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2025 September highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 15 October 2025

Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our 2025 September highlights: Little Bramingham Farm Finalist for Care Home of the Year at the 2025 National Care Awards At Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based residential care home, the care team has…

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Residents at Orford House residential care home reveal what makes them smile

Posted on 13 October 2025

At Orford House, our Coulsdon-based residential care home, the residents and Care Team have had a ‘smile-tacular’ day celebrating this year’s World Smile Day. World Smile Day was created by Harvey Ball, the renowned American commercial artist who designed the iconic yellow smiley face back in 1963. “Harvey Ball established World Smile Day in 1999…

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A Joyful Visit from Vamos Theatre Delights Residents and Day Care Clients at Friends of the Elderly Malvern

Posted on 8 October 2025

Residents at our Malvern-based Davenham, Perrins House and Bradbury Court, the residential, nursing and dementia care homes which are collectively known as Friends of the Elderly Malvern, and clients from Malvern Day Care ,were transported back to the 1940s and 1950s by Vamos Theatre’s vibrant ‘Sharing Joy’ show.   Worcester-based Vamos Theatre is the UK’s…

Friends Place Care Home celebrates first resident’s 89th birthday and hosts Open Weekend

Posted on 6 October 2025

At Friends Place, our Reading-based new state-of-the-art residential care home, Sadie Clark has had a wonderful day celebrating her 89th birthday surrounded by her family, care home friends, balloons, cards, gifts and the care home team. Sadie was the first resident to move into Friends Place in August this year. “I decided Friends Place was…

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Bernard Sunley celebrates World Animal Day with Resident pooch Jazz

Posted on 4 October 2025

At Bernard Sunley, our Woking-based residential, nursing and dementia care home, the residents have had a ‘Paw-fect’ time celebrating this year’s World Animal Day with the care home’s very own pooch, Jazz. “The annual World Animal Day takes place on 4th October to align with the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron…