Park Lane Healthcare
SPONSORED WALK RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA
16/06/22
Staff at Moorgate Hollow Care Home in Rotherham have helped raise awareness of dementia with a sponsored walk around a country park, while in fancy dress.
Deputy manager Leighann Peace, carer Michelle Jackson and a resident’s granddaughter, Chelsea Brown, completed a five-mile course around Rother Valley Country Park.
Their endeavours, which took place in warm but drizzly weather, raised a grand total of £450.
Leighann and Michelle donned pink-coloured fancy dress as they, along with Chelsea, took about 1.5 hours, at a steady jogging pace, to get round the park, which covers three square kilometres and is close to Rotherham’s borders with Sheffield and Derbyshire.
The main aim was the raise awareness of Alzheimer’s, and dementia more generally.
Lyn Pilkington, manager at Moorgate Hollow, which is on Nightingale Close, said: “Activities like this show just how kind and caring staff at the home are.
“We are very grateful to Chelsea for joining Leighann and Michelle for the walk, and increasing awareness of dementia.
“It’s fantastic that their efforts have raised such a commendable amount, and we are very appreciative of everybody who sponsored them.”
Moorgate Hollow is a 24-bed care home that caters for people living with dementia.
It has been rated Good in all areas by the industry regulator, the Care Quality Commission, which assesses homes’ safety, effectiveness, responsiveness, and standards of management and care.
Moorgate Hollow is located a short distance from Rotherham town centre. It forms part of Moorgate Care Village, which also includes Moorgate Lodge and Moorgate Croft.
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Notes to editors:
The Park Lane Healthcare Group is a family operated group of companies incorporating Park Lane Healthcare, Moorgate Care Village and York Heritage. They are passionate about delivering quality care, offering residents a new lease of life to make new memories.
The Group operates three facilities across East and North Yorkshire: Magnolia House, The Hall and The Manor House, along with Croston Park in Lancashire. They also operate Moorgate Care Village in South Yorkshire, which consists of three homes on one site in Rotherham: Moorgate Hollow, Moorgate Lodge and Moorgate Croft.
All homes in the Group are rated “good” in all areas by the Care Quality Commission.
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