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Puppy love for Luton respite resident Emma

Posted on 10 July 2023

Puppy Love is in the air at our Luton residential care home, Little Bramingham Farm. Regular respite resident, Emma Cootes, has formed a strong bond with Winnie The Pooch, a loveable Blue Roan coated Cockapoo Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog who pays weekly visits to the care home residents. London-born Emma, who is 101-years-old, visited…

Rain clouds have a silver lining at the official opening of The Redcot Arms

Posted on 5 July 2023

Despite the grey clouds and raindrops falling, at Redcot care home spirits were not dampened as The Redcot Arms was officially opened. The honour of cutting the red ribbon and serving the first drink went to The Mayor of Haslemere, Councillor Jerome Davidson and the internationally renowned, The Folding Lady, Sophie Liard. Prior to the…

Bournemouth care home residents are ‘up to tricks’ celebrating National Bingo Day

Posted on 30 June 2023

It’s eyes down for the residents at RNNH, (Retired Nurses National Home), our Bournemouth-based residential and dementia care home, as they celebrated National Bingo Day. Since 2021, 27 June has been formally recognised as National Bingo Day in the UK and with their Bingo Dabbers at the ready, residents took their seats to enjoy the…

Alton resident Josephine reflects on her rewarding years as a nurse

Posted on 29 June 2023

Last month, many of our care homes and day care services honoured National Nurses Day by celebrating the commitment and dedication of our residents who had careers as nurses. Josephine Kristiansen has been a resident at The Lawn care home since November 2021. She chose to move to our Alton residential care home, as she…

RNNH care home celebrates National Nurses Day 2023

Posted on 2 June 2023

At Friends of the Elderly we have been honouring this month’s National Nurses Day by celebrating the commitment and dedication of our residents who had careers as nurses. The charity has many residents who have had long and rewarding careers as nurses, in addition to our own 12 registered nurses working throughout our care home…