Aug 25, 2016
Broadstone-based luxury care home The Links, is hosting a summer fete on Wednesday August 31 in the grounds of the home.
Open to the public, the fete takes place from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and includes a range of family friendly games, visiting alpacas and a cake stall.
June Gallagher, operations manager for Primetower Care, which runs The Links in Broadstone and The Lindsay in Westbourne, said: “Weather permitting the Links summer fete is set to be a fantastic family event. Entry is free to the public, and all funds raised on the day will go to Age UK and the Alzheimer’s Society.”
For further information please call 01202 974000 or visit www.thelinkshome.com
Aug 3, 2016
Committed to improving levels of care, luxury care home provider Primetower has strengthened its team at its development in Broadstone, The Links, by appointing an activities coordinator.
Zoe McCarthy joins The Links with more than eight years’ care industry experience and will be responsible for planning and facilitating a full programme of activities which are adapted to suit the need and wishes of residents. The activities Zoe will be coordinating include quizzes, swimming sessions, indoor games, art and craft as well as trips out and about.
Zoe says: “I’m looking forward to my new challenge and working with some fabulous people and the residents at The Links.”
Gigy Johnson, manager at The Links, adds: “Zoe will work as an integral part of the care team, participating in the planning and delivering of activities for residents through the provision of a stimulating environment in which emotional, social, physical, psychological and intellectual needs of individual residents are met. We are pleased to strengthen our team and welcome Zoe.”
The Links is a 68-bed luxury care home in Broadstone, which offers the following types of care: residential, respite, palliative, post-operative, nursing and dementia. For further information about The Links, please www.thelinkshome.com
Jul 27, 2016
Luxury care home provider, Primetower which runs The Links in Broadstone and The Lindsay in Poole, has connected with Liveability Holton Lee to enable residents to create weekly garden projects to aid wellbeing.
A group of residents from both care homes visited the discovery centre at Holton Lee in July, and took part in garden activities.
Gigy Johnson, manager at the Links, said: “At Primetower, we embrace a person-centred philosophy with the aim of giving our residents opportunities to try new activities or re-ignite former hobbies.
“Holton Lee is a wonderful place set in 350 acres of tranquil Dorset countryside and we notice first-hand the positive benefits experiencing this environment has on our residents.”
Jul 19, 2016
A Healthcare Assistant working at The Links care home in Broadstone, Poole raised more than £300.00 by walking 26.2 miles when she participated in The Moon Walk London on Saturday May 14.
Mo Burton, 59, who has worked at The Links for more than two years, embarked on the challenge to raise funds for Walk the Walk, a charity which supports breast cancer causes. She completed the challenge in eight hours alongside her daughter and niece. Mo said: “It was a huge personal achievement to complete the marathon walk as it took four months to train for and I was delighted that as a team of three, we raised more than £700.00 for breast cancer causes.”
John Yeoman, managing director of Primetower Care, the company which runs The Links care home and The Lindsay in Poole, said: “We were delighted to support Mo in her marathon challenge. She is a real inspiration to the team here as well as to all the residents who are all really proud of her.”
The Links is a 68-bed luxury care home in Broadstone, which offers the following types of care: residential, respite, palliative, post-operative, nursing and dementia. For further information about The Links, please www.thelinkshome.com
Apr 13, 2016
Luxury care home provider Primetower is hosting a recruitment open day at The Links in Broadstone on Thursday April 14 from 10am to 7pm and is inviting local people to register their interest. (more…)
