The Mayor of Poole Cllr Julie Bagwell was among the guests at a celebratory open weekend at Eagles Mount Green Community in Poole.
The green community providing residential and assisted living care at a site in Birds Hill Road held an afternoon tea party weekend from 25 – 27 June.
Not only did the event signal the reopening of the home to the wider community after lockdown, but it was also a celebration of their carbon-neutral status and re-launch as ‘Eagles Mount Green Community’.
The weekend was well-attended, with residents’ family members, prospective residents, and members of the wider community also visiting.
Visitors were welcome to enjoy complimentary cream teas and refreshments and explore the new-look ground floor rooms following a £50k refurbishment. They also had the opportunity to learn more about Eagles Mount becoming the first carbon neutral care home in the UK and its ongoing commitment to being a ‘green community.’
Sam Hoskins, operations director at Luxurycare Group, which operates Eagles Mount and other care homes locally, said:
“We loved welcoming so many visitors over this celebratory weekend and sharing what it means for us to be a green community.
“The very fact that we have renamed and rebranded as Eagles Mount Green Community is testament to our passionate commitment to doing all we can minimise our environmental impact and help protect our planet. This is a new and permanent shift in ethos, reflecting the concerns and values of our staff and residents here, their families, and the Luxurycare group.
“We’re very proud of what we have to offer, so it was wonderful to be able to open up to the wider community and share the improvements we’ve been making too. Our visitors seemed very impressed.”
Harriet Stewart-Jones, Transition Town (Poole) and Sustainable Dorset Champion was also among the guests. She said:
“This is an excellent initiative, and I was so pleased to learn more about what has been going on at Eagles Mount Green Community.
“They are taking the initiative and I hope their positive action and commitment inspires other local businesses in the care sector and beyond to pick up the baton and do what they can to tackle the climate emergency.”
Eagles Mount, part of the Luxurycare group which has five care homes and nursing homes in the Bournemouth and Poole area, was certified carbon neutral following a £25k investment in green energy infrastructure including dozens of solar panels across the roof and carbon offsetting.
For more information about the home visit www.eaglesmountcarehome.co.uk
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