Our flagship extra-care scheme Ansell Court has had a very busy 2019; being officially opened by the Mayor of Barnet; the stories of the residents moving in and now a shortlist for an award. If that wasn’t enough, Ansell Court had its ‘name in lights’ recently as it was shortlisted alongside other major developments across [...]
Across our Your Choice Barnet Services, there are many amazing stories about our staff and service users. Since as today is the International Day of Disabled Persons we thought it would be a good opportunity to celebrate an extra-special achievement from Your Choice Barnet. This time from CommunitySpace (although other Your Choice Barnet services are [...]
Staff and service users at Apthorp Residential Home experienced some hair-raising sights last Thursday, but we are pleased to report it was all in…good humour. Residents of the care home were all geared up to celebrate Halloween and took to the terrifying theme with great (or should that be ghoulish) gusto. Witches, zombies and spiders [...]
When you reach 100 years of age, the Queen sends you a birthday card and then one every year from that! One resident who recently moved in to a new extra-care scheme – is about to get her fifth birthday card from Her Royal Highness - and she celebrated in style. At Ansell Court over [...]
For the past nine years, the children and young people of the Grahame Park have enjoyed an annual sporting event on its Concourse. But in recent years, the flock from Flower Lane have been making an annual trip to Urban Gamez too! One of the co-ordinators, Shelly Latty said: "We love to make a point [...]
Flower Lane staff, parents and carers work hard throughout the year on fundraising, through fairs, raffles and other events. Some of the money raised, by Flower Lane Action Group, contributes towards trips for service users – which this year arrived just in time for the heatwave. One of the trips a number of service users [...]
From the 8th July, 3 Residential and 2 Day Care Services for Older People transferred from the Fremantle Trust to Your Choice Barnet and is now known as Your Choice Care. The services that have transferred to us now include three residential care homes and two day care services, Dell Field Court (N3), Meadowside Residential [...]
Golden Retrievers are dogs that are known for their sweet sociable temperament – which means they are a very popular choice as therapy dogs. One local resident, Rhona, has been visiting our Flower Lane Day Service with her pet dog Fifty, who just happens to be a therapy dog from ‘Pets for Therapy’. At 18-months [...]
Barnet Homes contractors R. Bensons recently helped Rosa Morison get their Hydrotherapy pool up and running again by saving the day with a quick turnaround on an essential repairs job. The Hydrotherapy pool stairs at Rosa Morison had become damaged, the boards were rotting and water was gathering on the steps. This meant that staff [...]
As part of marking Dementia Awareness Week during 20-26 May, our new extra-care scheme Ansell Court launched the Young Onset Dementia Project. What is Young Onset Dementia? According to The Alzheimers Society, Young Onset Dementia is described people with dementia whose symptoms started before they were 65. There are estimated to be at least 42,000 [...]
