2025 July highlights from our care homes and services

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 July highlights:

Alina Gutu. Mark Wilson & Jennifer Griffiths at the opening of Friends Place care home in Reading.Our new care home – Friends Place – opens in Calcot, Reading

“This is an exciting milestone for Friends of the Elderly,” – Mark Wilson, Interim Co-Chief Executive

We are delighted to announce the opening of our brand-new residential care home, Friends Place, in Calcot, Reading. Friends Place has been thoughtfully and carefully designed to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere where residents feel valued, secure, and supported.

Find out more about the opening of Friends Place care home here.

One of England’s oldest badminton clubs chooses us as their charity of the season

St. Margaret’s Badminton Club in Tooting has chosen to support our Day Care service in Wallington for the 2025-26 season. St Margaret’s B.C, founded in 1919, is by far the oldest badminton club in London and in fact is one of the oldest in the country!

They are supporting us in memory of Sue Smith, their former treasurer and club member for more than 40 years, who also attended Wallington Day Care.

St Margaret’s kicked off their fundraising activities with a 100k bike ride through the Surrey Hills. You can read more about the event or donate here.

Luton care home staff Lisa, Karen and Emma posing on hay bales in costume at their community event where they went back in time to celebrate our 120th Anniversary.Luton care home travels back in time

At Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based care home, the care team and residents invited their families, friends, loved ones and the local community to join them to travel back in time to the 1940s at the care home’s community garden party to celebrate the Charity’s 120th Anniversary.

Find out how the celebration went here.

Dorothy reminisces on her 90th birthday

Birthday celebrations were in full swing at The Lawn, our Alton-based residential care home, as tennis loving resident, Dorothy Cory, enjoyed a match perfect 90th Birthday.

Find out how Dorothy celebrated here.

A cropped image of a Malvern Day Care client wearing a large red hat in celebration of the Royal Ascot.Malvern Day Care clients enjoy ‘hat-tastic’ Royal Ascot

At our Malvern Day Care service, which supports people who are living with dementia and a range of age-related conditions, clients have had an ‘un-bridle-ed’ fun time celebrating this year’s Ascot Races.

Read about their Ascot celebrations here.

Steve Swift smiling with The Lawn care home in the background.Steve Swift joins The Lawn Care Home family in Alton

Steve Swift has joined our Alton-based residential care home as the new Registered Manager. Steve, who has worked in the Care Sector for 27 years, joined us after an extensive caring career.

Find out about Steve’s caring experience here.

Double Birthday celebrations at Orford House care home

Double birthday festivities and merriments have been in full swing at Orford House care home. The team pulled out all the stops to make sure that 87-year-old resident, Lieselotte Angel and 84-year-old resident, Jerzy Snigorski had a wonderful time celebrating their joint birthday.

Find out how Lieselotte and Jerzy celebrated here.

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