Broomgrove Nursing Home will be closed to all visitors from this Friday, 20th March, in response to the coronavirus, COVID-19 outbreak. We have taken this action to prevent the potential exposure of the virus to our residents. They are some of the most susceptible to becoming seriously ill and we want to do all we can to prevent the infection from reaching our home. Our priority is, and always will be, the health, safety and wellbeing of our residents, and that of our staff members. We hope you understand that this decision has not been taken lightly. We will still allow visits from medical professionals and deal with emergency situations should they arise. Please be assured that we are taking every necessary step to keep our residents and staff members safe, comfortable and happy, including maintaining our strict health, safety and hand hygiene procedures. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing staff for their support and send love to our residents. Thank you all for your understanding.

A group of Sheffield nursing home residents are helping shape the city’s health services.

Broomgrove – which is sited just off Ecclesall Road – has become the first home in the region to work in partnership with Healthwatch Sheffield on a project run with the city’s Accountable Care Partnership.

The residents chose to look at ways to assess the disabled provision currently offered by the city’s community dentists and opticians as an area to study.

Broomgrove residents have spent the past few weeks working with HealthwatchSheffield’s Laura Cook to produce a comprehensive questionnaire to be given to care home residents across the city.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove Care Home, said: “Our residents have really appreciated the chance to be involved in something like this. They have a lot to offer and they are keen to see improvements to disabled access to community facilities like this.”

The feedback will inform improvement recommendations to health and care providers and decision makers. 

Healthwatch Sheffield is the local consumer watchdog for health and social care facilities.  It works with adults, children and young people to help them influence and improve how services are designed and run.

Healthwatch’s Laura Cook said: “Living in a care home shouldn’t be a barrier to being heard. The residents of Broomgrove have demonstrated – given the opportunity and support – they can continue to make a positive contribution to society.”

Residents were out in force to say their own goodbye to a record number of care home staff that have landed places at university this autumn.

Ten employees from Sheffield’s renowned Broomgrove Care Home are going on to further education within the healthcare industry – two to medical school, seven to pursue nursing degrees and one to do a physiotherapy degree.

The home enjoys a strong working relationship with the nearby King Edward VII School. Many of the ten staff started at Broomgrove immediately after leaving school or even earlier in some cases.

Care home staff organised a presentation ceremony to allow residents to say a personal ‘farewell’ to the individuals.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove Care Home, said: “We’re always keen for members of staff to better themselves but this year has been record – even for us!

“It really is a win win situation”, Donna added. “The students gain valuable experience and we gain a highly educated and enthusiastic member of staff. Residents love to watch them grow into the amazing people they become by the time they leave us.”

Many of the students won’t be leaving altogether – some will continue to work at Broomgrove Nursing Home and do ‘bank’ shifts in between their studies.

Broomgrove, which is sited just off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, is the only home of its kind with charitable status in the city and surrounding region.

More information  from www.broomgrove-trust.co.uk

Broomgrove Nursing Homes is situated at 30 Broomgrove Road, Sheffield S10 2LR. Tel: 0114 266 1311.

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Pic caption: Saying a fond farewell to Broomgrove Nursing Home (back row left to right): Imogen Andrews (going to Southampton to study medicine), Sarah Lynch (going to Derby to do nursing), Alice Jones (going to Salford to do nursing), Lizzie Nice (going to Northumbria to do nursing), (front row left to right) Sophie Barrett (going to Southampton to do medicine), Devon Seemley (going to Hallam University to do nursing), Laura Davis (going to Chesterfield to do nursing), Tegann Richardson (going to University of Sheffield to do nursing), Zyra Yaseen (going to Hallam University to do nursing) and Emily Scott (going to Huddersfield to do physiotherapy).