These videos about the history of Stanfield Nursing Home and our nursing care in Worcestershire are available on our YouTube Channel.
Our director Richard White talks about what it’s like to own and run an independent care home that is also a listed building.
Stanfield House with it’s gorgeous Georgian features and beautiful character adds to the homely atmosphere that you find here.
With it being a listed building, this makes you responsible not only for the people who we care for here, but also the house too.
Looking at Stanfield House, the building reminds Richard of himself and the people we care for at our Worcester nursing home. It’s moving through life, and it needs lots of tender loving care.
Richard bought the nursing home in 1987 and it was the first time he’d personally owned a listed building. With it came great responsibility, just like the people being cared for. Having been used to doing lots of alterations to buildings, the way he wanted to, now having to consult with a lot of people each time he wanted to do something was quite a shock, particulary as many held different views.
To create the care home in mind, serving residents to the highest of standards, it was very clear and important that moving forward would require a level of balance with the listed building officer and other interested parties.
The original parts of the house date back to 1546 and was the former Bishop’s residence of Worcestershire.
It was listed in 1957, for one reason in particular, the rather extravagant bay window, off the large sitting room. What a beautiful window it is and we treat it with tender loving care to keep it in great condition.
If you are considering nursing home care in Worcester for yourself or a loved one, you are most welcome to call us on 01905 420 459 or arrange to come and have a look around our home and gardens.