Cunningham House, Pike Way recognised at regional Great British Care Awards Cunningham House, a dementia-friendly residential care home in North Weald, has been announced as the winner of the Care Home Team Award at the South East Regional Great British Care Awards (GBCA) 2020. Cunningham House provides dementia specialist care and support for up to 54 older people. Services that the residents can enjoy include a varied year-round activities programme, a hair salon, a sensory room, exercise classes with a personal trainer and a personalised care package. They also have the opportunity to help take care of the house pets, including chickens, cats and the resident Peacocks!!!
The awards ceremony, which took place on Friday 23rd July at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, was delayed from its original date in October 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. A number of Cunningham House staff were present to accept the award, including Operations Manager Melanie Kemsley and Heads of Care Ann Bird and Jade Shaw. The GBCA judges were extremely impressed by Cunningham House’s nomination, commenting, “The team from Abbeyfield exhibited an infectious sense of humour, brand and passion for caring for their residents in their care home.” Operations Manager Melanie Kemsley said, “I am so very proud of each and every member of the team at Cunningham House, the last 18 months have been such a challenging time but the team have just rolled their sleeves up and carried on. They are a delight to work alongside. The Care Team at Cunningham House will now be shortlisted for the GBCA national awards, and will compete against the other Care Home Team Award winners from around the UK. The ceremony will take place at the ICC in Birmingham on Saturday 25th September.
Effects of the ‘Pingdemic’ Cllr Nigel Avey, Cabinet Member for Environmental and Technical Services, Epping Forest District Council, alerted members to Biffa – our waste contractor’s – shortage of drivers, made worse by the current ‘Pingdemic’. He said they are doing a good job of coping but he will be keeping the situation under review. Waste and Recycling is one of the Council’s most important frontline services. Councillor Avey undertook to keep all councillors up to date ‘in real time’. Page 14
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