Author: Jessica Mann

Coulsdon care home holds service at its Tommy Soldier Memorial

Posted on 29 November 2024

At Orford House, our Coulsdon-based residential care home, the residents, members of the local community and care team held an Armistice Day service to remember all fallen Commonwealth soldiers of the First World War. Held beside the care home’s newly positioned Tommy Soldier Memorial, the service was conducted by Michelle Kennett, the care home’s Registered…

Never a hair out of place at our Woking care home

Posted on 27 November 2024

National Spa Week 2024 at Bernard Sunley, our residential, nursing and dementia care home in Woking, Surrey, was a huge success. Anna Detira has been sharing her passion and love of bringing happiness and meaningful interactions to the care home’s residents through her weekly hairdressing sessions. Anna has been visiting Bernard Sunley each week for…

Colchester and Ipswich Museums bring history to life for residents

Posted on 23 November 2024

At New Copford Place, our Colchester-based residential care home, history was brought to life for residents and the care team thanks to historical talks by Simon Robinson, the Engagement and Outreach Officer at Colchester and Ipswich Museums. “I wanted to introduce a new interesting and engaging activity for our residents,” said Chelsey Leather, the care…

Community Halloween party at Luton care home a spooky success

Posted on 15 November 2024

Something spooky was brewing at Little Bramingham Farm, our Luton-based residential care home, as the care team and residents welcomed over 180 members of the local community to enjoy and share in the frighteningly good fun at their ‘errie-isitable’ Halloween party. “Our Halloween community party was ‘fang-tastic’, even Count Dracula himself would have been a…

Redcot’s Ann Essam wins prestigious Surrey Care Award

Posted on 14 November 2024

At Redcot, our Haslemere-based residential care home, residents and the care team have been celebrating with Ann Essam, one of the care home’s Activities Coordinators, who has just won the coveted ‘Unsung Hero – Making Care Possible’ Award at this year’s Surrey Care Awards. Ann, who joined Friends of the Elderly in 2001, after she…