Windsor Day Centre In Newry Scoops Care Award

Windsor Day Centre wins Edel Corr Award for Compassionate Care

The staff at Windsor Day Centre are the recipients of the Trust’s ‘Edel Corr Award for Compassionate Care.’

Edel Corr was a highly esteemed nursing colleague, who sadly passed away in 2021 and this award was established in her honour.

Windsor Day Centre in Newry provides day care for adults with a learning disability for service user support, rehabilitation and carer support.

A recent project for the Windsor team was the Bespoke Bungalow that opened in August 2023, which provides a day care service to adults with a learning disability, ASD and other conditions that can be associated with ASD.

Interim Chief Executive Colm McCafferty is pictured with staff from Windsor Day Centre Geraldine Carragher, Day Care Manager, Lisa Doran Assistant Manager, Louise Black and Natalie Creaney, Day Care Support Workers along with Dawn Ferguson, Interim Executive Director of Community Adult Disability Services and Edel’s family members niece Grace Magennis and sister Terry McGahan.of Nursing, Bronagh McKeown, Head of Disability Day Care Services, Tracy Rogers.

Staff included a focus on communication with service users and different creative assistive aids were tested, including Talking Mats, visual supports, iPads, video footage shot by service users and the Attention Autism Programme.

This engagement with service users and families resulted in excellent feedback for staff at the Centre with one stating, ‘Being listened to made such a difference to us all.’

Dawn Ferguson, Interim Director Interim Executive Director Nursing Midwifery, AHP, Functional Support Services and IPC presented the award to the team and said: “Windsor Day Centre provides an essential and beneficial service for school leavers with complex behavioural needs, which has had a positive impact on our service users quality of life and also their family members.

“Edel was passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability, and so it is a real privilege and honour to present the 2024 Edel Corr Award to everyone at Windsor Day Centre, Newry.”