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Nottinghamshire home care group joins elite group following ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating

3 weeks ago | connecteastmidlands.co.uk | Sarah Taylor

Nottinghamshire based home care provider, Respectful Care, has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating in all five categories by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following its most recent inspection - a feat achieved by less than 1% of home care providers across the UK. The latest inspection, carried out in April 2025, reviewed services across Respectful Care’s five areas and confirmed ‘Outstanding’ ratings in each of the key domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
Easter celebrations bring smiles to Midlands-based care homes

2 months ago | connecteastmidlands.co.uk | Sarah Taylor

A Midlands-based care group celebrated Easter with a series of seasonal events that brought together residents, generations, and lots of tasty treats. From Easter egg hunts to sing-alongs, Macc Care Group homes across Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Stafford and Leicester embraced the spring time festivities over the holidays. In Leicester at Watermead Care Home, residents tested their luck with a game of Easter Bingo, enjoying some friendly competition alongside cups of tea and seasonal treats.
Midlands care chef celebrates latest award achievement

Mar 21, 2025 | connecteastmidlands.co.uk | Sarah Taylor

Midlands care chef celebrates latest award achievementA Midlands-based care group is celebrating the latest achievement of its executive group chef. Earlier this year Anas Al Saadi was named the winner of the Care Home Chef Award at the East Midlands Regional Great British Care Awards. And this week, the executive chef for Macc Care Group has been highly commended at the national Great British Care Awards.
Care home and nursery bring stories to life for World Book Day

Mar 11, 2025 | connecteastmidlands.co.uk | Sarah Taylor

A Nottinghamshire care home and neighbouring children’s nursery embraced the magic of storytelling this week, when they hosted a joint World Book Day celebration, bringing beloved literary characters to life. On World Book Day (March 6th), Wren Hall, a specialist dementia care home in Selston, and neighbouring nursery, Little Wrens, transformed rooms throughout the home into immersive storybook worlds, with each lounge selecting a well-loved book as its theme.
Love and dating through the ages: Care home residents get swiping as they reflect on romance of the past

Feb 14, 2025 | connecteastmidlands.co.uk | Sarah Taylor

From swiping right to first date etiquette, residents at a Northamptonshire care home have been getting to grips with how dating has changed over the years – and offering some timeless advice for today’s generation of daters.
Leicester care home appeals for community support for flood-affected family

Jan 16, 2025 | connecteastmidlands.co.uk | Sarah Taylor

A family who lost all their belongings after their home was flooded in recent storms, is being supported by a Leicester care home which has issued an appeal to the local community to assist with donations. Watermead Rose Care Home, located on Melton Road in Leicester, is calling upon the local community to assist the young family who had to be rescued by emergency services by boat after their home, in the Thurcaston Road area of the city, became flooded and isolated.
Andy B’s Bowl Social - The Place for Family Entertainment

Oct 28, 2024 | metrofamilymagazine.com | Sarah Taylor

Reading Time: 2 minutes In 1988, at the age of 25, Andy B gathered up the money he had saved from bowling professionally and purchased Coach Light Lanes, a 12-lane bowling alley in Marshfield, Mo. He worked open-to-close downstairs while living in the upstairs apartment — but that was just the beginning. Fast forward through more than 30 years and 12 facilities, and you’ve arrived at the Andy B’s of today.
Back-to-school checklist makes life easier for Oklahoma parents

Jul 2, 2024 | metrofamilymagazine.com | Sarah Taylor

Reading Time: < 1 minute Summer may be in full force but Oklahoma parents with school-aged children can start now on back-to-school tasks to expedite enrollment and health requirements with the help of a handy, downloadable, back-to-school checklist, created by the Oklahoma Department of Health to help with this process. These to-do’s include:Ordering your child’s birth certificate for enrollment in school. Gathering your child’s shot records.
25 Years of MetroFamily: President & Publisher Sarah Taylor shares lessons learned

Jul 26, 2023 | metrofamilymagazine.com | Sarah Taylor

Reading Time: 3 minutes In honor of MetroFamily’s 25th birthday this year, I’ve been invited to share some memories and thoughts about what it’s been like as the leader of this organization for almost its entire history. Owning MetroFamily and now serving as the president/publisher has been and continues to be one of the tremendous honors of my life. I feel like I’ve grown as a person right along with the growth of the business.
Looking Back, Thinking Forward

Jul 5, 2023 | metrofamilymagazine.com | Sarah Taylor