{"id":2046,"date":"2016-12-30T00:21:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T23:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2016-12-31T00:12:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T23:12:37","slug":"about-the-care-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"The Care Home Closes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"274\" data-attachment-id=\"1271\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1271\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/carehome01.jpg?fit=269%2C274\" data-orig-size=\"269,274\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carehome01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/carehome01.jpg?fit=269%2C274\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/carehome01.jpg?fit=269%2C274\" alt=\"carehome01\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1271\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/carehome01.jpg?resize=269%2C274\" style=\"height:200px; width:200px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/carehome01.jpg?w=269 269w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/carehome01.jpg?resize=75%2C75 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"295\" data-attachment-id=\"2053\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=2053\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-HOME-2ed.jpg?fit=450%2C295\" data-orig-size=\"450,295\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jan-home-2ed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-HOME-2ed.jpg?fit=300%2C197\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-HOME-2ed.jpg?fit=450%2C295\" alt=\"jan-home-2ed\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-HOME-2ed.jpg?resize=450%2C295\" style=\"height:295px; width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-HOME-2ed.jpg?w=450 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-HOME-2ed.jpg?resize=300%2C197 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#660000\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em><strong>The Old Rectory Care Home<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"> has been a family business for over 30 years, opened by Dr. and Mrs. Beryl Richards in 1984. Following Mrs. Richards&rsquo; passing in 2013 the business passed on to the next generation of the family. We have been privileged and honoured to have been entrusted with the care of all our residents over those years. Sadly, we have made the difficult decision to close the home.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#660000\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">We have been incredibly proud of the care that has provided at the home to our residents over the years. Staff have been nominated and short listed for national care awards, as well as the home ensuring various Investors in People awards.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#660000\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Our plan is a phased and carefully managed closure, and to finally close on 31 January 2017. The wellbeing of our residents and our staff in this transition is our priority.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#660000\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Thank you to you all who have contributed to the happy life of the home over the years; it has been very much appreciated.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#FF8C00\"><span style=\"font-size:28px\"><span style=\"font-family:comic sans ms,cursive\"><em>We would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a healthy and happy 2017.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#FF8C00\"><span style=\"font-size:28px\"><span style=\"font-family:comic sans ms,cursive\"><em>Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#660000\"><span style=\"font-size:24px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">THE OLD RECTORY CARE HOME<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:20px\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif\">10-12 Old Port Road.<br \/>\n\tPhone: 029 20 593340 \/ Fax: 029 20 598690<br \/>\n\tmanager@theoldrectorycarehome.co.uk<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Old Rectory Care Home has been a family business for over 30 years, opened by Dr. and Mrs. Beryl Richards in 1984. Following Mrs. Richards&rsquo; passing in 2013 the business passed on to the next generation of the family. We have been privileged and honoured to have been entrusted with the care of all our residents over those [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-x0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":167,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=167","url_meta":{"origin":2046,"position":0},"title":"The Old Rectory Care Home","author":"Alan Williams","date":"27th July 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 Rectory opened its doors to care for elderly people in 1985, and to celebrate this fantastic milestone we held a wonderful summer garden party in the grounds of the home. 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