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Colin shares how a respite stay led to him becoming a full-time resident at The Lawn

Posted on 13 March 2023

At The Lawn care home in Alton, Hampshire, resident Colin Jones and his family made the big decision to make the care home his permanent residence following an enjoyable respite break – and he hasn’t looked back since. Colin visited The Lawn for a three week respite break in October 2022 and was so impressed…

Meaningful activities support older people to live well in later life

Posted on 11 March 2023

At Friends of the Elderly, we always have the wellbeing of our residents and clients at the heart of everything we do. To reinforce our commitment, our Charity has a wide and varied range of meaningful activities designed to suit and fulfil all our residents’ and clients’ physical and emotional needs; all of which are…

2023 February highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 6 March 2023

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 February highlights: Blue Sapphire Valentine’s Day celebrations for happy couple in Woking At Bernard Sunley, our Woking-based nursing and dementia care home, residents Helen and Geoff Harrold have been celebrating…

Luton care home resident pens poem for the care home she loves

Posted on 24 February 2023

At Little Bramingham Farm care home in Luton, Bedfordshire, resident Pauline Dimery has written a special poem dedicated to the care home she loves so much. Pauline put pen to paper after sharing her love of writing with Karen Charity, Little Bramingham Farm’s Activities Co-ordinator. “I started writing poetry back in the 1980s,” Pauline said.…

The Folding Lady puts best foot forward for Friends of the Elderly

Posted on 20 February 2023

Friends of the Elderly is very proud to announce that Sophie Liard, known internationally as ‘The Folding Lady’ is putting her best foot forward and running this year’s London Marathon in aid of the charity. Sophie chose Friends of the Elderly as her cause due to her strong family ties with the charity. Sophie grew…