Worried about the cost of living crisis? ‘The Willows’ addresses the financial impact

Sohal Healthcare fully appreciates the dire current financial climate and the severe impact it is having on everyone, and an obvious consideration is when contemplating placing a loved one into private residential care. So this is why

Sohal Healthcare The Willows

Sohal Healthcare is a family-owned group of care homes established for over 20 years. We provide support to older people including those with the onset of acute dementia.

• 66 Large fully furnished bedrooms, all offering en-suite facilities

• 24 - hour care for the elderly and those living with the onset of acute dementia

• Our vision is for residents to treat the home as there own, where family and friends are always welcome

• Hair Salon, Cinema, Coffee shop, Library, Communal Lounges with Grounds and a Courtyard

• Nutritious, healthy, freshly prepared meals, catering for specific dietary requirements

• Dedicated team of care assistants and activity coordinators

• We support our residents to pursue personal goals and interests as independently as possible we have decided to do our part by offering a 12-month placement for the price of 11 – a huge financial saving.

Sohal Healthcare are a family-owned company, that have been providing care for the elderly and for those living with dementia for over 20 years. Their cultural values are very much based upon the concept of offering a ‘home from home’ environment, to minimise the stress and anxiety that comes from having to place a loved one into the hands of a care home and the obvious levels of uncertainty that this can have upon family members.

Their vision is for residents to treat the home just as their own, where friends and

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family can visit anytime, and always made to feel welcome. To decide for themselves daily what they would like to do and to be supported to do so in all aspects from care to social activities. In every way they are looked after by a dedicated team, from care assistants to a skilled creative activities coordinator.

Sohal Healthcare exists to be recognised as being “The Care Home of Choice” when having to make that agonising placement decision, from being warm, welcoming, and approachable, to regularly communicating with family members as to the wellbeing of their loved ones.

“At Sohal, we listen, we learn, and we evolve, we are a family that cares for and supports the elderly members of your family”

For all enquiries or further information, please contact us:

T: 01473 372166

E: thewillows@sohal.healthcare www.sohal.healthcare

Registered address: 57 Crabbe Street, Ipswich, IP4 5HS

Calm, compassionate people with excellent listening skills are being encouraged to join a team of specialist volunteers who offer vital support to end-of-life patients at Colchester Hospital.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is appealing for new faces to join its Butterfly Volunteers, who play a crucial role by providing comfort to patients and showing them they are not alone. The volunteers also support families and carers by giving them the opportunity to take a break from the bedside knowing that someone is with their loved one.

Valerie Dent has been a Butterfly Volunteer at the hospital for six years, and joined the team after previously volunteering with the chaplaincy service.

She said, “I passionately believe that no-one should die on their own, unless it is their decision so to do. The Butterfly Volunteers offer companionship, support and a listening ear to patients and their families, and show them that there are people who are on their side, ready to explain and advise them of the help that is available.

“I enjoy being part of a team of likeminded people who share the same aims and work together to give continuity of support whilst the patient is in the hospital. I can’t really describe that warm feeling you get knowing that you have helped at a difficult time.” Gerry Lewis, who also volunteers in Colchester, joined the team just over two months’ ago and is thoroughly enjoying being given the opportunity to support patients and their families.

“I’ve always been interested in palliative care so this role was right for me,” she said. “I enjoy meeting different people and supporting both the patient