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Last week we tried our hand at a little gardenening! The residents enjoyed getting their hands dirty and we had smiles all round!

On Friday, representatives from each of our teams took part in a full day Mental Health First Aid training course and we now have 12 trained mental health first aiders throughout the organisation.A huge thank you to Manchetser First Aid Training for delivering the mental health first aid training which was, as always, engaging and… Read more »

Together with Fernbees we officially celebrated the opening of our brand new 50sqm Gym and Wellbeing Centre Fernfit today! Fernfit is the final additon to our Fernlea Village which also features the ‘Cut Centre’ cinema and salon, and Fernbees Day Nursery! https://www.facebook.com/oleacaregroup/posts/5365392646827370

Happy Valentines Day from everyone at Olea Care Group

t’s Lunar New Year! We celebrated with a delicious lunch of sweet and sour chicken, duck spring rolls, prawn crackers and fortune cookies! Residents listened to Chinese music whilst being served their Lunar New Year dinner!

As part of the Fernbees integration into Fernlea, we thought it would be a good idea to get some of our staff trained in paediatric first aid. We are thrilled to say that all of our staff passed the course and now there are plenty of paediatric first aiders on site at all times

It was national fun at work day yesterday and we had wheelchair races for both staff and residents. It was a lot of fun and a good way to work off those bacon sarnies that everyone enjoyed

Its that time of year again when we all get together to produce our brilliant Christmas video! This year’s song is, of course, Shakin Stevens’ Merry Chirstmas Everyone.A HUGE thank you to everyone who got involved!! We hope you love the final product as much as we do! Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Welcome to Fernbees!! I am thrilled to present our brand new day nursery on the grounds of Fernlea care home!! If you are interested in having a look around our setting, please get in touch! https://www.facebook.com/fernbees/posts/195368306143090

Christmas build up continued this weekend with our amazing team doing a mini Christmas Fair. Although the weather was definitely not on our side, nothing was stopping us so we brought it inside. All our preparations for outside including appointments, social distancing measures, PPE and vaccination status were all transferred to the main lounge, where… Read more »

We have also had an amazing donation from Charlotte Decorte who’s mother Jane lived at Fernlea for 5 years, she has lovingly donated a robocat from herself and the rotary club. This cat is an interactive companion and as you can see it is already a hit with everyone here.

We would LOVE to introduce our Manager at Fernbees, Emily!! Emily has over 15 years experience in childcare, both as a successful manager, steering previous nurseries to gain an Outstanding rating, and as a highly regarded Childminder. Emily is incredibly excited about joining Fernbees and has already gotten stuck in to making Fernbees the best… Read more »