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    Goodbye and good luck to our university students

    Robert Harvey House say goodbye to dedicated and enthusiastic Birmingham City University nursing students

    By |March 26th, 2025|

    This week, we bid farewell to Deepaka, Rachel and Lami, our amazing first-year students from Birmingham City University. For the past 12 weeks, they’ve been a vital part of our team, immersing themselves in the world of nursing older adults in Health and Social Care at Robert Harvey house.

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      The gift of friendship in later life

      We like to consider ourselves as a family, more than just a home.

      By |March 25th, 2025|

      A Nursing home, by definition, is a place where people live and receive the extra care that they require when that is no longer possible at their own home. However, moving into a Nursing home is not simply the end of a person’s story. I would like to share with you a remarkable story of .. Read More

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        Case study: new technology creates a quieter and more peaceful home

        Silent pagers at Robert Harvey House improves both the residents' quality of life and the efficiency of staff responses

        By |March 19th, 2025|

        Background
        Robert Harvey House Nursing Home recently introduced a new system of silent pagers for staff, designed to improve the quality of life for residents and streamline nurse response times. The pagers, costing £3,000 for 15 devices, were implemented three months ago as a solution to reduce the constant noise caused by nurse call bells, which rang throughout .. Read More

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          King’s Fund Social care 360 review

          The National Care Forum (NCF) summarise key findings of the annual 360 social care report

          By |March 10th, 2025|

          This year’s report looks at 2023/2024 data.

          It shows that 2023/2024 was the first year since 2015/2016 where local authorities not only spent more money on social care but also increased the number of people being supported due to a significant increase in local authority spending power.

          The King’s Fund warns that this positive development is fragile .. Read More

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            Simmone shortlisted for National Cleaning Excellence award

            BCOP wish to congratulate Simmone Carr from Anita Stone Court, who was shortlisted for the "Going above and Beyond" award.

            By |December 11th, 2024|

            It's with great pride that we congratulate Simmone Carr, who works at Anita Stone Court, for her successful nomination in the National Cleaning Excellence awards, which were presented at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 4th December. She was shortlisted for their "Going above and beyond" award.
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              Bonfire night at Anita Stone Court

              We enjoyed a fabulous, traditional bonfire night celebration at Anita Stone Court on 5th November.

              By |November 19th, 2024|

              Residents, staff, families and friends all got into the spirit of this occasion. We made our very own Guy, played with sparklers and watched spectacular fireworks, danced to live music and warmed ourselves around the bonfire.

              Finally, we tucked into delicious burgers and chips and indulged ourselves with stunning bonfire night inspired cakes.

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                Namaste care starting at BCOP

                New care program for residents with advanced dementia or needing end of life care

                By |October 22nd, 2024|

                What is Namaste Care?

                Namaste is an Indian greeting that translates to “honor the spirit within.” The Namaste Care program, developed by Joyce Simard in the USA, aims to provide comfort and joy to individuals with advanced dementia through meaningful engagement and sensory activities, particularly through touch and movement.

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                  Our summer garden fetes were a great success!

                  BCOP homes opened their doors to families, friends and neighbours at our summer garden fetes in August

                  By |August 28th, 2024|

                  Families, friends and local communities were warmly welcomed to our summer garden fetes and enjoyed entertainment, stalls, refreshments and fun activities.

                  In case you missed them, here are some photos and videos taken on the days.

                  Our heartfelt thanks to everybody who supported us, as we raised money towards our sensory gardens appeal. Many people donated tombola .. Read More

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                    Neville Williams House runners up in IPC award

                    Our infection control information gets us noticed!

                    By |August 27th, 2024|

                    We recently took part in the Birmingham NHS IPC Champions competition. They asked local care homes to take part in the 2024 World Hand Hygiene celebration, by getting people to “notice your notice boards”.

                    The organisers said a huge thank you to all the IPC Champions that submitted a picture. They notice some incredible, informative and .. Read More

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                      Helen works at Robert Harvey House for a day

                      BCOP CEO Helen Gore reflects on leaving her desk behind and working a normal care shift.

                      By |August 19th, 2024|

                      An early start
                      I never like the sound of the alarm in the morning, but it seemed shriller an hour and a half earlier than usual. In my day-to-day role, unless there’s a meeting planned, it doesn’t really matter if I’m held up a few minutes by traffic as I can just add any missed time .. Read More

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