Eastgate celebrates quarter of a century providing care

Care provider Eastgate held a celebratory event to mark 25 years of providing care in the East Midlands.

It all started from a plot of land at Hilltop, Eastwood, which founder James Day purchased in 1990 as the site for his first care home Alexander House.

Eastgate now has five care homes in the East Midlands, with a thousand staff providing care for around 200 residents.

“The staff are what really makes the difference on a daily and indeed yearly basis,” according to managing director, Mr Day, who said “this was recently borne out at the Long Service Awards Ceremony at County Hall, Nottingham. This special occasion was marked by the gathering of 100 personnel - many serving in excess of 20 years and providing nearly 300 years of service — new staff, suppliers and business partners joined us to celebrate the 25 years of care.”

Mr Day spoke at the event of “changing times” and said that “adapting and responding to the demands of care provision and the challenging business environment, has enabled development and expansion of Eastgate Care into the business it is today”.

He commended the staff saying: “It has been my pleasure to work with the great teams of people employed by Eastgate, over the 25 years, with their hard work and dedication to the residents and the running of the homes. They are the real key to providing successful care, this includes managers, nurses, carers, domestic and administrative staff.”