One care home where eight families work together

"We all feel part of the family," say the residents at a care home run by eight families with at least two generations working together.

Dianne Downard, manager at The Grange in Oxfordshire, has worked in care for 28 years and now her daughters Natalie and Laura Butler work alongside her.

She said being at the home was "like her second family".

Natalie who works as a care team leader said her mother "inspired" her to work there, teaching her that "kindness and patience costs nothing".

"I first came here as a teenager and worked as a housekeeper," said her sister Laura the home's activities and wellbeing co-ordinator.

She said their mother who progressed from working as a chef at the home "was a great example of the career you can build in this industry".

Deputy manager, Louise Harrison, has built a more than 25-year career at the site and her daughter, Sarah, has worked with her since she was 16.

"I started as a washer-upper in the back kitchen," said Sarah.

She went on to establish herself as a housekeeper at the site and has worked with her mother for more than 20 years.

"She's my biggest supporter and role model," she said.

Alongside them is carer Rayana Cabral Moura from Brazil and her daughter Anny Luyze Cabral Moura Fe who said they love working with the residents, as do Juliet Okrah and her son Fred Koduah.

Dianne joked that having Fred there "broke the mould" because he was the first son in the team among the mothers and daughters.

The site offers residential care for up to 35 people in an elegant listed building set in 10 acres of landscaped gardens that extend down to the River Thames.

"I don't think the residents really understand how many of us are actually family," said Joy Northey whose parents first established the family-run home.

She is now co-director with her nephew Aaron, while her stepdaughter Sammy Roberts is the home administrator.

"The fact that we have so many families working here says a lot about the rewarding nature of care and the environment we've created here," said Aaron.

"Sons and daughters have been able to see the rewards their mums get out of supporting people as they get older and making their day-to-day the best it can be. We're immensely proud of all of them."

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