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 and took part in an immersive Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) experience, designed to give participants a more profound and clearer understanding of what it’s like to live with dementia.
Read more about the Virtual Dementia Tour experience here.
Supporting older people in financial need
Supporting older people in financial needWe are one of the few charities that offer small grants and the impact of these cannot be overestimated. Some applicants told us that we were their last hope and that they didn’t know what they would have done if we had not stepped in. Others told us how they had trouble sleeping due to all the worry and that they were now able to get a good night’s rest. The grants we give may seem small to some, but the impact can be huge.
Thank you for your support and for making it possible to help more older people in need. Read more about our impact here.
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Luton
Celebrating International Women’s Day in LutonTo mark this year’s International Women’s Day, at Little Bramingham Farm residential care home, 84-year-old Health Care Assistant, Abi Lewis, has been sharing her love of caring and her caring career.
Read more about Abi’s career here.
World Book Day celebrated at New Copford Place
World Book Day celebrated at New Copford PlaceResidents 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.
Find out what residents’ favourite books are here.
Respite to resident from Wales to Luton
Respite to resident from Wales to LutonAt Little Bramingham Farm 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.
Read more about Margaret’s remarkable journey here.
Malvern residents’ Gardening Club bloomin’ lovely
Malvern residents’ Gardening Club bloomin’ lovelyResidents at Friends of the Elderly Malvern have been getting their hands dirty, and their nimble green fingers going as The Gardening Club opens for the 2025 season.
Find out what residents have been planting here.
Irish resident Eileen reminisces on St. Patrick’s Day
Irish resident Eileen reminisces on St. Patrick’s DayAt Little Bramingham Farm 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.
Read more about Eileen’s Irish roots here.
Community exercise group launched at Essex care home
Community exercise group launched at Essex care homeAs part of our ongoing commitment to keeping all those we support and care for active, motivated and engaged with their local community, residents at our Colchester-based New Copford Place residential care home are inviting their neighbours to join residents for a fun and inspirational exercise session.
Read about the benefits of the exercise group here.
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