10th April 2018

Broomgrove is the best in Sheffield – and that’s official!

The Lord Mayor of Sheffield joined in the celebrations after a Sheffield nursing home being voted the very best in the city.

Broomgrove is the only nursing home in city to be ranked as being one of Yorkshire’s very best by leading industry review site www.carehome.co.uk

Broomgrove Nursing Home, which is sited just off Ecclesall Road, has received a ‘Top 20 Award 2018’.

The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Anne Murphy, said: “It’s such an honour to have such a high ranking care home in Sheffield. And it makes it even more special because it is the residents and their families that have voted for it.”

Broomgrove is the only home of its kind with charitable status in the city and surrounding region.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove Care Home, said: “This is fantastic news for us. We’re lucky to have such a fantastic team at Broomgrove that always give 110 per cent to our lovely residents.”

Davina Ludlow, Chair of carehome.co.uk, said:“Broomgrove Nursing and Convalescent care home proved that they provide a high standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in Yorkshire! It is such an achievement to be recognised for being a top rated care home by the very people you care for.

Lord Mayor of Sheffield hands over the award to Broomgrove manager Donna Pierpoint

“Finding the right care home can be very hard. We hope our awards help to make people’s search for a care home a little bit easier.”

21st June 2017

Lord Mayor unveils Broomgrove’s UK safety first

Resident care has undergone a hi-tech revolution at Broomgrove as it becomes the first in the country to install a pioneering new generation of nurse call system designed to prioritise care for the most vulnerable.

The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Anne Murphy, officially unveiled Courtney Thorne’s Altra system just a few days ago.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove said: “We’re constantly on the look out for ways we can improve resident care and provide them with an extra level if safety and reassurance. This new system is absolutely fantastic.

“It’s an honour to be the first care home in the country to install it and have the Lord Mayor come to unveil it!”

The legacies of two former residents funded the wireless Courtney Thorne Altra system that automatically monitors response times and ranks their priority.

17th October 2016

Duke of Gloucester goes one better than Queen’s telegram for Betty!

Duke of Gloucester meets Betty Richardson

Our 100-year-old resident has ensured her centenary year will go down in history!

Not only did Betty Richardson receive a telegram from the Queen – she also entertained a personal visit from her cousin, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester!

The royal dropped in at Broomgrove Care Home where he met staff and residents and enjoyed a performance by the Lost Chord – the South Yorkshire-based charity that specialise in providing interactive music sessions for dementia sufferers.

The Duke took special interest in resident Betty Richardson as his own mother lived to the ripe old age of 102 years-old.

He asked Betty if her position as elder of the home carried any sway.

“I get my own way quite a lot”, admitted the sprightly 100 year old.

Donna Pierpoint, the manager at Broomgrove Care Home, said: “It’s not every day you get a member of the royal family visiting a care home!

“Everyone thoroughly enjoyed meeting him and I hope the Duke of Gloucester now has more of an appreciation about the work we do and the quality of life we provide for our residents.”

The Duke of Gloucester also chatted to 95-year-old Broomgrove resident Jean Callin, the former leader of Sheffield Chamber Orchestra, and 67-year-old Rod Knowles – one of the home’s youngest residents.

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.

22nd August 2016

Our Garden Party gives something back to our wonderful supporters

Thank you so much to staff, relatives and friends of Broomgrove who came to our inaugural Summer Garden Party recently. What a fantastic event it was!

The event wasn’t about raising money – it was purely celebrating Broomgrove and giving something back to everyone who supports us throughout the year.

We’re now planning to make it an annual event.

Garden party — Broomgrove’s inaugural Garden Party

16th June 2016

Our new activities coordinator is checking we’re doing the right things!

Our new activities coordinator is spending time with residents to get feedback on all aspects of current activities.
Celia Doncaster is keen to ensure Broomgrove is doing the right things and that all residents are happy.
She’s especially keen to find out if there’s anything missing or anything that could be improved on at the moment.
Celia is presently hosting 3 sessions per week like this to gain feedback from all residents.