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Eleanor Healthcare Group

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    Appleton Lodge is a nursing home in Aylesford, located within the RBLI Village, a unique and supportive community setting. Officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 during RBLI’s Centenary year, Appleton Lodge forms part of a historic village created around care, service and community. Her visit remains a meaningful part of the home’s story, highlighting the significance of this purpose-built facility within the RBLI Village. The home was designed to provide high standards of comfort, dignity and support in a safe, welcoming environment.

    Appleton Lodge offers compassionate nursing and palliative care, along with high-quality support for individuals with physical disabilities and complex needs. Care is shaped around each person’s needs, comfort and wellbeing. With 15 spacious rooms, each equipped with modern en-suite facilities, residents can enjoy comfort, privacy and personalised care. Whether you’re considering care for yourself or a loved one, Appleton Lodge offers a safe, homely place where everyone feels part of the family.

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    The Road Less Travelled – Charting A Visionary Path Towards Success

    Despite a successful stint as one of the youngest finance directors in London, specialising in mergers and acquisitions for a prominent advertising company, Marc found his professional success to be hollow. Driven by a desire to serve the community, he left the lucrative world of finance to establish an accountancy practice and business consultancy in Lewisham. His mission was clear: guide local start-ups and small businesses toward financial transparency and profitability.

    As Marc’s consultancy flourished, he received a crucial call from Eleanor in 2005, who was struggling to keep her nursing agency afloat after 26 years. Marc took on the challenge, initiating a leap of faith that marked the beginning of a transformative journey. Today, the Eleanor Healthcare Group stands as a model business in the care sector, with over 1500 dedicated members, fluent in 112 languages, supporting over 3000 clients. The senior staff, with a combined experience of over 100 years in health and social care, has been instrumental in guiding and participating in the organisation’s remarkable growth.

    Marc draws inspiration from his team of staff care workers and frontline keyworkers, acknowledging their role in preserving the life and dignity of the most vulnerable in the community. He emphasises that Eleanor is an organization with people at its core, having created a paradigm shift in the care sector with the driving principle that social care is about people, not processes. In 2009, Marc introduced the concept of person-centric care, responding to a request from Richmond Council. Eleanor Healthcare Group led the transformation, offering tailor-made services and pioneering an outcomes-based approach in collaboration with local authorities. The organisation then took a leading role in preventive care, integrating health and social care services and introducing a novel caring model to Lewisham Council based on the Buurtzorg model.

    Despite numerous achievements, Marc sees success as just the beginning. The Eleanor family remains ready to take another leap of faith, with trust in people above processes. In the face of mounting challenges to health and social care systems, Marc has been steering Eleanor to the forefront of much-needed innovation within the UK and globally. Eleanor Healthcare Group takes pride in its identity, never compromising integrity and always preserving its true essence. The commitment to taking the road less travelled is evident as it approaches the next fork in the future of healthcare, promising to continue breaking new ground and redefine possibilities.