Broomgrove Nursing Home Sheffield

Margaret’s act of kindness set to improve care at Broomgrove

Four of Margaret Fitzpatrick’s family present the equipment to nurses from Broomgrove Nursing Home: (from left to right) Andy Fitzpatrick, Mags Fitzpatrick, Andrea Farrell (Nurse), Judy Warburton (Clinical Nurse Manager), Jay Rees (Nurse) Kate Fitzpatrick, Michael Fitzpatrick. Pic by Glenn Ashley.

A former Sheffield teacher that devoted her life to helping others is set to be remembered – in the same selfless style she lived.

Margaret Fitzpatrick taught hundreds of pupils at the city’s Notre Dame High School and High Storrs in her working life.

She continued teaching way past retirement age and had strong sense of family having brought up seven children.

But for Margaret Fitzpatrick, life had only just begun. She ended up doing 25 years voluntary work for Sheffield’s St Luke’s Hospice.

It was only after a fall at the age of 97 she was admitted to Broomgrove Nursing Home where she lived for the final two years of her life.

Margaret Fitzpatrick’s name is now set to live on thanks to a donation to the home. The money is funding a hi-tech bladder scanner which is set to reduce hospital admissions and provide far less invasive treatment of urinary conditions.

Four of Margaret Fitzpatrick’s family presented the equipment at a special ceremony.

Donna Pierpoint, manager at Broomgrove Nursing Home, said: “It was a honour to care for such an amazing person in the last two years of her life. Margaret was a very practical person and it seems fitting that her memory lives on in such a practical and helpful way.”

Broomgrove Nursing Homes is situated at 30 Broomgrove Road, Sheffield S10 2LR. Tel: 0114 266 1311.

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Four of Margaret Fitzpatrick’s family present the equipment to nurses from Broomgrove Nursing Home: (from left to right) Andy Fitzpatrick, Mags Fitzpatrick, Andrea Farrell (Nurse), Judy Warburton (Clinical Nurse Manager), Jay Rees (Nurse) Kate Fitzpatrick, Michael Fitzpatrick.

 

Broomgrove nurtures the next generation of care industry personnel

Residents were out in force to say their own goodbye to a record number of care home staff that have landed places at university this autumn.

Ten employees from Sheffield’s renowned Broomgrove Care Home are going on to further education within the healthcare industry – two to medical school, seven to pursue nursing degrees and one to do a physiotherapy degree.

The home enjoys a strong working relationship with the nearby King Edward VII School. Many of the ten staff started at Broomgrove immediately after leaving school or even earlier in some cases.

Care home staff organised a presentation ceremony to allow residents to say a personal ‘farewell’ to the individuals.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove Care Home, said: “We’re always keen for members of staff to better themselves but this year has been record – even for us!

“It really is a win win situation”, Donna added. “The students gain valuable experience and we gain a highly educated and enthusiastic member of staff. Residents love to watch them grow into the amazing people they become by the time they leave us.”

Many of the students won’t be leaving altogether – some will continue to work at Broomgrove Nursing Home and do ‘bank’ shifts in between their studies.

Broomgrove, which is sited just off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, is the only home of its kind with charitable status in the city and surrounding region.

More information  from www.broomgrove-trust.co.uk

Broomgrove Nursing Homes is situated at 30 Broomgrove Road, Sheffield S10 2LR. Tel: 0114 266 1311.

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Ten of the carers at Broomgrove are off to university to do their nursing sourses and had a leaving ceremony with residents before they left, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 16th August 2018. Photo by Glenn Ashley.

Pic caption: Saying a fond farewell to Broomgrove Nursing Home (back row left to right): Imogen Andrews (going to Southampton to study medicine), Sarah Lynch (going to Derby to do nursing), Alice Jones (going to Salford to do nursing), Lizzie Nice (going to Northumbria to do nursing), (front row left to right) Sophie Barrett (going to Southampton to do medicine), Devon Seemley (going to Hallam University to do nursing), Laura Davis (going to Chesterfield to do nursing), Tegann Richardson (going to University of Sheffield to do nursing), Zyra Yaseen (going to Hallam University to do nursing) and Emily Scott (going to Huddersfield to do physiotherapy).

 

Broomgrove is the best in Sheffield – and that’s official!

The Lord Mayor of Sheffield joined in the celebrations after a Sheffield nursing home being voted the very best in the city.

Broomgrove is the only nursing home in city to be ranked as being one of Yorkshire’s very best by leading industry review site www.carehome.co.uk

Broomgrove Nursing Home, which is sited just off Ecclesall Road, has received a ‘Top 20 Award 2018’.

