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From Father’s Day celebrations to a landmark 95th birthday, residents across our care homes and services have been busy over the last month. Find out what they got up to in June: The mother and daughter care team with 37 years between them At Friends of the Elderly, we are proud to have many family…

At Redcot, our Haslemere-based residential care home, resident Zena Gay enjoyed her respite break so much, she didn’t want to leave – so she decided to make Redcot her permanent home. Back in 2018, Zena moved into Redcot for a respite care stay on the advice of her GP, as her eyesight was deteriorating. When…

At Davenham care home in Malvern, resident Muriel Castledine has had a wonderful day celebrating her milestone 95th birthday. Muriel’s special day started with a lovely one-to-one visit from her niece and nephew, with gifts and cards from family, friends and the care home team, and rounded off with Muriel’s favourite birthday tradition of a delicious summer…

At Friends of the Elderly, we are proud to have many family members who are part of our caring and management teams. Many have worked within different care homes and services for a number of years. Mother and daughter – Ann Essam and Cheryl Rothschild – have, between them, worked for Friends of the Elderly…