Oldbury Grange Nursing Home in Bridgnorth, celebrates an improved inspection.

Shropshire Star

We meet the staff at Oldbury Grange Nursing Home which has been rated a good home, an improvement from where they were before.

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00:00So we're here in Bridgnorth at Oldbury Grange Nursing Home, that's right isn't it ladies?

00:05Yes.

00:06And introduce yourselves, who've we got?

00:08So I'm Jodie, I'm the Registered Manager.

00:10And I'm Mandy, I'm the Apprentice.

00:12And I'm Valerie Cox.

00:14Valerie Cox.

00:16Is that you Valerie?

00:18Valerie supervising on our little interview there.

00:21Thank you Valerie.

00:23That's one of the residents there isn't it Valerie?

00:25Yes.

00:26And colourful character, who we've met when we do our picture.

00:30So you've had a recent inspection ladies, what was the inspection you've had?

00:34CQC, the Care Quality Commission.

00:36And what have they said about your home then?

00:38So we got rated an overall good.

00:40Yep, and what do you have to do to get to good then?

00:43What is it they kind of liked about your home here then?

00:46So you have five domains, you're safe, effective, well led, caring, effective.

00:54So prior to that was requires improvement.

00:56And now we've got a good.

00:58So it's really steps, yeah you've been putting the graft in.

01:02So when I come into the home, because not everyone will have the privilege like I have of visiting these places.

01:07It's a building, it's full of character from the outside and the inside isn't it?

01:11Yeah definitely, we've got a great team with a great atmosphere.

01:14Years ago it used to be a home for the blind.

01:16Oh wow, okay.

01:18Yeah and we had one resident here who owned it when it was a home for the blind.

01:25Yeah.

01:26And she was, well she was a resident here for many years.

01:29No way.

01:30And so what kind of activities and so on do you put on for the residents?

01:35Table tennis.

01:37Table tennis 800 metres, there you go.

01:41800 metres?

01:43Not quite.

01:45We do a range of activities, it just depends on each individual.

01:50Yeah.

01:51So we have a residence meeting, bi-monthly and we ask the residents what they'd like to do.

01:57We also do like big events like you know, summer fairs, afternoons.

02:01Afternoon tea.

02:02Afternoon tea, yeah.

02:03We also do a lot of events.

02:05So every 6 to 8 weeks we have to have an event for the residents so they've got something to look forward to.

02:09Oh wow.

02:10And the next one is Valentine's Day.

02:11Okay, so a bit of a, be a bit of smoochy music maybe.

02:15I love a party here.

02:16I tell you what, Valerie you looking forward to Valentine's Day?

02:19Wait, when?

02:20You looking forward to the Valentine's Day?

02:22I am.

02:23Yeah?

02:24Yeah.

02:25But what's your dancing like for a nice slow dance?

02:27You any good?

02:28I don't.

02:29There we go.

02:31Valerie's psyched for the Valentine's Day.

02:34So it must be, when you get that report, I mean it must be very stressful when you have an inspection.

02:40But when you get that through and it's, you know, it says you've improved and you're right up there with the good now.

02:45It must feel great for all the staff really, just that acknowledgement of the hard work you've been putting in.

02:49Definitely and the staff morale.

02:51Come on, cheers.

02:52Cheers.

02:53It helps the staff to obviously work harder and to be appreciated.

02:57Yeah.

02:58And what they've achieved and the hard work it is appreciated.

03:01Great stuff.

03:02Well thank you guys and thank you, Valerie.

03:05Valerie!

03:06Yay!

03:07Break!

03:08Yay!

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