Care Home Celebrates £1.2m Refurbishment with Community Open Day and MP Visit

Ashmead Care Centre in Putney celebrated the completion of their £1.2m wellbeing-focussed refurbishment with an open day attended by the community, including local MP, Fleur Anderson.

On the afternoon of Friday 24 January, the Care Centre, which is part of the Maria Mallaband Care Group, brought together the wider community and special guests to celebrate the end of a five-month refurbishment, showcasing upgraded living spaces and facilities.

The day included live music from a harpist and singer, dancing, catering, and free treatments in the home’s new wellbeing suite, which has a hair and nail salon and a wellness room offering classes and treatments such as massages and yoga.

With works completed in December, guests explored the bespoke reception with new café and seating area, nursing unit and a luxury private dementia unit, alongside renovations to hallways, dining rooms, lounges, and the terrace and outdoor spaces.

Luminita Cupsa, Home Manager at Ashmead Care Centre, said: “It was wonderful to welcome so many members of the local community into Ashmead and to see the new spaces being enjoyed exactly as we’d hoped. The open day really brought our vision for a warm, welcoming environment to life, and the feedback from those living with us, families, and visitors has been overwhelmingly positive. People were up and dancing, it was fantastic!”

The day was also the official launch of the home’s partnership with Hair Angels, a specialist dementia-friendly hairdressing service that will visit Ashmead’s salon twice a week. With friendly dementia-trained staff, this service is particularly beneficial for those living at the home, but it’s extended to the wider community too.

Luminita Cupsa, said: “Every decision we’ve made has been with one goal in mind… to enhance the quality of life for the people living here. From the calm, self-care spaces we’ve created, to the encouragement of movement and social connection, this refurbishment has been all about making people feel happier, healthier, and more at home.”