Our Press Release Blog

Millbrook Lodge, Brockworth, a new £5.5 million state of the art care home operated by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) was opened officially on Tuesday 13 July 2010.
The ceremony was performed by Professor Anthony Mellows, OBE, TD, Lord Prior of The Most Venerable Order of The Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.
More [...]

The county director of Lincolnshire’s Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) whose care homes are at the forefront in providing specialist dementia care in the county, has called for more awareness of the needs of people living with dementia.
Martin Greener, OSJCT’s County Director, Lincolnshire, said that the OSJCT fully supported the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia [...]

Staff and residents at The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Madley Park House in Witney had a surprise visitor last Friday (July 2) afternoon when their local MP  - who just happens to be Prime Minister David Cameron – popped in for a cup of tea and a chat.
Mr Cameron had come to thank [...]

Orders of St John Care Trust homes in Oxfordshire are offering relatives of residents affected by dementia a chance to meet up to learn more about the condition and how to improve the quality of life of their elderly family members.
The county director of Oxfordshire’s Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) whose care homes [...]

Ten care workers have each received a prestigious award from the British branch of the world’s oldest order of chivalry, the Sovereign Order of Malta.
The Order of Malta’s St John’s Day ceremony, which was held at the Brompton Oratory in London on 24th June, was attended by more than 400 people, including Knights of the [...]

The Piggies brought the swinging sixties era back to the county recently with a special performance for more than 400 Lincolnshire care home residents, staff and volunteers.
A 1960’s themed dance was organised by the Lincolnshire county team of The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), the UK’s second largest not-for-profit care home provider, at [...]

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has added another care home to its family in Oxfordshire.
Old Station House in Abingdon is a modern home with rooms arranged on three floors and takes the total number of care homes in the region managed by the Trust to 18.
The 43-bed care home in the centre [...]

Five Lincolnshire care workers have received recognition for a combined 85 years of caring for older people in the region.
Patchett Lodge in Holbeach, managed by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), hosted an awards presentation on Thursday 18 March, where David Storr, Rachel Miller, Hilary Noakes, Anne Wynne and Lynne Woodhouse were presented [...]

An Oxfordshire care home is calling on members of the community to dig out and donate old-fashioned and nostalgic household items to help their residents living with dementia.
Staff at Marston Court in Marston, managed by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), have set up reminiscence sessions and created a memory box to engage [...]

A helicopter ride, ballroom dancing and playing cricket are just some of the dreams coming true for care home residents in Lincolnshire, thanks to a new ‘Wish Tree’ fund.
Set up by the Lincolnshire county team of The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) in 2009, the UK’s second largest not for profit care home [...]