Care Home Xmas Gifts

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crystalblue01 · 15/12/2023 07:56

Hi , my dad is in a care home where he seems content & cared for
Im just wondering what others do for staff gifts they all work hard but obviously i can’t afford to buy individual gifts

I did bring in a nice Xmas card last week and some chocs for everyone .
Im just wondering if I should get some wine for the managers ? Any advice please

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pavillion1 · 17/12/2023 11:36

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 17/12/2023 11:31

Whilst I agree with @pavillion1 that people shouldn't be giving more to the managers than the other staff, I don't understand the feeling that they could be 'over-run' with chocolates and biscuits . Most will have a decent best-before date on them so it's not as if they need eating by the end of December and if there really are that many, then each member of staff takes one home to share with their family, as we used to do in my office . Given the number of staff at the home my parents were in, which far exceeded the number of residents I'm surprised there would even be that many.

What would you suggest as a better gift then @pavillion1 ?

we have 74 apartments.. Most gifts are multiples so already looking at 148+
i think most people are sick of xmas choc by January..
Its abit like buying teachers best teacher mugs at the end of a school year .. you can only home so many .

CapturedLeprechaun · 17/12/2023 11:37

I cornered a few other relatives I recognise at my Nana's care home, and managed to organise 5 families putting in £20 each so we had £100, and giving them £100 vouchers for a local pizza place, so that staff can order in pizzas on their shifts. They had LOADS of boxes of chocs from other families already, so I thought it might be nice to try something different!

lyingonthebeach · 17/12/2023 11:41

I always buy a case of mixed beers and ciders for the staff to share out. They seem happy with that (one lady said it was a nice change because they get loads of chocs)

Princessdebthe1st · 17/12/2023 11:41

I was a hospital ward manager for a number of years and staff were always grateful for any gifts (chocolate/biscuits etc) but we had an ex patient who was a green grocer and once a year he bought us a huge hamper of fruit which the staff loved. If you go with fruit choose things that don't need to be cut up (avoid melons/pineapples etc) and go with things that can be eaten individually.

FestiveGrinch · 17/12/2023 11:48

We gave ours a coffee machine one year for the staff room so they could all bring in their own pods if they wanted to. That went down really well.

MPF080619 · 17/12/2023 15:55

I own and manage a care home. Gifts are not expected, but anything that is given is gratefully received. Not sure if other homes do this but any gifts we receive I put a raffle ticket on and the staff all take a ticket so they all get a gift to take home. If there aren't enough for one each I buy extra to make sure everyone has a gift. Anything which is given to me I pass onto the staff. This way it means that all the staff get a gift rather than just those that are on shift the day the box of chocolates come. Cans of drink are also loved !

PinkBuffalo · 17/12/2023 21:28

pavillion1 · 17/12/2023 11:26

But they are not going to tell you what they really think now are they 😳

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Great thanks for that

my mum has been there years and I like to think I have a very good relationship with the staff they call us one big family and are always very kind to me so I try and be nice back

sorry you feel like that in you work peoples like me must frustrate you

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