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Betty’s Birthday Celebrations at Bernard Sunley care home

Posted on 19 May 2022

At Bernard Sunley care home, the team pulled out all the musical stops to celebrate resident Betty Bunce’s 91st Birthday. Betty and her care home friends enjoyed a delicious birthday tea and scrumptious birthday cake. This was followed by a surprise performance by Daniel Brewerton, Betty’s favourite singer. However, the surprises kept coming and Betty’s…

2022 April highlights from our care homes

Posted on 9 May 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 April highlights: Our Essex care home helps Barbara celebrate landmark 101st birthday At New Copford Place care home in Colchester, Essex, the care team has been celebrating Barbara Purves’ milestone 101st Birthday. Cheeky…

Malvern Day Care centre hosts its own Italian Job

Posted on 6 May 2022

Back in March 2019, the Mercia Minis Car Club first visited our Malvern Day Care centre. They arrived to celebrate and announce that our day care centre was the Malvern car club’s chosen charity for the year, a support that would run until March 2020. However, before they could return, the COVID pandemic struck. Fast…

Tips to help care for an elderly person with dementia

Posted on 14 April 2022

At Friends of the Elderly, one of the things we pride ourselves on is the personalised care we provide to our residents and clients. Whether dropping in a couple of times a week to one of our day care centres, staying with us for a few weeks on a short respite break, or living with…

2022 March highlights from our care homes

Posted on 13 April 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 March highlights: Bournemouth Knit and Natter group knit for Ukraine The Knit and Natter group is a popular activity and social session that residents love to take part in at RNNH…