Leek Life January/February 2014 | Page 43

CHOICES HOUSING ASSOCIATION Making the right ‘Choices’ hoices Housing Association is a leading UK not-for-profit housing association, based in Staffordshire. Linked to The Wrekin Housing Trust, Choices offer a range of care and support to meet a variety of needs; Residential Care Homes, Supported Living, Independent Living, Respite, Daycare and Extra Care. Operating a range of care services for people with disabilities and other vulnerable client groups, Choices care and support services are amongst the highest rated in the country. Its whole ethos is to deliver what its service users need, and put them at the centre of everything they do. Choices have an excellent reputation for the quality of its services and staff, and have won numerous care awards and accolades. Last month service users, tenants and staff enjoyed a fun Christmas party. Everyone gathered in the Ballroom of the Moat House Hotel, and enjoyed a delicious sit-down lunch. This was followed by a raffle, with a huge variety of prizes, drawn by Managing Director Nigel Downs and Chairman Mike Lawton. Everyone enjoyed dancing to ‘Elvis’ who delighted the guests with a range of well-known classics, even taking requests from the audience. In other news, the grand opening of The Cambrian Care-Hotel was cause for great excitement for everyone at Choices, with a celebration for all those who were involved in this unique project. Chairman Mike Lawton and Managing Director Nigel Downs officially opened the building b B