Newtownabbey care home is top in country

The home clinched first place out of 464 homes across Northern Ireland.

Leading care home guide carehome.co.uk issued the awards to the top twenty homes in the Province.

The award was based on the recommendations of each home’s residents, friends and relatives.

Director of carehome.co.uk Davina Ludlow commented: “Ashwood House Nursing Home has proved that it provides great care and we’d like to congratulate it on being a top recommended home in Northern Ireland!

“It’s a fantastic achievement to be recognised for being a highly recommended home from the people you care for. The care home will be named on carehome.co.uk as a top rated home and will receive a certificate.”

Director of Ashwood House Nursing Home Kevin Pollock said: “We pride ourselves on ‘all round care, all year round’ and would be widely perceived as the leading nursing home in the area. The in-house care team is of the highest standard and we have been consistently evaluated and reviewed most positively.

“We absolutely believe that Ashwood is the best nursing home in Northern Ireland. Through regular consultation, resident/ relative forums and annual quality reviews we gather feedback and ideas from residents and their relatives to adjust our services accordingly.I would like to thank the manager and staff for enabling us to achieve this award and to the relatives for putting in their review.”