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2022 October highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 8 November 2022

Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our October highlights: 101st birthday is full of joy for Joyce At The Lawn care home in Alton, Hampshire, the care team has been celebrating with resident, Joyce Colley, as she enjoyed…

101st birthday is full of joy for Joyce at our Alton care home

Posted on 21 October 2022

At The Lawn care home in Alton, Hampshire, the care team has been celebrating with resident, Joyce Colley, as she enjoyed her landmark 101st Birthday. For her extra special day, The Lawn care team ensured Joyce had a birthday to remember. They decorated the care home in an array of beautiful celebratory decorations and presented Joyce with…

Scouts promise to do their gardening duty at our Bournemouth care home

Posted on 20 October 2022

At RNNH care home in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents spent a lovely day reminiscing about their days in the Scouts and Guides. Residents ‘Did Their Gardening Best’ with the 21st Bournemouth Cub Scouts when the Pack visited to work in the care home’s beautiful gardens as part of their Cubs Gardener Activity Badge. The 21st…

Centenarian Cedric celebrates landmark 100th birthday

Posted on 14 October 2022

At Bernard Sunley care home, prior to the sad passing of the charity’s Royal Patron, HM Queen Elizabeth II, the care team made sure resident Cedric Vallint’s 100th Birthday celebrations were ‘just the ticket’ for the British Rail veteran. In the morning, Cedric’s room was decked out to the nines with celebratory 100 balloons and a…

Recognising the resilience and contributions of older women

Posted on 6 October 2022

At Friends of the Elderly, we always have the wellbeing of our residents and clients at the heart and forefront of everything we do. To celebrate and honour the theme of this year’s United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) – ‘The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women,’ we have spoken to some of…