Current status – our home continues to remain Covid free since March 2020Mary and Joseph House have put in place a range of rigorous measures to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection within our homes, and to protect the physical and emotional wellbeing of our residents and the staff team around them.National Lockdown – Visiting – latest information• We are monitoring the situation on a daily basis, following public health advice.• We are currently facilitating Window visits – the visiting space is used by only one resident and visiting party at a time, and is subject to regular enhanced cleaning between each visit, visitor to sanitise hands and wear face covering throughout the visit.• Each of our residents has a visiting plan that is based on an assessment of risk of contracting COVID-19, as well as the potential benefits of visits, we will work with residents, families and health professionals to strike a good balance between the benefits of visiting and the infection risks that arise from increased interactions of visitors, residents and staff. What are we actively doing?Reducing infection riskInfection control is vital to keep everyone inside our homes safe and healthy. And with this in mind we have put in place a number of enhanced measures to help reduce our risk:• Enhanced cleaning – we have increased our housekeeping team and the regularity of all our cleaning and sanitising procedures.• Plentiful PPE – we ensure we have enough PPE to stock our care home for at least a month.• Testing – All staff members and consenting residents are subject to regular temperature checks and COVID tests to ensure cases are picked up early.• High staff to resident ratio – we have enough staff on the ground to maintain the safety and security of our homes, even in the case of illness absence.• Flu vaccination – We received the Gold Flu Vaccination Award run by NHS England with an uptake of 86% of our staffInfection Control LeadThe home has a lead for infection control that is able to co-ordinate staff training and be responsible for ensuring that the…

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Mary & Joseph House is proud to announce that John Cox (Chairman of The Trustees of The Joseph Cox Charity) has been awarded A Knighthood of the order of St Gregory the Great-Commander with star John, Johanne (Chair of the Managment Committee) and Julie (Home Manager – Mary & Joseph House John was nominated for this award for his work over the last 43 years with the Joseph Cox Charity which was started in 1963 by Johns father Joseph Cox, John took over as chairman of the charity in 1977 when his father sadly passed away, John has been the key figure in the success of the charity and Mary and Joseph House for the last 43 years John is an unassuming man who has never sought credit or praise for his charity work, but continues to devote himself to this cause despite his 90 years The Order of St. Gregory the Great is one of the five Orders of Knighthood of the Holy See. The honour is bestowed upon Roman Catholic men and women (and sometimes in rare cases to non-Catholics) in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and to the Roman Catholic Church, through their unusual labours, their support of the Holy See, and their excellent examples set forth in their communities and their countries. Knight Commander with Star (KC*SG) The motto of the Order of St. Gregory the Great is Pro Deo et Principe (“For God and Ruler”).

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Elvis (aka) Andy greeted residents with a song and a joke as they entered the diner My favourite Elvis track is the one about baking cakes. In the gateau During the monthly residents meeting we asked if there was any requests or specific activity that would be a nice treat day for everyone, the unanimous decision was for an “American Diner” style lunch, including burgers, fries, onion rings and milk shakes What a great day, the food, the decorations and the entertainment was superb, our fantastic staff ensured that everyone enjoyed themselves

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We are delighted to have received a wonderful gift of homemade hearts from www.silkelephant.org.uk which is a small charity based in Sale, Manchester, reminding us it is the small, simple acts of kindness that make such a difference to us in difficult times The hearts have been embroidered onto Harris Tweed squares, made with love from creative volunteers from all over the U.K from children as young as 7 and adults as old as 92 years old as part of the #GiftofaHeart campaign. Sending love to those facing difficulties during COVID19. Take this heartand hold it closeThink of the loved onesyou miss the most Take this heartand give it a squeezeOnce, Twiceas many times as you please Take this heartand close your eyesImagine your belovedRight there by your side

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Mary and Joseph House like many others has had to change and evolve as lock-down restrictions have altered  the way we support our residents, their family and friends and health support services Our team have overcome numerous challenges over the past few months, including supporting residents to understand why the staff have to now wear masks and uniforms and why everyone has to follow social distancing guidelines, our dedicated staff have provided reassurance and support to those who need it most showing incredible commitment and continuing to provide excellent care during these unprecedented times As you are aware a major incident has been declared across Greater Manchester to address the rising number of Covid-19 cases, unfortunately these new guidelines also mean that we have had to review our visiting policy and to revise it in line with the updated government guidance which states that “You should not visit friends or family in care homes, other than in exceptional circumstances” We would like to thank all our residents and staff for everything they are doing to reduce the spread of this disease. This is a difficult time for everyone, we will continue to keep everyone updated as the guidelines change

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What a lovely treat for staff and residents to be entertained by the amazing Friends of The Halle Orchestra – who gave up their time to come and visit us Social distancing didn’t stop everyone from having a wonderful afternoon in the sunshine listening to the spellbinding music Thank you so much

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Brothers Liam and John Scott have been busy carrying out challenges to raise money for key workers and wanted to donate the cash to do something nice for the staff at Mary & Joseph House Some of the challenges included Liam having his chest hair waxed, taking part in a bush tucker trial and running down the street in a bikini A huge thankyou from all of us, it means so much that you thought of the staff at Mary and Joseph House

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The Big NHS Lunch Box is a crowdfunded community initiative, its purpose was to collect donations from the British public and turn them into Subway sandwiches delivered to staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic Mary and Joseph House are so grateful for the support and kindness shown to them, it means so much to know that people are thinking of us and we cant thank you enough

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Every Thursday Mary and Joseph House staff and residents join in at 8.00pm clapping for carers to show their appreciation for the hard work and dedication of everyone that works in Health and Social Care

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We know how difficult it is being unable to visit during lockdown and we are pleased to inform families, friends and health professionals that we now have Microsoft Teams which allows you to visit our residents “virtually”. Our staff can schedule a Teams meeting with anyone who has a valid email address, we will send you an invite to have a meeting, all you have to do is just click the emailed link to join the meeting on a web browser instantly without downloading Teams or any plug-in If you only have access to your emails via a Smart Phone then you will need to download the Microsoft Teams App

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