The staff at Mary and Joseph House would like to say a huge thank you to Dominos Pizza, Great Ancoats St, Manchester who have donated 100,000 Domino’s pizzas to NHS staff and frontline workers up and down the country, It was a lovely surprise to receive a phone call off Dominos saying they would like to thank our staff for their hard work and dedication during these times. We are so grateful for their kindness it means such a lot
To all of our residents families and friends, we know how worried you must be about your loved ones in these unprecedented times and we wanted to reassure you that at Mary and Joseph House our outstanding Care Team continue to look after everyone and keep them safe Our Activity Team continue to keep everyone occupied and entertained whilst following Social Distancing Guidelines The Housekeeping Team continue to keep everyone safe by ensuring the home is spotlessly clean The Catering Team continue to provide lovely nutritious meals We believe that communication is vital during this time and invite all families and friends to keep in touch via telephone, email, FaceTime, Skype Our Team are on hand twenty four hours a day to support you to keep in touch in any way that we can
Dear family and friend’s – information regarding: Coronavirus (COVID-19) We know some of you may be concerned about the spread of COVID-19 (the new coronavirus) being reported in the media and how it may impact us here at Mary and Joseph House, I would like to reassure you we are committed to the well-being of our residents and staff and we have been closely following the guidance from the Government, the Local Authority and the CQC (Care Quality Commission) regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 The latest government guidance on social distancing unfortunately means that we will have to close the home to all non-essential visitors until further notice We are taking these measures to minimise the risk of the coronavirus infecting your loved ones, we will do our very best to ensure that you continue to have contact via skype, facetime, email and mobile phone If you would like to discuss any concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at any time or a member of my team Yours sincerely, Julie Hoszowskyj – Home Manager
Mary and Joseph House residents enjoyed making healthy banana pancakes with a variety of lovely fillings made in our bistro
Sat 18 Jan 2020 – Sun 15 Mar 2020 A major open-entry art show celebrating the creative talent of Greater Manchester residents. We are delighted to inform you that the following submissions from four of our residents have been accepted for the inaugural Manchester Open Exhibition The Lighthouse The Mother Whale The Bash Street Kids The Fish The Manchester Open Awards This is the first region-wide exhibition of its type to welcome entries from people of any background and level of experience, including established professionals, new and emerging talent, enthusiastic amateurs and first-time artists.https://homemcr.org/exhibition/manchester-open/
14th to 18th October – “Vaccination is everyone’s business” Residents and staff held lots of activity’s throughout the week to highlight the importance of having the flu jab, there was cake and a coffee – whilst a discussion was held around Flu Vaccine “Myth Busters” A Poem written by Jimmy – You won’t get the flu if you listen to Dr Nathoo, our Infection Control Lead liaised with local GP to arrange a clinic for resident and staff vaccinations A collaborative Art Project was held by staff and residents “hand prints” to highlight that hands are the biggest carriers of germs Residents design a poster competition was held as well as a Bullseye darts competition (questions around flu vaccine), Lightbox training for residents was held by Sharon and staff versus residents killer pool – infection questions and music
Everyone here at Mary and Joseph House is delighted to announce that following our inspection by the CQC we have maintained our rating of Outstanding that was awarded at our last inspection in 2016. People, relatives and health and social care professionals continued to describe our service as exceptional and said care was extremely person-centred and responsive.in all five areas Safe, Caring, Responsive, Effective and Well – Led A huge thank you to all the residents and staff as well as the Management Committee and the Trustees of the Joseph Cox Charity for making Mary and Joseph House the very special unique home that everybody loves
Celebrating the role of art in care! Thursday 27th June 2019 Mary and Joseph House took part in National Care Home Open Day, celebrating Art in Care and showcasing the creative work in our community, we were overwhelmed by the support we had from residents families and friends, professionals and the local community, our therapeutic art worker Sarah, held a fantastic art exhibition of the work our talented residents have completed and was available all day to discuss the benefits of involving people who live in care homes in the creative arts, which can delight, inspire and even bring health benefits. Our staff also provided tours of the home and pointed out all of the therapeutic activities that the residents are given the opportunity to take part in, it was a beautiful day, the sun shone allowing us to proudly show off our award winning gardens and the vegetables that our residents have grown, our catering team provided a lovely buffet lunch, and coffee and cake was also on offer
A big thank you to John from Sow the City http://www.sowthecity.org John held a workshop at Mary and Joseph House, preparing us for when we have our very own chickens, John taught us everything we need to know about how to look after the chickens, the star of the show was Dolly the chicken who met residents and staff and seemed to enjoy our chicken coop
Our residents and staff were delighted to welcome two beautiful donkeys from the donkey sanctuary, set up in 2004, the Manchester sanctuary was the fourth regional sanctuary to be established and offers donkey-assisted therapy sessions. The Donkey-Assisted Therapy programme is specifically for vulnerable children and adults. Donkeys have an innate emotional intelligence that can help to develop the psycho-social and emotional skill set of humans,
