Chief Executive’s Blog

Hello and welcome to my latest blog post. I hope you are having a wonderful summer and enjoying the sunshine (when we have had it!). At Friends of the Elderly, we have been busy with lots of fun and exciting events and activities for our residents, clients and the local community. Here are some of…

Hello and welcome to my April blog. It’s a brief one this month, in which I would like to thank two amazing people, Zoe Butler and Sophie Liard, ‘The Folding Lady’, who took part in this year’s London Marathon on behalf of Friends of the Elderly. Zoe raised £650 for our New Copford Place care…

Hello and welcome to my March blog. In this first blog of 2023, I want to share how the charity has been honouring long – service staff members. My colleagues have devoted a big part of their lives to Friends of the Elderly and have helped make the charity what it is today. We are…

Hello and welcome to my November blog. This month, I’d like to talk about our day care services that support older people living with a range of age-related conditions, including short-term memory loss and dementia.  I met with Shirley Bradley, our Head of Day Care Services who has been part for the FotE family for…

Hello and welcome to my October blog. This month I am delighted to welcome dietitians Vittoria Romano and Alison Smith who have written an excellent and informative guest blog for the Charity about nutrition and hydration for older people. Introductions: Vittoria Romano is a community dietitian who specialises in care of older adults, supporting care…