MORE than 1,300 employees from Buckinghamshire-based The Fremantle Trust have officially transferred to The Orders of St John Care Trust following a merger in February 2024.
Buckinghamshire care homes and learning disability services celebrated their transfer to OSJCT with special events for colleagues and residents. Parties in homes started with a video message from CEO Dan Hayes OBE and a screening of A Real Home, showing the history of OSJCT, followed by a speech from the home manager and a representative from the senior leadership team. Services also enjoyed local entertainers and karaoke along with refreshments.
Dan said: “We’re delighted to welcome 1,300 colleagues from our Buckinghamshire services – formerly known as The Fremantle Trust – as we come together as one Trust.
“United, our teams now manage 75 care homes and eight extra care housing schemes for older people, alongside 16 learning disability services.
“This is a proud moment for us all as we celebrate the dedication, compassion and teamwork that continue to make a real difference in so many lives.”
Over the coming weeks there will be a few changes at former Fremantle Trust services; for example, team members will begin wearing new uniforms and badges, and new signage will appear outside buildings.
Together with Elmfield Care, a wholly-owned subsidiary, OSJCT now supports more than 4,000 people and employs more than 6,000 staff across 75 registered care homes, eight extra care housing schemes, five residential, and 11 supported living services for people with learning disabilities in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, West Sussex and Wiltshire.