CHERRY Tree care home in Caldicot was recently presented with Hallmark’s ORCHID (Outstanding Relationship-Centred Care Home in Dementia) award.

The home was presented with the award for achieving all 11 outcomes of their Together Dementia Strategy.

In September 2017, Hallmark care homes launched their strategy which would help their team members deliver outstanding dementia care, training and support.

The strategy was developed following extensive consultation with 100 residents, 75 relatives and 100 team members and has been supported by a £250,000 annual investment to identify the outcomes which would have the most positive effect on our 20 communities.

General Manager at Cherry Tree, Gill Jones said: “We are very pleased and proud to have achieved our Orchid award, it has taken us on a journey where we had to think about how we could achieve each outcome, it has brought us together even more as a team.”

“At Cherry Tree we all live together in one community this does at times have some challenges, whether you are living with dementia or not all our basic needs are the same.

"We all need to be respected, feel loved and have a sense of belonging which then gives us all a feeling of security.”