A CARE home is celebrating being rated one of the best in the country.

Rosebank, a 28-bed home in High Street, Bampton, has been awarded a Three Star Award for Excellence by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

It is one of just 10 per cent of residential homes in the country to gain the award.

Owner Jane Roberts said: “Rosebank is first and foremost a home.

“Many of our residents are local people, who have lived in the area for most of their lives.

“Our staff are also local and are the centre of the home through their commitment and hard work.”

The home has a regular programme of activities for residents, including a bellydancing demonstration in March.

Mrs Roberts added: “We are always seeking new ways to provide enjoyment and fun.

“We see ourselves very much part of our local community.

“Our residents’ families are equally important to us and they become part of our extended family at what is often a difficult and stressful time for them.”

Resident Ian Nisbet, 84, who has lived at Rosebank for nine months, said: “We have got lots of dedicated carers who look after us very well. I like the company and the feeling that people are sympathetic.”

The home, which currently has 28 residents, has been running for nine years.

Manager Lynn Hughes said: “It’s all down to the excellent care team that we have got this award.

“We do provide a lot of training and the owner goes the extra mile for the staff.

“I think we have a lot of residents that benefit from the closeness of the team.”

On Wednesday, care assistant Rebecca Gilding, 31, proved her dedication by arriving at work on a tractor.

After finding she was snowed in, Miss Gilding’s boyfriend Jamie Stepp gave her a lift on the tractor he had borrowed from work at a nearby farm.

She said: “I didn’t want to leave anybody in the lurch.

“We are short-staffed, and I knew if I could get in I would somehow. I did get some looks.”