Covid-19 vaccinations rolled out at Horsham care home

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Feb 02, 2021

Team members and residents at a Horsham care home have been celebrating after they became one of the first homes in the area to receive Covid-19 vaccinations for almost everyone living and working in the home.

With the support of Park Surgery, the vast majority of residents and team members at Care UK’s Skylark House, on St Marks Lane, were given the first dose of the vaccination.

One of the first in the queue for the vaccination was 92 years old Joyce Haley, who said: “That was quick. All that fuss and it was so quick – I’m glad I’ve finally had it!”

Dorota Woloszyn, Home Manager at Skylark House, said: “We were so pleased that residents in our home have had the vaccination. I would like to offer my thanks to the NHS team at Park Surgery. They were incredibly efficient, friendly, and made sure everything went smoothly, which was much appreciated.  

“This is the first step towards getting back to normal, and we couldn’t have asked for a better way to kick off the year. We’re looking forward to receiving our second dose of the vaccine as soon as we’re able.”

Care UK is keen to stress that the vaccine doesn’t provide full protection against the virus so its teams will continue to follow their stringent infection control measures including regular deep cleaning, regular testing, the use of masks and other PPE, social distancing, air purifiers and temperature checks to keep everyone safe.

Skylark House has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The home provides full-time residential, nursing and dementia care, as well as short-term respite and palliative care. 

For more information on Skylark House, please call Customer Relations Manager, Beverly Jordan, on 01403 887 578 or email beverly.jordan@careuk.com

For more general information, please visit: careuk.com/skylark-house