To See or not to C…CTV

Now that is the question. When we were planning our new nursing rehabilitation centre we talked at length about the pros and cons of installing CCTV cameras in all communal areas as well as outside. It is a controversial matter and a decision not taken without very...

Stroke Care Infographic

It can be difficult to explain specific care pathways, their timescales, their outcomes, the different therapy and care team disciplines making up the team delivering them and how they mould themselves to each individual, to make them truly person centred. Indeed that...

Hunts Post Award Finalist

Nice to be recognised for our community outreach, as a new service, at a new site, we wanted to make a positive impression, so; When we could, we employed local and purchased local We offered out rooms not scheduled to be open at first phase to our Third sector and...

Wanted: Senior OT and Head Housekeeper

We are growing our team again. We are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Therapist and a Head Housekeeper. Although these are two very different roles, needing specific qualifications and experiences, both positions require the same drive to make a real difference...

Carers Cafe, opening in September

Join us at the Carers Cafe Neuro launch on 27th September 2016 from 10.30am – 12.30pm. The Carers Cafe Neuro is a welcoming place for carers of adults with acquired or long-term neurological conditions and the people they care for to meet. Come and meet the...

MPs, teas and cakes

Did you come to our open day? As part of the National Care Home Open Day, the Marbrook Centre welcomed lots of people to come in to meet some of the therapy team and get a better understanding of what a neurological centre does. One of the first to arrive to support...

What are you doing on Friday 17th June?

Why not pop over to see us as we are joining in the National Care Home Open Day (#CHOD2016) this year? Although our doors are always open for visitors, including children and well behaved pets (or should that be pets and well behaved children?), Friday 17th June makes...

Press photoshoot and referrals

On 11th April the Marbrook Centre officially opened for residents. The Marbrook ‘project’ has been many years in the planning and design stage. Long before the first footing was dug or brick laid, we were sharing our plans and ideas with our NHS colleagues and CCG...

CQC good news and 11th April opening date

This month we are really ‘buzzing’ with excitement here at The Marbrook Centre. Because we are now ‘real’. Our Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors visited in March, chatted to the clinical team, toured our fabulous new centre and checked all our procedures and...