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At The Lawn, our Alton-based residential care home, Emma Cranstone, the care home’s Activities Coordinator, has been ‘em-barking’ on the preparations for The Lawn’s second community Dog Show – affectionately known as Scruffies. “Our 2023 event was such as success that we really had to host it again,” said Emma. “Last year, our residents had…

In celebration of this year’s Care Home Open Week (CHOW), our Luton-based residential care home Little Bramingham Farm is hosting a special morning tea party for residents, their families, friends, loved ones and visitors. Set on the tranquil and beautiful lawn and gardens outside Susie’s Tea Room at the care home, ‘Morning Tea on the…

At Orford House, our Coulsdon-based residential care home, the residents and care team are travelling back to the 1950s and hosting a fantabulous, fun-filled ‘Daddy-O’ afternoon to celebrate this year’s Care Home Open Week. On Thursday 27 June from 1:30pm, the ