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The Old Vicarage care home launches Blue Light Breakfast.
Blue Light Breakfast Club launched at our Oxfordshire care home

Posted on 14 June 2024

A Blue Light Breakfast Club has been launched at The Old Vicarage, our Wallingford-based residential and dementia care home. The Club – which started on Monday 20 May – will be open five days a week, Monday to Friday from 8am to 10am, offering a wide selection of tasty breakfast rolls, pastries and warm beverages…

Advice and Resources

Posted on 22 June 2023

Avril’s journey: Stroke to Dementia to Care home.   Finding the Right Care home.   Lasting power of attorney   Respite care breaks   Supporting People Living with Dementia

Tips to help care for an elderly person with dementia

Posted on 14 April 2022

At Friends of the Elderly, one of the things we pride ourselves on is the personalised care we provide to our residents and clients. Whether dropping in a couple of times a week to one of our day care centres, staying with us for a few weeks on a short respite break, or living with…

£16,078 has been raised through our Winter Appeal

Posted on 30 March 2022

A huge thank you to everyone who kindly donated. The money raised will offer vital support for some of the poorest older people in our communities who have nowhere else to turn. This winter, we have helped 11 older people afford their heating bills, replaced 19 broken refrigeration appliances, and helped to pay for 27…

Lady Diana Farnham
Lady Diana Farnham, DVCO

Posted on 4 January 2022

Friends of the Elderly would like to express our deep sadness at the death of the Charity’s long-term Patron, Lady Diana Farnham. Lady Farnham was not only one of Friends of the Elderly’s Patrons, but a long standing, dedicated supporter of the Charity and its work to support and care for older people. Lady Farnham…