Administrator at nursing care home in Downley named overall winner in prestigious national competition

The Heights, Downley. (Archive picture)

An administrator at a nursing care home in Downley has been declared the overall winner in the Caring Times and Ontex Care Home Heroes Awards 2018.

April Blacher, an administrator at The Heights Care Home in Downley, which is part of The Fremantle Trust, received the accolade for her dedication to ensuring dignity and respect for end of life care when she went out of her way to personally arrange a funeral for a gentleman at The Heights who passed away and left no contact details for any remaining family or friends.

Further information on The Fremantle Trust can be found on their website at https://www.fremantletrust.org.