A Selston care home is celebrating a trio of accolades recognising its approach to end-of-life care, dementia support and oral health care.

Wren Hall, a specialist dementia and nursing care home in Selston, run by Church Farm Care, has achieved ‘Platinum’ status with the Gold Standards Framework (GSF), secured an ‘outstanding’ rating in its Butterfly Home re-accreditation, and received a Lifelong Smiles oral health accreditation.

The home’s GSF platinum status follows five successful assessments in a row, making it the only home in Nottinghamshire to have achieved the recognition, with just 12 homes nationally reaching the same level.

GSF helps health and social care teams provide proactive, personalised care for people approaching the end of life, with Platinum status awarded to organisations that have demonstrated that the framework is consistently embedded into everyday practice.

Wren Hall resident John Sieder and his wife Trish joined staff in accepting the GSF Platinum status at the GSF Awards Ceremony in Birmingham.

placeholder image — Wren Hall resident John Sieder and his wife Trish joined staff in accepting the GSF Platinum status at the GSF Awards Ceremony in Birmingham.

Resident John Sieder and his wife Trish accepted the GSF Platinum status on behalf of Wren Hall at the GSF Awards Ceremony in Birmingham last month.

Alongside this, Wren Hall has also achieved an Outstanding overall outcome in its full Butterfly Home re-accreditation audit, carried out by Meaningful Care Matters’ consultant learning & development manager, Daren Felgate, as part of the Butterfly Approach assessment process.

The model focuses on improving the lived experience of people living with dementia by placing emotional connection, relationships and an understanding of the individual at the heart of care.

Rather than focusing solely on clinical needs, colleagues are encouraged to understand each person’s history, preferences, emotions and what matters most to them.

Writing in the report, Daren said: “Wren Hall has taken the Butterfly Approach and built upon it to become the ‘Wren Hall Approach’.

"I have known the home for more than 15 years and have seen and heard about the journey it has been on. I feel I’ve learnt more from them than they have from me.”

Lucy Atkinson, co-founder and director at Church Farm Care, said: "These achievements are not about one assessment or one moment. They reflect the culture colleagues have created over time and their commitment to making sure people feel known, valued and supported throughout their time with us.”