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Honouring our long – service staff members

Posted on 30 March 2023

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…

Training well underway for The Folding Lady’s big day

Posted on 29 March 2023

The clock is ticking until the start of this year’s TCS London Marathon when international TikTok star, ‘The Folding Lady’ Sophie Liard, will be taking on the 26.2 memorable miles for our charity. Friends of the Elderly has very strong family ties for Sophie. Her Mum, Gaynor, used to be one of our Regional Managers,…

Awards and thanks for long service employees at Friends of the Elderly

Posted on 27 March 2023

At Friends of the Elderly, we not only always have the wellbeing of our residents and clients at the heart of everything we does, but also the welfare, health and safety of our employees. To honour long service staff members, awards were arranged with celebrations across our homes, services and central office. The awards recognised…

Colin shares how a respite stay led to him becoming a full-time resident at The Lawn

Posted on 13 March 2023

At The Lawn care home in Alton, Hampshire, resident Colin Jones and his family made the big decision to make the care home his permanent residence following an enjoyable respite break – and he hasn’t looked back since. Colin visited The Lawn for a three week respite break in October 2022 and was so impressed…

Meaningful activities support older people to live well in later life

Posted on 11 March 2023

At Friends of the Elderly, we always have the wellbeing of our residents and clients at the heart of everything we do. To reinforce our commitment, our Charity has a wide and varied range of meaningful activities designed to suit and fulfil all our residents’ and clients’ physical and emotional needs; all of which are…