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Building works began at The Mountains back in October last year to fully refurbish the existing home and extend to add a further 10 ensuite bedrooms and additional communal areas to accommodate. With £600,000 having been invested into the project, this really is a transformation to be proud of. Milkwood Care Limited officially declared the…

Ganarew House staff came up with the idea of dog walking for the day. As the sun was in the sky, Julie, our Activities Co-ordinator, arranged for her dog Milo to come up to the home for a few hours. The residents took it in turns to take him for walks. We have found that…

At Milkwood Care we are busy planning our Sport & Recreation Event which is due to take place over the Summer. Over the years we have not only seen vast improvement in the flexibility and general all round well-being of the residents that choose to take part in physical activity; we have noticed that with…

Last Friday Milkwood House Care Home set up an awareness stand in Rams Walk, Petersfield. Following on from our Care Home Open Day, we are determined to continue to build links with our community. The stand, manned by three of our dedicated carers, gave the opportunity for the public to ask questions relating to care…

With lambing season in full swing, residents at The Mountains were keen to pay a visit to Monmouth Farm to see the newborns. With the first signs of a very overdue break in the weather, it was high time to venture out. As the minibus drove up to farm, the smell of the sheep hung…

A Eggcellent time was had at Ganarew over Easter. An egg hunt around the home, Easter bonnet competition, Easter cake baking; all topped off by fabulous decorations around the home, which included a life-size Humpty Dumpty who was ‘put back together again’ just in time for the Easter celebrations!

A recent report concerning the reduction of anti-psychotic drug use within our care homes has been published in the Caring Times. The report was written following the introduction of a new pioneering scheme that was initiated at our very own Mountains Care Home in Brecon. We were pleased to see this positive article published and…

Milkwood Care have been supporting The Care Professionals Benevolent Fund since the charity was established late in 2009. Our target this year is to raise £10,000 and with the help from all our staff, residents and supporting family and friends, we have worked hard to raise £8265.96 to date. Having put in all the effort…

In all of our homes we have long been demonstrating a wide variety of activities for our residents to join in with. From golf through to knitting clubs, we have recognised the need for variety. But more now than ever we have recognised that our residents need a more tailored activity programme to better meet…