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Birthday parties, bagpipes on Burns Night, a visit from four meerkats, and the awards the team has brought home.
It's been a while...
With the launch of our new website, we thought it best to update visitors with our latest news from a remarkable year at Aria Care Home.
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The team who stay
A full year with every member of our team still here, and what that means for the people we care for.
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What's next at Aria
Air conditioning, lounge lighting that follows the daylight, a closer eye on light, sound and air quality, and a new dementia care initiative.
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Record Low Staff Turnover
Staff turnover at Aria was 0.71% in 2025, and no agency staff have worked at the home since April 2023.
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Your Rights in Care: What Local Authorities Don't Want You to Know
What the law in Wales says about your right to choose a care home, and how to use it.
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Aria's 11th Anniversary
Residents, families and the team celebrated eleven years since Aria opened on 10 April 2014.
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Virtual Tour
A film walk through Aria, its rooms and its lounge on the day of the 11th anniversary party.
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Aria Care Home Breaks Through £15/hour Pay Milestone — Highest Paid Care Team in Wales
Aria's minimum rate of pay rose to £15.50 an hour.
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GUIDE: Understanding the First Steps in Finding a Care Home
The first steps in finding a care home: the financial assessment, contacting social services and knowing your rights.
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REVIEW: 2024 in Numbers
Aria's 2024 figures for residents and the team: falls, mortality, retention, agency use and pay.
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ADVICE: How to Make a Care Home Feel Like Home – Personalising a Loved One’s Space
Eight ways to make a care home room familiar, from photographs and a favourite blanket to a morning cup of tea in a favourite mug.
Read moreOur Latest CIW Inspection Report
Care Inspectorate Wales made an unannounced inspection of Aria, and the report is here to read.
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Aria Turns 10
Aria marked ten years since it first opened its doors in 2014.
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Aria Continues to Lead the Way in Pay
Aria's minimum hourly rate rose from £13.00 to £14.50 for 2024/25.
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ADVICE: What to Look for on a Care Home Visit – Key Questions, Signs of Good Care, and Red Flags
The questions to ask, the signs of good care and the red flags to look for when you visit a care home.
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WINNERS: Care Home Team of the Year
The Aria team won Care Home Team of the Year for Wales at the Great British Care Awards.
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Resident Celebrates their 100th Birthday
A resident who has lived at Aria since 2016 celebrated their 100th birthday with the team.
Read moreINNOVATOR IN CARE: 2023
Aria's director was named Innovator in Care in the Care Home Professional Power List 2023.
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30% Pay Increase for All Team Members
Every team member at Aria received a 30% pay rise, with a new minimum of £13.00 an hour.
Read moreAria Care Home Purchases Defibrillator
A defibrillator is now in the home, registered with The Circuit and known to the ambulance service.
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Caring UK Awards 2022 Winner
Aria won Best Initiative in Care at the Caring UK Awards 2022.
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Top 20 Care Home in Wales | 2020
Aria was named one of the Top 20 care homes in Wales for 2020, from reviews left by families.
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We Turn Six
Residents marked Aria's sixth birthday with a serenade on the big screen, painted windows, pen-pal letters and spring sunshine.
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Christmas 2018
Residents, families and the team celebrated with lunch at the Celtic Manor, parties at Aria and Christmas Day itself.
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The Best of Halloween 2018
Witches, pumpkins and Ghostbusters filled the lounge for the Halloween party.
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Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Arcadia Care Homes, which runs Aria, was shortlisted for the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
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Welcome To The Jungle
Residents met a cat, an armadillo, two baby tortoises and four meerkats when A & S Animal Encounters came to visit.
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Our 4th Birthday!
Residents, families and the team marked four years of Aria with a spread and live entertainment.
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This Week: Aria Celebrates Burns Night
Residents welcomed bagpipes and a Burns Supper of haggis to celebrate Robert Burns.
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Aria In Partnership With Primary School
Residents visit Malpas Court Primary School each week to play games and decorate Christmas trees with the pupils.
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“This Christmas” Poem
A Christmas poem that follows one life through its Christmases.
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