Rotherham care home with nail bar where care workers learn beauty therapy to keep up with demand

Residents at HC-One’s Silverwood care home, in Sunnyside, Rotherham, have been making use of the home’s hair and beauty salon and care workers have been enhancing their skills to make everyone feel relaxed and pampered.

On Tuesday, August 13, hairdresser Pam Hawksworth and in-house Wellbeing Coordinator, Wendy Benson, spent the day in the salon at the residential and residential dementia care home. They had many visitors, including Joyce Earmshaw, 99, and Marjorie Brailsford, 94, who felt very special this week as they received manicure and had their hair styled.

Pam has worked at Silverwood care home on a Tuesday and Wednesday for the last three years. She revealed that she enjoys interacting with staff and residents as well as making use of the facilities.

Wendy has been learning to do manicures and residents love to try out her colours and designs. Pam visits the home weekly, and always makes residents feel and look their very best.

When in the salon, the record player came out this week and played songs from years gone by. Residents enjoyed picking the songs they enjoy and there was even a joint singalong too.

Joyce appreciates the salon experience, and she loves the refreshments provided from the in-house bistro, as well as reminiscing and picking records for the record player. Marjorie also enjoyed her experience, as she received hand massages along with the beauty care.

Joyce Earmshaw, who lives at Silverwood care home, said: “I really enjoyed that, that was a bit of fun.”

Wendy Benson, Wellbeing Coordinator at Silverwood care home, commented: “The ladies really look forward to these salon sessions every week. This week, we thought we would also introduce something a bit different this week, with the music player and them choosing the old LPs to play. It really gave the salon that extra buzz!”