Gregory House Home Manager, Anna Lewkowicz, knows how important it is for her team to spend time getting to know all the residents at the Grantham care home. In a new initiative ‘Stop the Clock’, each day at 11.30am, everyone who works at the home is encouraged to stop what they are doing, sit with residents and spend some quality time with them. 

Residents love to chat and talk about their families and interests. They also enjoy hearing about the lives of staff members. 

Since taking part in the Stop the Clock initiative, the team have learned that: Ute is an avid fan of the Royal family; Jean once met Stephen Hawkins whilst working at the University of Cambridge; Derrick spent many years volunteering in Uganda; Jenny is super proud of her son who is a Head Teacher and Erica loves to dance, although she says she doesn’t have too much energy for grooving these days.

Resident Jean Miller said: “It’s a busy home and taking time out to chat makes me very happy.”