A care home has been awarded an accreditation certificate in recognition of its good standards of end of life care.

Milton Lodge, on Ipswich Road in Colchester, received the accolade from St Helena Hospice following a series of training, shadowing, and critical friend visits conducted through St Helena's Hospice Education programme.

Imelda Hodgkinson, practice educator at St Helena, said: "It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the team at Milton Lodge.

"From the moment I stepped in the door they made me feel really welcome and I could just see this is the residents’ home.

"It has been a pleasure and long may the great care that I witnessed continue.”

Registered manager at Milton Lodge, Trudi Snee, said: "Having this award has cemented what we do.

"The training for us to learn and develop what we already had in place and to act on it has been amazing."

The Hospice Education accreditation certificate indicates to clients, families, and professionals that care homes and care agencies have undertaken expert training in palliative and end of life care.

Among other requirements, care homes must have a Care Quality Commission rating of good or above to qualify.