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In support of this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month and World Alzheimer’s Day, our Dementia Champions are sharing their experiences of supporting those living with dementia and talking about our Dementia Training Programme. After the age of 65, the likelihood of developing dementia roughly doubles every five years. We recognised this and took action and worked…
To celebrate and support this year’s Afternoon Tea Week and International Cat Day, the care teams at our Malvern-based care homes, Davenham and Bradbury Court, hosted a special fundraising afternoon tea in aid of Cats Protection, the UK’s largest feline welfare charity. The link between Friends of the Elderly Malvern and Cats Protection stems from…
At our residential care home, The Lawn, in Alton, Hampshire, the residents had a ‘paw-fect’ day enjoying the home’s first ever Dog Show. Ten dogs of varying breeds took part in 10 award categories, cheered on by residents, their families, friends and the care team. Emma Cranstone, the Activities Co-ordinator at The Lawn, decided to…
At Bernard Sunley, our Woking-based residential, nursing and dementia care home, Western and Cowboy film loving resident Cedric Vallint, has had a wonderful ‘Aces High’ day celebrating his milestone 101st birthday with his family, the care team and his care home friends. The care team at Bernard Sunley got on the bandwagon to make sure…
Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our 2023 August highlights: Golf Tournament supports Kidderminster Day Care with £3,000 donation Our Kidderminster Day Care, which supports people who are living with dementia and a range of age related conditions,…