Sanford House Nursing Home

08/10/2025

💛 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our '𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢f𝐞, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲' Open Days last week!

It was wonderful to welcome families, friends and neighbours into our homes and to show that life in a care home is about so much more than care. From activities and exercise classes to sociable mealtimes and new friendships, our homes are full of moments that matter. 🌟

If you couldn’t make it this time, you can still explore more about care home living and what it could mean for your loved one here: https://www.caringhomes.org/choosing-and-funding-for-care-homes/support-to-live-life

At Caring Homes we offer a range of care services across the UK from nursing & residential living to specialist care for dementia and other conditions.

01/10/2025

⭐ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢f𝐞, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲 ⭐

Our homes across the country are opening their doors today and we’d love for you to join us. Whether you’re starting to think about care for a loved one or simply curious about what life in a care home is like, our open afternoon is the perfect way to find out.

🪑 Enjoy a classic film
🍰 Learn about how we use fresh, seasonal produce and enjoy delicious High Tea prepared by our chefs
💬 Meet the teams, ask questions, and see how we make our homes a place of warmth, choice and independence

📅 Find out more about the benefits of care home living here: https://www.caringhomes.org/choosing-and-funding-for-care-homes/support-to-live-life

🏠 For more details about the events being held, visit: https://www.caringhomes.org/events

26/09/2025

✨ Considering care for someone close to you?

It’s natural to have questions – about how daily life feels, what activities are on offer and how meals are prepared.

That’s why on 1st October we’re opening our doors for an Open Afternoon across our homes at our Support to Live Life, Your Way event.

You’ll be able to:
🪑 Enjoy a classic film
🍰 Indulge in a complimentary High Tea, made with fresh, seasonal ingredients
💬 Meet our home managers, senior team and residents

Come and see the difference care home living can make.

👉 Find out more here:
💻 https://www.caringhomes.org/events

02/09/2025

Do you have Champion Hydration status…if so please come and join us at Sanford House

18/08/2025

🌟 Nursing Care That Comes from the Heart 💙

At Caring Homes, we understand how important it is to know your loved one is in safe, expert hands, especially when their needs become more complex.

Across all our homes, our dedicated nurses and care teams provide round-the-clock clinical support tailored to each individual. From managing long-term health conditions to offering a listening ear and a reassuring presence, our approach to nursing care is both professional and deeply personal.

We’re proud to offer a home-from-home environment where residents receive not just care, but genuine compassion, respect and dignity.

🎥 Watch the video below to see what makes our nursing care so special.

https://ow.ly/LH9S50WzlWz

Because when care is done with heart, it truly makes a difference. 💖

Discover the outstanding nursing care provided across our Caring Homes care homes. Our dedicated nurses and carers work tirelessly to ensure every resident receives…

05/08/2025

At Caring Homes, we have always prided ourselves on the food offering we provide to residents living in our homes, focusing on high quality, nutritional and enjoyable meals. Our Group Head Chef, Steve and Head of Hospitality, Ben are always looking to continually improve this and make our residents experience of food in our care homes delicious and memorable. Over the last few months, they have come up with some new various initiatives.

One of them is a delicious new initiative that brings fresh, seasonal produce to the heart of our residents’ dining experience! 💚

Each month, we’ll be spotlighting a Seasonal Food Hero, one fruit and one vegetable, that’s at its best that time of year. Our brilliant chefs will be creating tasty new dishes each week featuring these ingredients, giving our residents even more variety, flavour and nutrition in their meals. 🍽️

Not only is this great for our residents’ health and wellbeing, but it also brings a bit of fun and creativity into our kitchens. Using British-grown produce at its seasonal peak means better quality and more sustainable meals too! But we get the residents involved too! Residents have been busy foraging for wild berries local to their home!

Keep an eye out for the delicious dishes our homes will be serving up every week and give a cheer for our amazing kitchen teams! 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

Check out some of the dishes being created already - yum...
🍓Strawberry Tarts
🥗Asparagus is drizzled with a balsamic glaze and asparagus wrapped in parma ham
🍓Strawberry Cheesecake
🥗 Poached egg & bacon tartlet with asparagus and hollandaise

30/07/2025

✨ If you had to describe Caring Homes in one word… what would it be?

Watch as our incredible team share theirs — from “family” to “kindness” to “home.”

It’s not just what we do, it’s who we are.

And we’re proud of it.

🔗 Watch the video - https://ow.ly/kuMj50W3XwC

In this heartfelt video, team members from Caring Homes share the first words that come to mind when describing their workplace. These personal reflections paint…

25/07/2025

🌾 Fresh bakes, new skills, and lots of fun! 🧑‍🍳🍞

Last week, 11 of our amazing chefs and kitchen assistants from across the Caring Homes Group took part in a fantastic Chef Bakery Masterclass at Newlyns Farm Shop, Café & Cookery School in Hampshire and what a day it was!

The goal? To step out of the kitchen and into a learning space where they could develop new skills like baking fresh brioche buns, white loaves and even homemade donuts! The session focused on using fresh produce, exploring new ingredients and learning how to fortify recipes for our residents’ nutritional needs.

A few of our superstars stood out:
🍔 Burger & brioche champ – Jeff (Kitchen Assistant, The Orchard Nursing Home)
🍞 White loaf winner – Chef B (Head Chef, Sanford House Nursing Home)
🍩 Donut duo – Nadia & Tatiana (Benson House Care Home)
🌟 All-round star – Ellie (Kitchen Assistant, Cotman House Care Home)

Everyone left with big smiles, full hearts and a hand-picked goodie bag from the farm shop! We can’t wait to see these delicious new skills brought into our care homes for our residents to enjoy! 💙

A huge thank you to Lifetime Training for supporting the day.

23/07/2025

🍰 The Signature Cake Off is back! 🎉

At Caring Homes, we don’t just care for our residents, we bake joy into every day! We're excited to announce the launch of our 2025 Signature Cake Off Competition; a much-loved event that brings together our talented chefs, team members and residents to create a showstopping cake for our cherished ‘High Tea at 3’ experience. ☕

Last year’s winner, a delicious Courgette & Lemon Cake from Horsell Lodge Care Home's own Chef Gavin Speller, which now takes pride of place on our weekly High Tea Trolley and it’s safe to say our residents are still talking about it! 💛

This year, the competition is back and bigger than ever. Teams from across the country will soon be whisking, folding and icing their way to the finals, where a resident-inspired creation will be crowned our new signature cake.

We can’t wait to see the creativity, passion and teamwork that this competition inspires and most importantly, to celebrate the joy these bakes bring to the residents we care for.

🧁 Stay tuned as we share updates (and maybe a few sneak peeks) in the lead-up to the grand final Bake Off in September!

17/07/2025

We have introduced Hydration Heroes at Sanford House to encourage our residents to eat and drink more fluids. It's been a huge success and will continue every Tuesday. So far we've had Pimms and Strawberries , Mocktails and Melons with Sparkling Presses.

16/07/2025

✨ Behind the Kitchen Doors – Hospitality Careers

It’s not just meals — it’s nourishment, connection and care.

Go behind the kitchen doors at Caring Homes Homes and meet the hospitality teams who make every day feel special. Because good food and friendly service are just as important as any medicine.

🔗 Watch the video - https://ow.ly/AjcA50W3XqC

Step into the heart of Caring Homes and discover the vital role our hospitality team plays in enriching the lives of our residents. This video offers an inside look…

11/07/2025