Hailsham care home celebrates getting the Covid vaccine to all staff and residents

Covid vaccinations have been rolled out at Care UK’s Bowes House on Battle Road and now nearly everyone working and living there has had the vaccine.

Staff and residents say they been celebrating after becoming one of the first homes in the area to receive vaccinations for almost everyone living and working in the home.

With the support of Dr Gray from Quintin’s medical centre in Hailsham, the vast majority of residents and team members were given the first dose of the vaccination.

One of the first in the queue for the vaccination was 91-year-old Beryl Heffenden. She said, “I am so happy that the vaccine has arrived.”

Ryan Harris, home manager at Bowes 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 Quintin’s medical centre. 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 has said 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.