News and Blog
Hello and welcome to my August Friends of the Elderly blog. Summer is well under way, and we have been enjoying the sunshine in our homes and services. You can find out more about all our lovely summer activities here. This month, I would like to talk to you about careers in care and the…
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…
At Orford House care home in Coulsdon, sisters Marguerite and Adrienne Lawrance, have been celebrating this year’s International Day of Friendship by reminiscing and talking about their close bond, their long and happy lives together, strong friendship and love for each other. Marguerite, 91-years-old, and Adrienne, 89-years-old, moved to Orford House together in May 2021…
At Redcot, our residential care home in Haslemere, Surrey, the residents have been marking not only the charity’s Royal Patron, HRH Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, but also commemorating the last few unprecedented years. They have done this by burying their very own time capsule for future generations to discover. After seeing so much…
At Orford House, our Coulsdon-based care home, the team has been celebrating resident Dora Jefferies’ 98th Birthday with an afternoon tea party in the home’s glorious gardens, complete with a delicious birthday cake. Alongside the care home celebrations, Dora also enjoyed her special day with her daughter, Tracy and three sons, Michael, Simon and Clinton.…