Corporate Milestones

Since purchasing St Andrew’s in April 2004, Jasmine has rapidly expanded, whilst continuously improving the homes purchased and putting the building blocks in place for further controlled growth. The following are just a few of the key milestones in Jasmine’s history:

February 2005 – Jasmine was awarded Investors in People status, emphasising our commitment to our staff.

April 2005 – At the beginning of this month we purchased our second home, Orchard Court Care Home, in Brigg, North Lincolnshire. This was followed by the acquisition of our third home, Oxendon House Care Home, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire at the end of the month.

June 2005 – Oxendon House was awarded Three Roses by Northamptonshire Social Services in recognition of the significant improvements made post our purchase.

December 2005 – Our new Jasmine corporate identity was successfully launched complete with new branding and brochures for each of our homes.

January 2006 – A new corporate IT system was implemented to link all the homes and strengthen communication channels, demonstrating our commitment to investing in the business.

March 2006 – A twelve bedroom extension and major external improvements to the grounds and gardens were completed at St Andrew’s.

April 2006 – Our fourth home, Avenue House Nursing and Care Home, in Rushden, Northamptonshire was purchased. To fund this acquisition money was raised from external investors for the first time, resulting in Jasmine having a further three shareholders.

August 2006 – A new manager was recruited for St Andrew’s allowing Pam Morris to dedicate all her time to managing and supporting all our home managers without directly managing a home herself. This allowed Jasmine to further rapidly improve the standards of care it provided at all its homes.

November 2006 – Major works were carried out at Oxendon House resulting in three additional high specification en-suite bedrooms with their own private lounge and the refurbishment of some existing bedrooms including adding en-suites.

December 2006 – Three additional high specification en-suite bedrooms were created at Avenue House. A further bedroom was also added at Orchard Court.

February 2007 - Individual websites were launched for each of the Jasmine homes.

March 2007 - Our corporate head office was moved from St Andrew’s to new modern offices near the centre of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. This enabled the creation of an additional en-suite room at St Andrew’s and ensured sufficient head office space for future growth.

July 2007 - The total renovation of the front of Oxendon House was completed. This project both radically improved the aesthetics of the home and significantly increased the parking available. The latter being a pre-requisite before the home can be further extended, which is planned in the medium term. In addition, the main staircase, one of the lounges and all of the ground floor corridors were totally refurbished.

Aug 2007 - Our first corporate brochure was published and the Jasmine website launched, providing information about Jasmine for current and future stakeholders.

December 2007 - Anita Chambers was recruited as Head of Finance, completing the senior management team at Jasmine. Anita is a chartered accountant who qualified with Price Waterhouse and later held senior positions at Next plc and National Express Group plc.

March 2008 - A further three high specification en-suite bedrooms were completed at Oxendon Group plc.

May 2008 - The first major redevelopment of Ochard Court was completed involving adding two additional high specification en-suite bedrooms, extending and upgrading the dining room facilities and creating a new landscaped patio area.

June 2008 - A development of nine new close care bungalows for the elderly were completed at Orchard Court. These remain owned by Jasmine and are all let to those aged over 65 along with warden services. Day care and personal care is also offered to the tenants of these units.

November 2008 – We recruited a full-time Care and Training Manager to help develop all staff to their full potential by providing extensive in-house induction training, regular mandatory training and additional specialist training in many areas. This new role also took over the responsibility for the group’s in-house auditing of various aspects of the care provided at all our homes.

May 2010 – Orchard Court achieves 2* good rating with CQC, thus making all Jasmine care homes 2* good.

January 2011 – The major refurbishment of most of the original vicarage part of St Andrew’s was completed. This project included the total refurbishment of all corridors and staircases, the staff room and six large bedrooms, including adding new en-suites to them. The priority of this project was to ensure that the outstanding character of the original building was only enhanced.