Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[Val P]

Thanks but I can’t help thinking I’ve let her down by chickening out of visiting, I only have to be there for a short time she has to live there. Husband’s aunt went into care and the home she was in was lovely, really homely in the nicest sense but this one is on a different level…

That’s sad isn’t it. The CQC are supposed to regulate and inspect but inspection is not the way to drive up quality. My daughter in law works for a care home group in the north west called millennium care and they are brilliant. For example they have linked in with the Manchester Camerata orchestra to introduce music for people with dementia, when they found out she could play the piano well they encouraged her to work with this orchestra and now she’s the music ambassador for the homes going round doing group sessions and individual music sessions for people who are too poorly to join a group. They also had some men who loved cars and so the guy who owns the group bought an old battered moggy minor and employed a guy with the skills and between them all they did it up and now use it to take a couple of residents out for ice creams and the odd pint. If ever I need a nursing home I want to go there.