AN EASTBURN care home has been lauded for its work eliminating pressure ulcers amongst elderly residents.

Croft House Care Home has been awarded the title Care Home of the Year in this year’s React to Red awards for the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven area.

The team led by husband-and-wife owners Giles and Vicky Bateman won the accolade after gaining an Outstanding grade from the Care Quality Commission.

Croft House accommodates 29 residents, providing residential care, day care and respite care for the elderly.

Croft House is signed up to React to Red, a pressure ulcer prevention training programme.

The home has two React to Red champions, deputy manager Kelly Flaherty and team leader Shana Mellor, who both provide Croft House care staff with intensive training in pressure ulcer prevention.

The Batemans said: “We adopt a person-centred approach when caring for our residents.

“We strive to ensure our residents are treated with respect and dignity come and we strive to maintain their independence and be sensitive to their ever-changing needs and abilities.”

Kelly said: “We ensure that React to Red training is fundamental to our care practices. Croft House has invested in both staff and equipment to ensure outstanding provision of pressure ulcer prevention.

“Croft House are very proud that our staff managed to heal a grade 4 pressure sore on a 101-year-old lady who came to us in very poor health.

“We were told this could not be healed without surgery and her prognosis was not good. Through intensive input from all staff, encouraging this lady to stand, move and dance, the sore completely healed.”

Debbie Crowther, and an associate nurse in Tissue Viability Services, said the Croft House team had been truly dedicated to delivering React to Read to all staff.

She added: “The home has had fantastic support from the Care Home manager who supports the roll-out of React to Red within the home.”