Author: Jessica Mann

National Bingo Day celebrated at our Oxfordshire care home

Posted on 1 July 2024

At The Old Vicarage, our Wallingford-based residential and dementia care home, it’s eyes down for a ‘Full House’ for the residents as they celebrate this year’s National Bingo Day. “Since 2021, 27 June has been formally recognised as National Bingo Day in the UK,” said Carol Bourne, the Registered Manager at The Old Vicarage. “Our…

Little Bramingham Farm celebrates tea room’s first birthday

Posted on 27 June 2024

On the 18th June Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based residential care home, invited residents, their families and the community to celebrate the first birthday of the care home’s beautiful ‘Susie’s Tea Room’. When the Tea Room reopened in 2023, it was renamed ‘Susie’s Tea Room’ in memory and honour of the care home’s late Chef…

D-Day honoured as Malvern residents and clients transport to 1944

Posted on 12 June 2024

The care team at Malvern-based Davenham, Perrins House and Bradbury Court, our residential, nursing and dementia care homes which are collectively known as Friends of the Elderly Malvern, and Malvern Day Care Service, transported residents and clients back to June 1944 to honour D-Day’s 80th Anniversary. The D-Day landings on 6th June 1944 marked the…

2024 May highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 8 June 2024

Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our 2024 May highlights: Lady Davenham wins silver in Malvern care home’s stunning display At Friends of the Elderly Malvern, the care teams got creative for The Malvern Waters and Well Dressing…

Scruffies dog show returns for second year at our Alton care home

Posted on 5 June 2024

At The Lawn, our Alton-based residential care home, Emma Cranstone, the care home’s Activities Coordinator, has been ‘em-barking’ on the preparations for The Lawn’s second community Dog Show – affectionately known as Scruffies. “Our 2023 event was such as success that we really had to host it again,” said Emma. “Last year, our residents had…