News and events

International Men's day and Italian Day

19 November, 2024

One day - Two events

This morning we celebrated International Men's Day, with beer tasting

(as chosen by the men) and a sing-a-long. The German lager came out on top

least favorite was the Christmas Pudding & Custard stout!

This afternoon we enjoyed Italian Day

as part of our Around the World events

We sampled Italian red & white wine and larger, followed by pizza and cakes whilst listening to Italian music

Gold Standard Framework Accreditation 2024 - 2027

26 September, 2024

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home has been awarded a national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award in recognition of the excellent end of life care they provide.

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home received the award at the GSF annual conference and awards ceremony on Friday 27^th September at BMA House in London - a celebration of the UK's exceptional health and social care providers for care in the final year of life.

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home was one of 140 organisations from across the country receiving the award in London (98 care homes, 1 primary care team, 5 domiciliary care agencies, 8 retirement villages, 1 prison healthcare team and 27 hospital wards).

Sally Morris, Chief Executive Officer for Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home said: “We are really proud to announce our award in the nationally recognised Gold Standards Framework. This is a programme that recognises care homes, hospitals and hospices providing excellent end-of-life care. Rustington Hall has a good reputation for the care we provide to all our residents and to now have this prestigious award for our end-of-life care further adds to our nursing and care service. There was, and remains, a lot of work involved in achieving the GSF accreditation and we thank and congratulate all our staff for their dedication and commitment to ensuring our residents get a ‘gold standard’ of care.”

Julie Armstrong-Wilson, Chief Operating Officer for GSF said: “Congratulations to all the organisations who have successfully achieved accreditation and received the Quality Hallmark Award this year. The standard of care and compassionate cultures that have been observed is truly inspiring, showing a commitment to ensuring people receive the right care at the right time which has a positive impact on the people cared for and their families. Listening to what matters most to each and every individual and providing care in accordance with their goals, wishes and preferences is the Gold Standard and these organisations are delivering it. Within the awards there are a number of organisations that have demonstrated their sustainability of GSF multiple times with six of the care homes achieving GSF Accreditation six times. The GSF team are so very proud of all our Award Winners; with our ageing population it is so important we enable them to live well and when the time comes deliver quality care in their final year / days of life. A huge well done to you all!”

GSF provides end of life care training and accreditation for frontline staff in health and social care. Everybody deserves gold standard end of life care.

To find out more about the Gold Standards Framework, visit https://www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk/

Annual Memorial Service 2024

26 September, 2024

Rustington Hall held its annual memorial service to honour and remember those who have worked and resided with us through our many years of service to the community.

It was touching to be visited by many familiar faces to gather and reflect on special memories we have of loved ones lost.

Heritage Open Day - Shoreham Fort

16 September, 2024

Residents enjoyed an outing to the Heritage open day at Shoreham Fort, the experience included a display of military vehicles and memorabilia which included multiple informative talks held by the Sussex living History Group.

1950's Event

20 August, 2024

Today we hosted our 1950s themed event, this included the arrival of a collection of vintage vehicles bought to us by volunteers from the local community, staff and resident themed dress and tea party. Entertainment included an array of classic hits from the era from our good friend Kevin.

We wish to thank all those that supported the event!

Gold Standard Framework Accreditation 2024 - 2027

15 August, 2024

Rustington Hall is ecstatic to share the news that we have achieved accreditation of the Gold Standard Framework Award!

We wish to thank all of our wonderful and hard working staff for this amazing triumph!

For information regarding how the Gold standard framework is implemented and what it entails within care home settings please visit the following link.

https://www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk/about-us

Activities Afternoon

10 July, 2024

We had a great afternoon yesturday with Alexis - Vocal soloist and Groves Caricatures

the weather didn't stop us we enjoyed Ice cream

yummy cakes

pimms

Dunreyth Alpacas

30 June, 2024

A great interactive visit from the alpacas In the week! Thank you so much to Dunreyth Alpacas for this wonderful opportunity to get up close and personal!

¡Viva España!

12 June, 2024

Today at Rustington Hall we celebrated all things Spanish! This included paella and churros as a lunch option and a Spanish inspired dancercise session, followed by sangria and cakes Person Centred Software Rustington Hall Nursing

D-Day 80 at Rustington Hall

06 June, 2024

Today we honoured the brave personnel who risked their lives for freedom and peace.

