Home’s outstanding endof-life care is recognised

CARE Dorset’s Streets Meadow in Wimborne was one of 75 care homes, hospitals, hospices, primary care practices, retirement villages and domiciliary care agencies to receive accreditation at the Gold Standards Framework Conference and Awards ceremony in London.

Streets Meadow, which provides care and support for older people and for those with memory loss and dementia, received the centre’s highest level of accreditation, the Platinum hallmark.

Streets Meadows’ GSF Action Group oversees the management of end-oflife care at the home and consists of family liaison co-ordinator Julie-Anne Ricketts, out of hours administrator Hannah Baxter, administrator of GSF matrix updates Sara Boddington and quality assurance administrator Tanya Pollock.

Tanya said: “We are thrilled to receive this prestigious accreditation.

“We believe end-of-life planning shouldn’t be a taboo topic and we actively promote advanced care planning with our residents and their loved ones.

“This is fantastic recognition for the GSF team and the whole of Streets Meadow, which has actively contributed towards our success.”

She added: “The pandemic was an extremely challenging time. But we are delighted that things are returning to normal and during the summer we were able to re-start our grief support group, The Butterfly Café, which provides solace to friends and families of residents whose loved ones have passed away.

“The Café meets at Streets Meadow every four months for refreshments, reminiscing and a warm friendly chat and has been a tremendous source of comfort to many.”