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Cub Scouts bring a mini jamboree to RNNH care home residents

Posted on 24 July 2023

Residents at RNNH (the Retired Nurses National Home) in Bournemouth, Dorset, spent a warm, fun-filled evening enjoying a mini Jamboree thanks to a visit from 30 Cub Scouts from the 21st Bournemouth Cub Scouts. The 21st Bournemouth Cub Scouts pack has been visiting RNNH since 2018, and last visited the residents back in October 2022 when…

Residents by chance, best friends by choice at Redcot care home

Posted on 19 July 2023

At Redcot, our residential care home in Haslemere, Surrey, to celebrate this year’s National Best Friends Day, two residents Joyce Douglas and Tim Rait have been talking about their strong friendship bond that has developed since they both became full-time residents at the countryside care home. 98-year-old Joyce, who has been a resident at Redcot…

Impact of our Grants service

Posted on 18 July 2023

Poverty in later life is a reality for more than two million people.  1 Vulnerable pensioners are struggling without the means to buy food, heat their homes, take a warm shower or wear clean clothing. The cost of living crisis has also deeply affected the one million pensioners who are financially insecure and living just…

Romantic Woking couple celebrate birthdays days apart

Posted on 14 July 2023

At Bernard Sunley, our Woking-based nursing and dementia care home, residents Helen and Geoff Harrold, celebrated their June birthdays, but made sure they had separate celebrations to extend the festivities. Birmingham-born Geoff has been a resident at the care home since 2022 with Helen, who is originally from Newport in Wales, joining him shortly after.…

Puppy love for Luton respite resident Emma

Posted on 10 July 2023

Puppy Love is in the air at our Luton residential care home, Little Bramingham Farm. Regular respite resident, Emma Cootes, has formed a strong bond with Winnie The Pooch, a loveable Blue Roan coated Cockapoo Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog who pays weekly visits to the care home residents. London-born Emma, who is 101-years-old, visited…