Haywards Heath’s newest care home welcomes its first residents

The team at a brand-new local care home has welcomed its first residents after opening its doors earlier this month.

The first two residents to call Care UK’s Martlet Manor, on Butlers Green Road, their new home are 84-year-old Johnny Bennett and 85-year-old Patricia Pitt.

After spending time settling into their new home, Johnny and Patricia are now getting to know each other and the team. 

The new purpose-built care home Martlet Manor will eventually provide home to up to 72 residents. The layout of the building is configured into a series of individual suites, each having a dedicated lounge/dining room to encourage the creation of tight-knit communities within the home and provide space for group activities. In addition to offering spacious, personalised bedrooms with an en-suite bathroom, Martlet Manor features its own cinema room, retro-themed lounge, and beauty salon. 

The team at Martlet Manor has also installed a ‘Wishing Tree’, an initiative launched by Care UK which allows residents to suggest ideas for new hobbies they’d like to try, places they’d like to visit or even activities linked to past careers. This encourages residents to live fulfilling lives – from skiing for the first time to a fish and chip supper, no wish is too big or small.

Debbie Wheeler, Home Manager at Martlet Manor, said: “We are delighted to have welcomed the first residents here at Martlet Manor. We had the privilege of meeting Johnny and Patricia and spending time getting to know them and their life stories.

“Seeing residents start to move into Martlet Manor is a real pleasure. We are extremely pleased with the design of the home, and every single detail has been considered to produce a high-quality, luxurious setting that will allow residents to live active and fulfilling lives. Martlet Manor has been beautifully furnished to create the ideal environment for older loved ones to live comfortably.

“The team and I are really excited to meet all of the new residents and their families and to welcome them into our lovely new home.”

Designed to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives, while also promoting independence, the new care home, which opened its doors in late October, incorporates space for hobby and leisure activities. The building is arranged into a sequence of individual suites, each has their own lounge/dining room to help create close-knit communities.

For more information, please call Martlet Manor Customer Relations Manager, Suzi Hawes on 0330 058 3243 or email suzi.hawes@careuk.com.

For general information about Martlet Manor, please visit careuk.com/martlet-manor.