Georgia has developed new and fun ways to teach residents to further their independence in their range of communication styles. With one resident, Georgia has developed a game for them to understand the uses of different jobs/community services and strives to maintain all residents engagement and enjoyment utilising her knowledge of the individual.
Dalton as taken on a role of activity champion at Beacon House and organised monthly parties that provide fun and socialisation. Most recently Dalton organised a Chinese New Year party celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with food, games and competitions. The success of the event is partly down to the huge efforts made by Dalton. Thank you!!
Since Jodie has been at our service she has formed alot of good relationships with the residents as well as staff, she has arranged trips out for the residents as well as fun days, raising money for charity days, harry potter day, jubilee day, she is currently thinking of another idea to do a dress up day, she is an asset to our team!
Lianne is a day brightener! She threw herself into our in-house festive sing and sign session last month which was completely joyful to behold. She seems to always know when the people around her need a pick-me-up… and delivers. Our jobs are very hard sometimes which makes Lianne’s ability to find the fun all the more valuable. Thank you!
My mother passed away the end of Oct. Mu showed me great empathy by supporting me to take short breaks when I needed a moment to myself. Mu recognised that it was a particularly emotional time for me as we were in the process of making Xmas decorations with our SUs. With Mu’s empathetic approach to all we maintained a great atmosphere at Textiles.
Ste has been all of these characters over the last month however has excelled in lending his empathetic ear to service users that have been struggling through the night times. He is available to provide one to ones with the patients and with his calm approach is able to understand and show empathy to service users when needed.
After a really hard shift, Kym came to take over. She recognised that I looked stressed and deflated. She offered to have a debrief with me where I was able to tell her all my issues from the shift. She validated my concerns and suggested of ways to deal with these; which meant I went home stress free.
Tessa and Dean supported a resident to go for a procedure at the hospital which they were very anxious for. Tessa and Dean helped this resident to complete the procedure, offering constant reassurance, staying by their side throughout. Tessa and Dean showed true compassion and offered comfort during a worrying time, and the resident was incredibly grateful.
Katie has been moved from the Dunes to Hudson with very little notice. She has not complained about this once. She’s hard working, passionate and gives everyone her time. She has taken on the challenges of a complicated ward with new staff and patients. Yet shows up for work every time with a smile and willingness to work, she is a credit to Hudson
Ayesha is always striving to find new activities for residents to do. She encourages them to try new things and go on so many different adventures. She works hard to organise activities whenever starting a shift, big or small, and boosts their confidence with going to new and unfamiliar places. It’s always a fun day with Ayesha! Thank you!
Nicola has tried really hard to make this time of year really fun and engaging for our service users. She has been a real cheerleader in encouraging all to get involved in the fantastic Christmas garden decorations and activities. She has brought sparkle to a difficult time of year for Litchurch Ward.
over the festive period Joao has done many activities to build up to Christmas such as a Christmas jumper day, decorating the hallways and getting Santa to come to Kirkside.
