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LIFE LIVED TO THE FULLEST In the village of Great Shelford, the family-run Cambridgeshire Care Home is quietly supporting residents to enjoy their independence, retirement and best quality of life
A sk most people what a care home is for and they’ll mention safety, medicine, nutritious food, routine. Ask us, and we’ll talk about mornings that begin with a favourite radio station, afternoons in the garden and the quiet pleasure of being greeted by name. The Cambridgeshire Care Home sits in Great Shelford, four miles south of Cambridge. We’re family-owned: part of First Care Homes, a small group of just two homes led by the Jeffery family. That smallness is deliberate. It lets us treat every resident as a person with a history, a personality and a firm view on what they would like to eat and how their tea should be made – never as a room number.
honesty about money, with a true all- inclusive fee and none of the hidden extras that catch families out. It means security – as needs change, our care changes with them, so no one ever has to move again. For anyone weighing up residential, nursing, dementia or respite care, that reassurance means a great deal. Choosing a care home is rarely a happy errand. It usually arrives at a hard moment and for someone you love – we won’t pretend otherwise. Retirement, done well, is never about being looked after. It’s about carrying on living with the same character, comforts and connections that made life yours in the first place. That’s what we protect here, every single day.
“Coming to a care home is about living this part of life to the fullest,” says Yvonne Quigley, customer relations manager. Everything that we do comes back to four words: kindness, connection, dignity and respect. Connection and a great atmosphere are what visitors will notice first of all. Our wellbeing team fill each week with activities worth getting up for: arts and crafts, baking, live music, seated exercise classes, film afternoons in the cinema and visits to local places of interest. ‘Dignity and respect’ is the quiet promise underneath it all. It means choice: our chefs cook meals that residents look forward to, not whatever’s easiest. It means
Drop in at The Cambridgeshire Care Home on Cambridge Road in Great Shelford for a tea or coffee, or call 0808 223 5550 to arrange a visit
ONE OF A KIND Each resident is treated as an individual, with extra care taken to make them feel seen
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