HC-One care homes across the UK celebrated International Nurses’ Day on Wednesday 12
th May, the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, widely considered as the founder of modern nursing, to celebrate the achievements of the nursing profession and to mark the contributions that Nurses make to society across the world.
At Richmond House Care Home, near Leigh in Lancashire, Lorraine Scholey, Home Manager treated all Nursing Colleagues at the home with a surprise full English breakfast to mark the day, along with a personalised gift. The Nurses were very grateful and appreciated the lovely gesture made by Lorraine.
Lorraine Scholey, Home Manager at Richmond House Care Home commented,
“I just want to show my appreciation to all Nurses working in the home for their hard work and dedication, especially over the last year!”
At Arcadia Gardens Care Home in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Residents and Wellbeing team Colleagues came together to arrange a special gesture of appreciation for all of the remarkable work that nursing Colleagues do at the home every day. Each Nurse was gifted a handmade card and a stunning bouquet of flowers, apart from Home Manager, Louise Singh who received her favourite coffee, as she prefers coffee to flowers. After the presentation there was a quiz, which everyone enjoyed participating in whilst eating a piece of delicious cake.
Arcadia Garden’s Home Manager, Louise Singh said,
“Thank you to our wonderful Residents and Wellbeing team for making all of our incredible Nurses feel special and appreciated on International Nurses’ Day.”
At Melbury Court Care Home in Durham, the hard work and dedication of Nurses working globally and in the home was celebrated. The team arranged for special gifts to be given to Colleagues in the Nursing team, along with Community Nurse Practitioner, Emma Noble who regularly visits the care home. Residents and Colleagues applauded as the Nurses received their tokens of appreciation.
Hazel Southern, Melbury Court’s Home Manager stated,
“Nurses do such important and selfless acts each and every day, it’s lovely to have a day dedicated to celebrating their commitment to helping others.”
In Balornock, Glasgow at Northgate House Care Home, Colleagues and Residents celebrated the achievements of Nurse, Karuna Bersabal who recently passed her OSCI exam. Karuna, who is 24 years old, left her family and home country of the Philippines to move to Scotland with sponsorship from HC-One to become a Nurse. Colleagues and Residents gave Karuna a warm welcome and she quickly became a valued member of the HC-One family. Everyone at the home was delighted to hear that Karuna’s hard work had paid off when she passed her OSCI exam and she is currently awaiting her PIN number to continue her nursing career at HC-One. To mark her achievement, Colleagues arranged for a beautiful bouquet of flowers to be presented to Karuna as part of the homes’ International Nurses’ Day celebrations and her achievement.
Care Home Manager at Northgate House, Kate Cairns said,
“We are all very proud of Karuna’s achievements, she is an inspiration to us all and an integral part of the team at Northgate House.”
At Mossdale Residence Care Home in Burnholme, York, Colleagues and Residents came together to share their memories of Nurses, and those who were Nurses in their younger days reminisced about their career. Each Colleague of the professional nursing care team at the home received a small gift as a thank you for their hard work and commitment to helping others.
Mossdale Residence’s Home Manager, Victoria Edwards commented,
“It was wonderful to celebrate the amazing work Nurses do each and every day throughout the world, but especially our fantastic nursing team here at Mossdale Residence.”