We are in full swing with the redevelopment of our Prinsted Care home. We are refurbishing the whole building and building a large extension to the back, in the style of the original house. It’s a very exciting project that will provide a lot of room and enable us to deliver the highest standard of care and accommodation. The home at Prinsted will specialise in long-term nursing and dementia care. We will have 22 ensuite rooms, all spacious, light and extremely comfortable. The home will also provide two new dining rooms and two refurbished lounge and relaxation areas. The walled garden will be extensively landscaped and a veranda area created for residents and their friends and family to enjoy.

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Hazel Joyce, aged 85, one of Springfield Care Home’s residents in Emsworth was pampered like a Hollywood star after winning a competition to have a complete Aviva beauty treatment. Driven from Springfield in an Audi TT sports car, Hazel travelled down to Portsmouth’s Kensington Hair Studio. Once there, Hazel enjoyed wine and chocolates before being attended to by a top Aveda stylist and finally a little pampering and therapy.  All the perks of winning a recent competition sponsored by Kensington at Springfield’s Grandparents Day event.

Hazel said, “It was a lovely sports car and I really enjoyed being pampered at the studio, it was very relaxing. I had an Indian head massage and a cut and shape. It was a really good day!”

Sara Piper, one of the partners at Kensington said, “It was really fun having Hazel with us. I think she would happily have gone for a very long journey in the car. She is a great character and a worthy winner.”

Matthew Bennett, who runs Springfield said, “It’s a great prize to win. Hazel is a very spritely and active person. I think she really enjoyed her day out, and who wouldn’t!”

We were delighted to enjoy a drink of bubbly with some of the residents at Prinsted to celebrate completion of stage one.

One of the areas of care that we will be focussing on is that of dementia care. Dementia affects over 750,000 people living in the UK and the figure is expected to rise above 1 million within the next 10 years. It’s a condition that most commonly affects the elderly but with proper support and care it shouldn’t stop people from living a fulfilling day-to-day life. Our General Manager, Gill Coombs has worked in dementia care for over 25 years. Gill said, “Dementia sufferers need more than kindness. It can be a frightening experience and understanding what people are going through is essential to being able to help them. Understanding behavioural difficulties and helping people to live a full and rewarding life requires specialist training.”

Prinsted will provide 22 ensuite rooms for residents and will include specialist care and support for dementia sufferers. Our Prinsted Matron, Jan Wildman, is very excited about the new project. “It’s lovely to be working with a family business that is investing in such wonderful facilities and continues to champion the needs of elderly people. Prinsted will be a great asset to local people and a wonderful example of how a care home should be run in the 21st century.”

Children, parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were all part of the Grandparents Day celebrations at Springfield Care Home last Sunday. The event was organised to celebrate the wonderful bond that children have with their grandparents and to recognise the huge contributions the older generation have made to their families.

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