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Holly Lodge Holly Lodge employs more than 80 compassionate and hard working people, all striving to provide exemplary care.
Holly Lodge featured in the Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Guide in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
The team won Nursing Home of the Year at the Surrey Care Awards 2022 and the Excellence & 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 completed his Business Management degree in 2001 in the Philippines where he helped manage his family business. Since 2006, Rico has worked in the care sector, specifically within care for people living with dementia, and has been our Home Manager at Holly Lodge since 2015.
Rico is very passionate about making a difference in the lives of our residents and is always positive in approaching challenges. His sincere care for residents, relatives and staff is felt by all. He ensures that our Holly Lodge staff delivers compassionate and person-centred care.
His passion, hard work and dedication has led Holly Lodge to win Nursing Home of the Year at the Surrey Care Awards 2022 and the Excellence & 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 Care Assistants to ensure residents receive person-centered care in accordance with their assessed needs and plans of care.
Our compassionate and dedicated Care Team comprises of Senior Carers and Care Assistants who help residents with their personal care, day-to-day living, and immediate needs. Our Carers work selflessly in striving to deliver the highest standards of person-centred care to our residents.
We intentionally hire more staff than the industry average, and our team members receive continuous dementia care training, development, and support, giving them the confidence and skill set to provide outstanding care.
Our dedicated Activities Team, lead by Shelley, use care plans and residents’ life stories and hobbies to engage with our residents in an interesting and meaningful way.
The team organises a variety of multi-sensory group and one-to-one activities and experiences for our residents living with dementia, to help improve concentration, communication, encourage reminiscence and social interaction. This includes gentle activities and activities tailored for residents who are less mobile and able.
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. This month we have two nominations – Home Administrator – Ann Best and Nurse – Neenu Joseph, congratulations to you both!
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.
Every year we celebrate the long service of our staff with our Years of Service Awards at Forest Care. We thank staff with vouchers, flowers, chocolates, cake and bubbly! 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.
