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Astley Grange Nursing Home doesn’t have the recognition it deserves!

(I wrote this piece for Bolton News as they told me to but didn’t publish, maybe it was to long)....... So I’m hoping this place gets some recognition from Google!!!

Having to put my mum Allison Davies in a care home was heartbreaking at her age (56) and you see a lot of stories about bad care homes, but I’m so glad I have memories of this one that was a massive part of my life and always will be.

My mum went into Astley Grange on Blackburn road Astley Bridge in August 2017, after weeks of being in and out of hospital after being diagnosed with a stage 4 Glioblastoma in the April, an incurable brain tumour. After weeks of radio and chemo that didn’t succeed it was our best and only option. I know most people like to stay at home when they become ill like this but in my opinion I think that option would have mentally hurt me forever. I couldn’t have dealt with it I’m glad I had the option to walk away from her on days like that and see her the next day and start fresh, knowing she’s in good hands.

The staff at Astley Grange fell in love with my mum they all came in to see her on their days off towards the end. I will never know how they all do the job they do as I know I couldn’t. My mum loved them too. I love every single one of them to bits. And every time I drive past all my memories will be there for the rest of my life.

It’s clean, it’s friendly and most of all welcoming. It isn’t daunting when you go through the door, or when you leave. You can visit your loved ones whenever you wish and for however long you wish. The garden is gorgeous with memorial benches and handmade things in memory of residents that have been and passed.

During my mums last days my nan Barbara didn’t want to leave her side, Astley Grange sorted a room out for her to stay over night so she was close to my mum in case the inevitable happened. We expected my mum to leave us on Thursday 18th April so from then until the 22nd when she did decided to go it was a full 5 days of practically living there or waiting for “the call” if we had left, even my mums best friend Tracey was accommodated when she needed to go to sleep for a few hours one day at the home.

Thank you to every single one of you, but especially to Leyanne who became my mums best friend in there, to Jenny for helping her out all the time, to Adele for making her laugh and being there at the time she left us, to Sue the nurse who was also there, Tracey, Vicki and John the other nurses who where there during her last days, to Keeley my friend from school for being there at the time and making her look lovely after she had left us, to Wayne the handyman for making her all of her little things in her room, to Leesa for always checking on her and bringing Khyra in with little pictures for her, Emma for taking your little baby in to see her that made her day, and last but not least Freddie the cat who hadn’t left my mums side since the Wednesday before it and even ran in during her last moment.

I bet between you all you’ve made 1 million brews for my lovely mum. (I genuinely don’t think that’s an exaggeration it could be more)

My mum peacefully left us at 17.55 on Monday the 22nd April. With me by her side, along with her mum, son and best friend Tracey.

Astley Grange have been part of the family for the last 20 months and will forever be in my heart ❤️❤️❤️ not just the staff, but the residents and their loved ones too. Mel from next door visiting her mum, and residents like Anne the funniest woman you’ll ever meet, Dennis who really could be a menace at times, and Khalid who would wave every time he walked by. Thankyou all from the bottom of my heart.

Love always,

Anna Davies (Allison’s daughter)
Stephen Davies (Allison’s son)
Barbara Bateman (Allison’s mother)
Tracey Booth (Allison’s best friend)
Liz Corristine (Allison’s best friend)

My nan was in here and I visited everyday and was such a clean place the staff was lovely my nan was looked after sadly she passed in here and the staff was so supporting