Tarring Manor celebrates its first anniversary in Worthing with residents and invited guests

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00:00It's been a marvellous first year, we have a great team here, but we have amazing residents

00:20who are also here tonight as well celebrating with us.

00:24We are very proud of our home, it is an amazing home, the location is absolutely stunning.

00:31And I think somebody said to me earlier on, it's like the outside coming in.

00:43And I remember when we first opened with CQC, they said, what is it about this building?

00:48And I said, I just love the light, I feel like we're not trapped.

00:52And I think every person who comes to this home does feel like that.

00:57No matter what our ailments are, no matter what our memories are, or why we've come here as well.

01:03And someone just said to me, it's been a hard journey for some of our residents to get here.

01:08And we absolutely appreciate how difficult that is for you.

01:13We know that we have a tough time sometimes when people first come to us,

01:17because most residents don't choose to come into our home.

01:21And in fact, it's circumstances that's driven that decision.

01:24Often the stress at home, obviously loss and grief.

01:28And we have all those emotions to deal with.

01:31And I think you'd like to join me and say thank you very much to my lovely staff team,

01:35who do an amazing job, they are very new here.

01:38And if you've ever had a new team, you know that can be quite demanding,

01:42but they absolutely try their best.

01:45And I think if they don't, as somebody's looking at me, we sort it out.

01:50So thank you.

01:58The founders of the company have been actually operating for 30 years.

02:01One of the big decisions is that Caring Homes is going to be able to open a charity for welfare of their staff.

02:07And I think that's an amazing thing.

02:09So if somebody falls into a particular hardship,

02:12they will go in front of a specialist board, like a charity board,

02:15and then it will be decided whether they can have a piece of equipment, a dishwasher, anything like that.

02:20And I think that's an amazing thing, because it's not the biggest company,

02:23but it is a family company based on family values.

02:27So I thought that was quite awe-inspiring.

02:30And for me, I've been working in Caring Homes for 11 and a half years.

02:34And I have to say, for a manager to be in that amount of time for a care home,

02:38or the industry, is actually an amazing length of time.

02:41Because a lot of new homes, as you know, struggle to keep their managers.

02:44So I'm very proud, and I'm very proud of all my residents,

02:48and we're all very different, but difference is celebrated.

02:52So I'd like to raise a toast to absolutely everyone, and our special guests today.

02:57Thank you very much for joining us.

02:59So a toast to Taryn Mannerton, to all who have come, and all who have stayed.

03:04And also for people who we have sadly lost along the way as well,

03:07which there have been a few, and quite recently.

03:10So we do need to remember them as well.

03:12So let's raise a toast to Taryn Manner and all.

03:19And enjoy.

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