News

A compilation of four images used in Friends of the Elderly's '2025 March Highlights' news story.
2025 March highlights from our care homes and services

Posted on 7 April 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 March highlights: Immersive Virtual Dementia Tour educates at our care homes Care Teams from The Lawn care home in Alton, and Redcot Care Home in Haslemere, were joined by relatives…

Irish resident Eileen reminisces on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on 28 March 2025

At Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based residential care home, resident, Eileen Gleasure, who has been a resident at the care home since 26th March 2018, has been enjoying this year’s St. Patrick’s Day and reminiscing about her life in Ireland before moving to the care home. 92-year-old Eileen, who was born on 7th January 1933…

Book lovers at New Copford Place celebrate World Book Day

Posted on 26 March 2025

Residents at New Copford Place, our Colchester-based residential care home, have been marking this month’s World Book Day, talking about their favourite novels, authors, story genres and plot lines. “Our residents love to read and can often be found in our cosy Library ensconced in a book with a cup of tea or coffee,” said…

Community exercise group launched to support older people

Posted on 24 March 2025

As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping all those we support and cares for active, motivated and engaged with their local community, residents at our Colchester-based New Copford Place residential care home are inviting its neighbours to join residents for a fun and inspirational exercise session. At each of our care homes, we have a…

Respite to resident from Wales to Luton

Posted on 21 March 2025

At Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based residential care home, resident, Margaret Thompson, has been sharing her respite to resident journey after making the 165.6 mile trip in 2024 to the care home from Builth Wells in Wales to make Little Bramingham Farm her home. Margaret, who was born in Wolverhampton on 4th October 1930, was…