This morning we watched the live coverage of the UK national commemorations from the British Normandy Memorial and this afternoon we've had a wonderful time singing along to some wartime classics with Kim and enjoyed some delicious cakes

412 years of service

28 May, 2024

Today we celebrated the 26 staff members with a service expanding over 10 years or more with Rustington Hall Nursing Home, with our longest serving team member having worked for the Society for 27 years!

In total between all applicable staff this equates to a staggering 412 years of combined service.

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

13 May, 2024

"The week aims to tackle stigma and help people understand and prioritise their and others' mental health".

For the last week Rustington Hall have come together to focus on good mental health for both residents and staff.

Rustington Hall incorporated a variety of activities - nutritious, feel good food and recipes, mood boosting teas, mindfulness sessions such as a sensory morning and colouring, and wearing green to raise awareness.

The theme this year is "Moving more for mental health", we certainly did that with two yoga sessions with Yana, for residents and staff and our weekly armchair exercise class with Yvette.

We held many other sessions this week , including bowling, an informative talk and singing with our outside entertainers, as well as quizzes and bingo with our staff.

We rounded the week off with a relaxing hour of Sheila playing the harp.

Easter 2024

31 March, 2024

🐥We hope you all had a lovely Easter break🐥
We enjoyed hot cross buns and Easter treats 🍫
A big thank you to everyone who donated to our staff Easter raffle, to Asda (Littlehampton Road, Ferring) and Morrisons Littlehampton for your kind donations and some very generous members of our local community who handmade some wonderful bunnies and chicks 🐰🐤

Food Hygiene Rating Award

28 March, 2024

Our wonderful kitchen team achieved another 5* food hygiene inspection rating by the inspectors this week! We are very proud of Lorraine and the team as they work so hard to provide high quality food and meals to the residents all day, everyday!

Brighton Football team!

19 March, 2024

Such a great day taking some of our Brighton supporters to have a tour of the Amex.

Thank you Brighton Amex for this opportunity!

St Patrick's Day 2024

18 March, 2024

Happy St Patrick's Day

We kicked off our celebrations early yesterday with decorations and an amazing Irish dance performance.

Residents, visitors and staff thoroughly enjoyed it

Valentines Day 2024

14 February, 2024

Happy Valentines day on behalf of Staff and Residents at Rustington Hall Nursing and Care Home!

Rustington Hall Christmas Event

13 December, 2023

Today we celebrated Christmas early!

Rustington Hall residents, families, friends and staff were able to enjoy an evening with Reindeer, festive food and drink and a visit to the Grotto, we want to thank all that attended and organised this event.

Remembrance Memorial

08 November, 2023

Rustington Hall wishes to provide an enormous thank you to all involved within both our society/family and those within the community who allowed us to accomplish our goal of creating a symbol of remembrance for Armistice Day in order to honor those who served in the line of duty.

In total an estimated 1300 hand stitched poppies have been mounted and displayed for all passing to see.

Once again thank you to all involved with this amazing feat.

Halloween 2023

31 October, 2023

Residents enjoyed a spooky day with the Rustington Hall team! With Games, Entertainment, Dressing up and sweet treats!

Happy Halloween from the Team at Rustington Hall!

Breast Cancer Awareness 2023

20 October, 2023

Today we wore pink to show our support for breast cancer awareness and research. We enjoyed taking part in the quiz, with the winner receiving some lovely pink prizes

Rustington Ball

29 September, 2023

Residents, visitors and staff dressed for the occasion, enjoying a morning of getting ready with hair and make-up by Helen & Tabita, photos in our specially decorated quiet room served with light refreshments and bubbly.

We spent the afternoon dancing, accompanied by our fabulous ballroom dancers Emma & Rares and the talented Alexis singing some wonderful songs for us.

A massive thank you to all involved including not only staff but families and performers!

Summer of Love

09 August, 2023

Rustington celebrated the 60's/70's with our summer of love event, thank you to all who attended and Alexis and Nick for providing the entertainment!

Second Annual Rustington Hall Revival

25 July, 2023

Rustington Hall celebrated its summer revival and with the help of the local community we were able to create a classic vehicle showcase for all to enjoy.

A massive thank you to all involved!

Fire Brigade Visit

27 June, 2023

Rustington Hall were lucky enough to receive a visit from the Littlehampton Fire and rescue team in one of its vehicles. Residents were provided a guided tour of the means in which fires are extinguished and an opportunity to get up close and personal.