Northern Enterprise 2024 / 24 Nov24073 Assisted Living Group of the Year 2024 Assisted living is an innovated form of housing-withcare, in which users can live independently whilst receiving support with daily tasks, such as washing, dressing, using the bathroom, or taking medication. Regulated by the Care Quality Commission, Assisted living providers offer a wide range of services. The Wood Care Group focus is on residential, dementia and nursing care. Below, we speak with Andrew Wood, Company Director of Wood Care Group, a rising assisted living care provider featuring in the 2024 Northern Enterprise Awards. Founded in the summer of 1985, Wood Care Group is a family-run company that has seen three generations of the Wood family working within its walls. Since its establishment, the business’s key principle has been to provide the standard of service to its residents that each team member would want for their own relatives. Across all of its Homes, Wood Care Group strives to provide the highest quality of care and service to its clients, making their lives happy, fun, and fulfilled. Wood Care Group has recently moved their headquarters office to Ashton Under Lyne to make room for their growth and to be able to open a new training facility for employee development. It provides its outstanding services to the areas of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire, with two renowned care homes in Greater Manchester, and six throughout Yorkshire. Set against the beautiful, green surroundings of Victoria Park in Salford, is The Fountains Care Centre, whilst Longwood Lodge provides a warm and welcoming environment close-by to Oldham and Manchester. In the heart of a residential area in Fartown, Abbey Care Village provides high quality, tailored care and support, and the Northfield Care Centre in the village of Thorne, Northfield, has good transport links to surrounding towns, with local shops. Both the Chapel View and Field View care homes are located near to Barnsley, in the village of Mapplewell, and provide equal access to local amenities for those seeking close proximity to their community. Also located near to Barnsley, Riverside Care Centre is situated in the village of Monk Bretton, whilst the group’s eighth exceptional location, The Cedars, is found in the suburb of Balby in Doncaster. As a family-run business, Wood Care Group takes its internal culture seriously and opts for a recruitment strategy unique to other businesses. The company’s ethos has as much to do with personality as it does qualifications, as it strives to select candidates who will fit in and be a part of the team, and the family. As such, Wood Care Group carefully selects individuals with qualities and values that match its own, and each member of its team. This attitude is further extended to its existing team, as the business offers an exceptional level of support and benefits and maintains an incredible retention rate. Wood Care Group prioritises employee development, which has been key to its success, and has seen more than 70% of its home managers promoted into the position, rather than hiring externally. Such a dedication to its team demonstrates Wood Care Group’s commitment to operating as a family-run business, with each member made to feel a vital component. Because of this, Wood Care Group has seen sustained success in its endeavours, as residents receive warm services as if they were delivered by a family member. “Being a family operated care provider really sets us apart,” Andrew tells us. “Our key principles are what guide us, and I feel that this ensures that we do things for the right reasons. The resident’s experience is key - it’s not about moving into a care home and being stuck in front of a television; it’s about embracing life and utilising the facilities on offer.” Striving to ensure that each resident continues to lead a happy and fulfilling life under its care, Wood Care Group offers resident pubs, themed dining, cinema rooms, hair salons, and even golf-putting greens. This enables them to partake in the activities they would have before moving, and not feel so isolated and out of touch from the world. For such incredible services and a commitment to client-centricity, Wood Care Group has built an esteemed reputation testified by countless fivestar reviews, demonstrating exactly why the company has been named the Assisted Living Group of the Year 2024. “What a difference,” writes T.L., the daughter of a resident in Riverside Care Centre. “My mum came in as a new resident after being in hospital, caused by a previous home’s lack of care. She is now thriving in this fantastic home and has greatly improved in health and happiness. The staff are second to none, they really put the care into care home. We are so happy now that our mum lives here.” Contact: Andrew Wood Company: Wood Care Group Web Address: https://woodcaregroup.com/
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