Chief Executive’s Blog

This month I’d like to look back over 2023 and share some highlights of the past year. At Friends of the Elderly, ensuring the wellbeing of our residents and clients is at the heart of all we do, and 2023 was no exception. Alongside our usual activities, the first half of the year saw a…

Hello and welcome to my December Friends of the Elderly blog. December is always a busy and fun-filled time at Friends of the Elderly, and I would like to share with you all the exciting Christmas activities that have been taking place throughout our care homes and day care services. Our staff love to make…

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…