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98 years young – Orford House care home helps Dora celebrate milestone birthday

Posted on 2 July 2022

At Orford House, our Coulsdon-based care home, the team has been celebrating resident Dora Jefferies’ 98th Birthday with an afternoon tea party in the home’s glorious gardens, complete with a delicious birthday cake. Alongside the care home celebrations, Dora also enjoyed her special day with her daughter, Tracy and three sons, Michael, Simon and Clinton.…

2022 June highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 1 July 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 June highlights: Celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at our care homes and services For many across the world, Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was a truly monumental occasion of celebration.…

Celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at our care homes and services

Posted on 15 June 2022

For many across the world, Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was a truly monumental occasion of celebration. At Friends of the Elderly, we have been fortunate to receive Her Majesty’s support for 69 years, as Patron of our charity. We were delighted to join the celebrations as our care homes and services marked the…

2022 May highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 14 June 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 May highlights: Malvern Day Care centre hosts its own Italian Job Mercia Minis Car Club recently descended on our Malvern Day Care Centre in a group of classic, pristine Minis, much…

Encouraging our teams to ‘Unmind’ with new mental health platform

Posted on 27 May 2022

At Friends of the Elderly, we have continued to build on our commitment to our teams by expanding upon our Wellbeing Pledge and introducing a new online workplace mental health platform. Through engaging with the Unmind platform, we are empowering all of our employees to proactively measure, understand and improve their mental wellbeing and see,…