The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Anne Murphy, said: “It’s such an honour to have such a high ranking care home in Sheffield. And it makes it even more special because it is the residents and their families that have voted for it.”

Broomgrove is the only home of its kind with charitable status in the city and surrounding region.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove Care Home, said: “This is fantastic news for us. We’re lucky to have such a fantastic team at Broomgrove that always give 110 per cent to our lovely residents.”

Davina Ludlow, Chair of carehome.co.uk, said:“Broomgrove Nursing and Convalescent care home proved that they provide a high standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in Yorkshire! It is such an achievement to be recognised for being a top rated care home by the very people you care for.

Lord Mayor of Sheffield hands over the award to Broomgrove manager Donna Pierpoint

“Finding the right care home can be very hard. We hope our awards help to make people’s search for a care home a little bit easier.”

Government needs to properly address elderly care provision

 

The Christmas period is awash with well meaning ads encouraging people to invite an elderly person around for a meal in the fight against loneliness.

Few of us are immune from the anxiety that can set in when we think about our own aging.

Who will care for us in later life? Who will ensure we’re safe and still feeling loved?

The questions take on a particular significance for someone like me – someone that doesn’t have any children.

The norms of society once dictated that – for those with children – generations go full circle in later life and the youngsters that once depended on parents for everything will one day return the favour.

But there has been a profound social shift in recent decades.

In the fifties and sixties it was given that the women would be the stay at home parent.

In more recent years women have moved en masse into the workplace following a very positive shift in attitudes.

A whole new industry has developed around childcare, childminders and after school clubs to accommodate the changing roles as caring capacity within individual families has changed.

State provision for older people has grown, but remains limited. The system still relies heavily on the informal care being done by family members, an estimated 7.6 billion hours per year.

Yet numbers of elderly people without relatives is set to grow as the proportion of women not having children has increased from one in nine to one in five.

It has been estimated that by 2030 there will be more than a million adults aged 65-74 without children.

The transient nature of modern life means many children are just not living close enough to parents to help.

Age UK estimates that there are now more than a million older people who struggle obtaining help with even the most basic tasks like getting out of bed, preparing and eating meals and going to the toilet.

Many elderly people are left isolated – spending the last days of their lives in hospital as funding can’t be found for a care home.

The Government needs to address where the responsibilities of the state and families start and stop in the 21st century.

The state can’t provide love and friendship, but it can and should provide and fund a basic standard of personal care for an elderly generation that has paid into the NHS all their lives.

An old person is for the remainder of their life, not just for Christmas.

Weight loss can signal serious health issues in old age

As a society we’re bombarded with messages that demonize the obese and wax lyrical when a celebrity has successfully lost pounds on a crash diet.

But many forget the tables are turned in old age and any sudden weight loss can regularly signal a serious health issues that needs urgent attention.

That’s not to mean being thinner in old age is not natural – older people are not as active so they don’t need the calorie intake of someone that is younger and more agile but it’s a balancing act that needs close monitoring.

As a society – far more needs to be done to ensure the nutritional health of the older generation.

Official figures show a tripling in the number of elderly patients admitted to hospital suffering from malnutrition.

Cut backs in Local Government services mean ‘meals on wheels’ – which were a lifeline ot thousands of older people – are now virtually non existent.

As well as the lack of a regularly available hot meal – this situation also brings about yet more feelings of isolation and loneliness as the lunchtime knock at the door is no longer there.

The Department of Health state clearer that getting thinner is not a normal part of the aging process.

Experts from Health and Social Care warn that losing weight could be an early sign of malnutrition or other serious conditions, such as cancer, dementia or liver disease.

Symptoms of malnutrition to look out for include tiredness, low energy levels, dizziness and repeated infections.

A staggering one in ten people over the age of 65 are thought to be malnourished. Other major contributing factors to loss of appetite in the elderly are loneliness and bereavement.

Many older people find it hard to stand or carry objects, making preparing meals ever more difficult. So many elderly people suffer in silence – it’s a case of ‘out of sight, out of mind’.

So how can we help? If you have an elderly relative or neighbour, keep an eye out for them. Offer to help with shopping, or preparing meals or invite them round for a meal.

If you have an elderly neighbour and regularly cook for the family why not cook an extra portion each time? It could mean a world of difference.

Contact the elderly is a charity that help ensure elderly people get a hot nutritious meal every day. For more information go to contact-the-elderly.org.uk or ring 0800 716543

 


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