Glanffrwd Court Care Home, run by HC-One Wales, located in Pencoed, Bridgend, welcomed visitors and guests from their local community to participate in this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations from Monday 16th June until Sunday 22nd June 2025.
The homes main celebration events took place during Care Home Open Weekend between Friday 20th June and Sunday 22nd June 2025. Glanffrwd Care Home welcomed residents, colleagues, friends, family and the wider community to a Mexican inspired garden party.
Care Home Open Week is a national event hosted by Championing Social Care, designed to connect care homes with their local communities. The week will offer care homes the opportunity to showcase their range of services, provide tours of their facilities, and highlight the activities that are offered to residents.
The event is also a reminder to the homes’ neighbours that they are there if they need support. Throughout the week, residents, colleagues, families, and friends enjoyed a variety of fun-filled activities culminating in an end-of-week celebration at the home.
The event also sought to connect the homes with their neighbours, highlighting the communal support that the home can provide. HC-One Wales’s chosen theme for this year’s Care Home Open Week was ‘The Big Summer Weekender’ emulating the nostalgic feel of British summer holidays with a variety of fun-filled activities culminating in an end-of-week celebration at the home.
On Friday 20th June, Glanffrwd Care Home welcomed in Huw Irranca-Davies Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ogmore, Deputy First Minister for Wales and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. The home and members of the local community came together to celebrate summertime memories, past and present, and hosted a fabulous Summer Weekender event.
Residents and colleagues of the HC-One Wales owned care home enjoyed meeting MS Huw Irranca-Davies and chatting to him about what life is like at Glanffrwd Care Home – which is an integral part of the local Pencoed community.
MS Huw Irranca-Davies enjoyed chatting to residents who live at the 45 bedded residential and nursing care home. Glanffrwd Care Home hosted a Mexican inspired garden party on Saturday 21st June 2025 for Care Home Open Week which everyone enjoyed.
Glanffrwd Care Home was adorned in a variety of summer themed decorations, emulating the nostalgic feel of British summer holidays past and present provided a perfect setting for everyone to come together as a community, and to learn more about life at the care home.
As well as providing a space for existing relatives and residents to celebrate life at the home, visitors were encouraged to hear directly from colleagues in the home about what a rewarding career in care looks like as well as opportunities for community engagement and about the volunteering roles on offer within the home.
Huw Irranca-Davies Member of the Senedd (MS), Deputy First Minister for Wales and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, said:
“It was a pleasure to visit the staff and residents of Glanffrwd Care Home during Care Home Open Week. It's been a privilege to meet with everyone and to see some familiar faces and to see firsthand the warm and friendly environment they've created here. I'm delighted that we have this first-class provision nestled on our doorstep in Pencoed.”
Rebecca John, Home Manager at HC-One Wales’s Glanffrwd Care Home, commented:
"During Care Home Open Week, we were delighted to welcome family members, local residents, and the wider community to Glanffrwd Care Home. The event provided an excellent opportunity for visitors to experience our warm, welcoming environment and learn more about the compassionate care we provide. It was a pleasure to showcase the dedication of our staff and the vibrant community spirit that makes Glanffrwd a special place to live and work.
“It was also great to welcome MS Huw Irranca-Davies to our home. Everyone had a great time, chatting and discussing key issues they care about and what actions can be taken to overcome them.’’
For more information on HC-One Wales homes in your area visit www.hc-one.co.uk/carehomes