65 GHP Q2 2026 are informally or formally looking after a loved one. This can be a spouse, parent, grandparent or friend, who may have become physically ill or may be living with dementia. Caring for a loved one can be an around the clock responsibility and many carers feel exhausted and lonely as there is little opportunity to ‘get out’ or ‘switch off’ from their caring role. Responding to feedback from carers, offer short-term respite placements, day care services and a memory club. Short-term and respite placements may be required for rehabilitation, to allow a family member caring for a loved one to have a well-deserved break, carry out repairs to the house or have an operation, where the person’s normal package of care has broken down, or for any other reason respite care may be needed. The Day Care Services are designed to provide care, stimulation and companionship for older people, including those living with dementia, who need assistance or supervision during the day. Our day guests can enjoy our wide range of activities and our homecooked meals. They make friends and keep busy while their family go to work, handle personal business, or just relaxes while knowing their loved one is well cared for and safe. The Ourris family are of Greek Cypriot origin and the homes are popular with the Greek and Greek Cypriot community. Greek-speaking carers ensure that every need can be clearly communicated. Greek Cypriot dining and cultural activities such as Greek TV and Greek entertainment are also on offer. Both Homes have regular visits from the Greek Orthodox priest to give blessings, Holy Communion and often live stream church services within the homes with special visits to the Greek Orthodox Church. Recently, thanks to its exceptional levels of care, along with its dedicated approach to ensuring residents remain connected with the wider community, the two homes gained notable recognition in the Global Excellence Awards for both of its care homes, being rewarded with the accolades of 2026’s Leading Nursing Care Provider (London): Autumn Gardens, and 2026’s Leading Residential Care Provider (London): Anastasia Lodge. Excellent care comes from specificity, and the Autumn Gardens and Anastasia Lodge team make a point of treating each of their residents with the individual attention that they deserve. This is the reason behind their tremendous success and is what will continue to lead the team forward. Contact: Evgenia Plataki Company: Autumn Gardens Web Address: autumn-gardens.com Feb26060 When it comes to care, it’s important to create an environment that is not only welcoming, safe and friendly, but one that feels like home. The dedicated teams at Autumn Gardens and Anastasia Lodge have proven exceptional at building true person-centred care, specialising in satisfying the cultural needs of the Greek and Greek Cypriot community. When the Ourris family first opened Anastasia Lodge located in Winchmore Hill in 1990, it was a small residential care home for 20 residents. The home quickly established a good reputation for its high-quality care and warm and friendly family atmosphere. Demand for places at the home was high and it was extended to be able to care for 29 residents. By 2007 a second home, Autumn Gardens in Southgate, was opened as a residential care home caring for 36 residents and was later extended to accommodate 85 residents. Initially, both Autumn Gardens and Anastasia Lodge cared for older people with residential needs. By 2007, a number of residents had developed symptoms of dementia and the company successfully gained registration by the Care Quality Commission to provide this specialist care. Today, it continues to build on this care by establishing strong links with the Alzheimer’s Society. It seemed only natural for the team to expand its services to provide full-time nursing care for residents with more critical needs, and the organisation was successful in gaining registration by the Care Quality Commission for Autumn Gardens to become a nursing home in 2014. This enabled it to offer continuity of care for residents, with nursing care accessible to new residents and to existing residents who develop nursing needs while living there. The homes offer end-of-life and palliative care and aim to provide comfort and to control pain management, while ensuring that the psychological, social and spiritual needs of the individual are met. They also provide support to residents’ families through these difficult times, and residents benefit from familiar staff delivering the right level of end-of-life care in the comfort of their room, surrounded by family, with dignity and respect in accordance with their wishes. In recent years, more and more people in the UK With care homes in Southgate and Winchmore Hill that have been delivering highquality specialist care for over 30 years, Autumn Gardens and Anastasia Lodge provide a home-from-home environment. From short and long-term placements to flexible day care services and a memory club, residents and day guests can enjoy a comfortable and safe environment. We find out more as both care homes triumph in the Global Excellence Awards 2026. Care That Comes Naturally
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