot happening at our home and recently enjoyed some sweet treats in honour of National Donut Week.
A group of residents took a trip in the minibus and grabbed a few whilst they were still in stock!
Registered Manager, Anthony, explained:
We regularly have trips out with our reside...
Staff Trip To Panic Room
We are pleased to have a number of events for our staff team planned this year and the first was a trip to local Panic Room in Gravesend where a team of staff spent time doing various challenges in their very own action film before enjoying a meal together.
Registered Manager, Anthony, said:...
Supporting Dementia Awareness Week 2017
We are pleased to support Dementia Awareness Week 2017, an annual campaign run by the Alzheimer’s Society from 14– 20 May 2017.
There are around 850,000 in the UK with dementia, with over 42,000 under 65. In a very small number of people certain types of dementia can be inherited...
Cathy Awarded Hero Of The Month!
We are pleased to announce that Care Assistant Cathy has been awarded our Staff Member Of The Month award for April, with the award being presented by one of our residents.
Cathy was nominated because of how she supports and mentors new colleagues in such an excellent way and also for her ou...
Supporting the Stroke Association’s Make May Purple campaign
This May The Island Residential Home is supporting the Stroke Association’s annual stroke awareness month, Make May Purple.
The Stroke Association is the UK’s leading stroke charity who strongly believe strokes can and should be prevented, however this health challenge does not receiv...
Life At The Island Update - Easter!
There was lots happening over the Easter break at our home and as well as being joined by local Sheppey Bikers, residents made Easter bonnets, ate plenty of chocolate eggs and partook in an Easter egg hunt.
You can find a number more photos from the Easter period on our Facebook page here.
Bai...
Life At The Island Update
We have a great roof terrace space here at The Island Residential Home and residents have been making the most of the sun recently, enjoying the warmth and rays along with a cup of tea and chat.
Our roof space compliments our large garden area which is a popular space for a summer BBQ and even th...
Supporting Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2017
We are pleased to be supporting Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2017, an annual campaign run by Parkinson’s UK, from 10-16 April. Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition, which currently has no cure and it is still unknown as to why people develop the condition. Around 127,000 p...
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