Holly Lodge Holly Lodge employs over 80 compassionate and hard working people, all striving to provide exemplary care.
Holly Lodge is a Featured Home in the Knight Frank Luxury Care Guide 2022 and was also a Featured Home in the Knight Frank Luxury Care Guide 2021.
The team won the Excellence and Innovation in Dementia Care Award at the Caring UK Awards 2019.
Caring UK Award judges described Holly Lodge as ‘Heart-warming’ and commented; “Making residents and relatives smile, is the staff’s daily goal at Holly Lodge. They are continuously striving to improve, and it is clear, that this luxury care home, is designed with the service, views and needs of people living with dementia at its core.”
Rico finished his Business Management degree in 2001 in the Philippines where he helped manage his family business. Rico has worked in the care sector since 2006, specifically with individuals living with dementia. He has now been working as a Manager for over 10 years and at Holly Lodge for 6.
Rico is very passionate about making a difference in the lives of our residents and likes to be positive in approaching challenges. His sincere care for residents, relatives and staff is felt by all. He ensures that the home delivers compassionate and high-quality care with a homely atmosphere. As a leader, he leads by example and supports the staff in maximising their strengths and potentials.
His passion, hard work and dedication have led Holly Lodge to win the Excellence and Innovation in Dementia Care Award at the Caring UK Awards 2019.
Sandra graduated from university in Italy with a language degree, allowing her to secure a position as an International Conference Organiser for UNESCO. 20 years later, Sandra relocated to the UK, working as a freelance Translator in corporate environments, later becoming an Enquiry Officer in the Police Force.
Holly Lodge welcomed Sandra to the team in 2018 as our weekend administrator. Sandra quickly became a great advocate of the care provided at Holly Lodge along with the family atmosphere the home creates.
Our dedicated and experienced nursing team is responsible for managing the clinical care of our residents at Holly Lodge focusing on their holistic care, which includes their mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.
This involves administering medication, working with our home GP and supporting senior carers and carers to ensure residents receive person-centered care in accordance with their assessed needs and plans of care.
To provide the exemplary care our residents deserve, we intentionally hire more staff than the industry average. Having more staff means we can offer a more relaxed, stress free environment for our residents, where the staff have time to deliver person-centered care. Our care team are passionate about their jobs and the care team have completed additional specialised training in supporting those living with dementia.
We generally work on ratios of around 1:4 care staff per residents by day and 1:8 by night. However, these ratios do not include the home’s domestic, catering, laundry, activities and management staff.
The activities team uses care plans and consider residents’ histories and hobbies to plan respectful activities that enhance lives, encourage socialisation and stimulate memories. This is an important part of our person-centered care.
Activities that are multi-sensory are proven to help those living with dementia by increasing concentration and communication, helping cognitive symptoms and social interactions while stimulating reminiscent therapy. Holly Lodge achieves this in a number of ways, some of which are cooking workshops, ‘Guess the scent’ games, culture days, along with arts and crafts.
Bea is our talented Chef at Holly Lodge who ensures residents enjoy a varied menu focusing on the nutritional needs of our residents. Bea has over 10 years of experience working as Head Chef in the care sector.
Having joined the Holly Lodge team in 2015, Bea quickly made an impression on residents, relatives and staff. The food she cooks is appetising, nutritional and commended by all. She also regularly goes above and beyond for resident’s special occasions.
Every team is integral to the running of our care home. We are fortunate to have a team of hard-working and compassionate individuals in housekeeping, which comprise of domestic and laundry. Not only do they help with the smooth running of the home, but they also contribute to the social and hospitality experience our residents enjoy.
Bernie is our Handyman who works very hard fixing things and making sure our home runs smoothly. This involves ensuring that any maintenance/repair works are carried out promptly and efficiently with minimum disturbance. Having started at Holly Lodge within the domestic team, Bernie has worked his up within Holly Lodge, being a hard working and valuable team player.
Andy is our talented groundsman who continues to work very hard in making our outdoor spaces into enjoyable surroundings.
From maintaining our wild flowers, feeding the birds in the aviary and building new features in our gardens for our residents to explore, Andy constantly brings new ideas to the outdoor spaces of the home.
Every month we celebrate the hard work of our team by choosing an Employee of the Month. Residents, relatives and employees can all nominate individuals.
Congratulations to Hem Thapa who is Holly Lodge’s Employee of the Month.
Forest Care is delighted to announce the CQC has rated Holly Lodge ‘Good’ on its most recent inspection. The home has been rated Good across all areas, meaning the service they provide is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. A great achievement for all the team at Holly Lodge in Frimley Green.
We celebrated our staff and their 5, 10 and 15 years of service by handing out certificates and gifts to each of our long serving staff members. We proudly have a high number of long serving staff at Holly Lodge, which positively impacts on the continuity of care given to our residents.
