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Friends of the Elderly would like to express its deepest sorrow at the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty was a Patron of Friends of the Elderly for over sixty years, and has been extremely important to the Charity’s residents, service users, staff and volunteers throughout her patronage. Our thoughts and sincere…
At RNNH care home in Bournemouth, Dorset, residents have been having a ‘whale of a time’ talking and engaging with a wide range of unusual animals. This came about thanks to a visit from The Creature Teachers, a local animal encounters and experiences company which brings a variety of exotic and domestic animals into care…
Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our July highlights: Redcot residents bury poignant time capsule for the future At Redcot care home, residents have been commemorating the last few unprecedented years by filling and burying their very own…
At Orford House care home in Coulsdon, sisters Marguerite and Adrienne Lawrance, have been celebrating this year’s International Day of Friendship by reminiscing and talking about their close bond, their long and happy lives together, strong friendship and love for each other. Marguerite, 91-years-old, and Adrienne, 89-years-old, moved to Orford House together in May 2021…
At Redcot, our residential care home in Haslemere, Surrey, the residents have been marking not only the charity’s Royal Patron, HRH Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, but also commemorating the last few unprecedented years. They have done this by burying their very own time capsule for future generations to discover. After seeing so much…