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Ref: PRCP010 Date: 15thOctober 2020
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A south Shropshire nursing home has new owners. The Sandford Nursing Home, accommodating up to 35 residents in Church Stretton has been acquired by Care Plus a not-for-profit care provider operating across Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The Sandford is a leading care home in the area and has been consistently rated as good by the Care Quality Commission which inspects independent health care provision in England.
Les Clarke, executive director of care and support explained that staff at The Sandford will continue to work there and be employed by Care Plus. "We are very pleased that all of the staff working at The Sandford will be joining Care Plus, to carry on providing the high standard of care and support that is so important to the people who live there and their families," he said.
"There are many, many more of us living to old age and we will all want high quality health and social care. We offer a wider range of support, to enable people to live as independently as possible. The purchase of The Sandford allows Care Plus to offer greater choice; From the reassurance of telecare support to purpose-built retirement living communities, high quality care in your own home and now residential and nursing accommodation."
Managing 53 retirement living communities and providing at-home care and support for customers throughout Shropshire and Staffordshire, Care Plus is part of Housing Plus Group a not-for-profit organisation with a strong commitment to making a positive difference in local communities. The Group also includes social landlords Severnside Housing, South Staffordshire Housing Association and Stafford and Rural Homes. The Group owns 18,000 homes and employs 860 people in Shropshire and Staffordshire.
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Pictured outside The Sandford are, L-R, Les Clarke, Executive director of care and support at Care Plus; Tracy Smith, manager of The Sandford and Sarah Boden, chief executive Housing Plus Group.
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Background for editors
Care Plus specialises in housing and support for older people and those with physical or learning difficulties. Managing 53 retirement living communities across Staffordshire and Shropshire, Care Plus helps people to live independently in their own homes with support including 24:7 telecare response, wellbeing services and domiciliary care.
The personal care service delivered by Care Plus has been assessed as Good in all areas by the Care Quality Commission.
Care Plus is registered as a Charitable Community Benefit Society and is part of Housing Plus Group, a leading provider of quality, affordable homes and care services that customers can trust across Shropshire and Staffordshire. Housing Plus Group members also include South Staffordshire Housing Association, Severnside Housing, Stafford and Rural Homes and Severn Homes.
Housing Plus Group is addressing the housing crisis by starting to build 2,000 new homes for rent, shared ownership and outright sale by 2023. The Group has pledged to deliver one-third more hours of care and support for older people in their own homes and to create apprenticeship opportunities for 100 people in the Group and its supply chain within five years.
Its members are inspired by the CLARITY values which are the foundations of its work: Communication, Learning, Accountable, Respectful, Inclusive, Trust and YOU.
Further information
Mara Hargreaves
Head of marketing and communications
m:07800 619 863
e:mara.hargreaves@housingplusgroup.co.uk
Clare Chick
Marketing and communications officer
m: 07950 254 279
e:clare.chick@housingplusgroup.co.uk
Martin Farrow
CHANGEWORKS Communications
t: + 44 (0) 1785 247588
m: +44 (0)7771 970025
e:mfarrow@changeworkscom.co.uk