Team members and residents at a Bracknell care home have been celebrating after they received Covid-19 vaccinations for almost everyone living and working in the home.

Here at Bickerton House we know that maintaining family and social connections is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of residents. We are committed to supporting residents to enjoy visits from their family and friends wherever possible while complying with current restrictions.

‘Tis the season to be jolly – and residents at a care home in Bracknell have been busy getting into the festive spirit.

The team at Care UK’s Bickerton House, on Warfield Road, has organised a host of activities, from Christmas crafts to creating festive hanging baskets, to inspire seasonal cheer throughout the care home.  

Thanks to an incredible, round the clock effort by managers working in its central support office, Care UK has just installed and opened its 90th visitor facility to allow the family and friends of care home residents to visit in complete safety.

A local care home is hosting a free, virtual Parkinson’s awareness event.

The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination against Covid-19 is one of the biggest breakthroughs we have seen in the collective efforts to overcome the virus. 

Care UK has reached the finals in a prestigious national award for the exceptional efforts its IT team put into ensuring care home colleagues could operate efficiently and keep residents and their families connected throughout lockdown.

Care UK is continuing its winning streak with the announcement that it has been shortlisted in five different categories of one of Britain’s best known care awards.

A passionate advocate for improving the life of people living with dementia, has been shortlisted for two top national awards for the work she has done to support the delivery of excellent dementia care across Care UK’s 125  homes.

A care home in Bracknell inaugurated a new war memorial to mark Remembrance Day.