Author: Jessica Mann

Friends of the Elderly Malvern’s 2025 well dressing fantasy

Posted on 22 May 2025

For this year’s Malvern Waters and Well Dressing Festival, the care teams at Friends of the Elderly Malvern have been awarded Silver for all their hard work transforming the historic Davenham ‘St. John’s’ Well in to an enchanted, mystical fairytale vista. “In keeping with this year’s Festival theme of Folklore and Fairytales, we decided to honour C.S.…

Keelan, who volunteers at Kidderminster Day Care, smiling at the camera.
Student volunteer Keelan supports older people living with dementia

Posted on 21 May 2025

At Kidderminster Day Care, which supports people who are living with dementia and a range of age related conditions, in recognition of this year’s Global Intergenerational Week, student volunteer at the day care service, Keelan Murrihy, has been sharing his volunteering story. Keelan, who is studying Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 at Kidderminster College,…

Libb and New Copford Place care home resident Pat dance together.
Toes tap as Essex residents celebrate International Dance Day

Posted on 20 May 2025

At New Copford Place, our Colchester-based residential care home, residents have put on their dancing shoes to celebrate this year’s International Dance Day. “The annual International Dance Day is a global celebration of the art of dance,” said Chelsey Leather, the Activities Coordinator at New Copford Place. “The residents love our regular Musical Moments™ sessions with Libby…

Marion on her birthday holding an 80th balloon.
Marion enjoys a special 80th birthday celebration

Posted on 19 May 2025

At Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based residential care home, resident Marion MacDonald, has had a wonderful time celebrating her landmark 80th birthday, surrounded with balloons, flowers, cards and gifts with her family and care home friends. Marion has lived at Little Bramingham Farm since November 2024. “I decided to move to the care home as…

Access Volunteering Team and Friends of the Elderly staff with resident Margaret Hampshire
Volunteers from The Access Group UK spruce up care home’s garden furniture for summer

Posted on 16 May 2025

Team members from The Access Group UK, one of the leading providers of business management software, have spent a day volunteering at our Alton-based residential care home, The Lawn. Friends of the Elderly, which is celebrating its 120th Anniversary this year, welcomed 7 Access Group volunteers who wasted no time getting the care home’s garden furniture…