Welcome to the Astley family
We have welcomed our new Home Manager to the Astley family, Sarah Price. She has worked in the Health and Social Care sector for 30 years and is passionate...
Welcome to our new Lifestyle and Wellbeing Lead, Jayne
We are delighted to welcome to our home our new Lifestyle and Wellbeing lead, Jayne Melhuish. Jayne has been getting to know all our residents; their hobbies and interests,...
High hopes for better weather!
Hasn’t the weather been horrendous! A huge thank you to our staffing team for going the extra mile (literally in some cases) to avoid the floodwater and stepping up...
Dec the halls!
If ever there was a Christmas song for Astley it would be “Dec the halls”. Residents love the run up to the big day, and we are decorating our...
Fun and fundraising this Autumn
With Autumn now upon us we have started some new things; having fun and fundraising this Autumn. Fun and fundraising supporting great causes We had a wonderful Macmillan Coffee...
Summer days
We have been making the most of the summer days at Astley, in spite of the rather inclement weather. Summer days in the garden and rainy day activities The...
Getting to know you…
We are delighted to have welcomed our new Lifestyle and Wellbeing lead, Allison Griffiths to Astley who has been getting to know our residents. She wants to support residents...
Resident of the Day
Each morning at Astley, we have a team meeting and discuss our Resident of the Day. Everyone in the team, from carers to maintenance, contributes to each person’s wellbeing....
Music Therapy: “Where words fail, music speaks”
This is a quote which rings true here at Astley as we often see the positive impacts of music therapy. Our lifestyle and wellbeing lead, Hayley, this month said...
All you need is love……
Love has been in the air at Astley this February, with Valentine’s, sharing memories, enjoying hobbies and visits from children. Love in every which way! We had a wonderful...