Author: Jessica Mann

At Friends of the Elderly, we always have the wellbeing of our residents and clients at the heart and forefront of everything we do. To celebrate and honour the theme of this year’s United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) – ‘The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women,’ we have spoken to some of…

Pensioner poverty has been growing over the last decade and now over 2 million older people live in poverty in the UK – an increase of 200,000 in the last year alone. Our grant giving service helps older people who are living in poverty to afford basic household essentials and ensure they maintain a minimum…

Prior to the sad passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II, the care team at Redcot care home in Haslemere pulled out all the stops to ensure two residents had a wonderful day celebrating their joint birthday. Christine Freeman and Zena Gay – 100 and 93 respectfully – share the same birthday although seven years apart,…

At RNNH care home in Bournemouth, Dorset, residents have been having a ‘whale of a time’ talking and engaging with a wide range of unusual animals. This came about thanks to a visit from The Creature Teachers, a local animal encounters and experiences company which brings a variety of exotic and domestic animals into care…

Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our July highlights: Redcot residents bury poignant time capsule for the future At Redcot care home, residents have been commemorating the last few unprecedented years by filling and burying their very own…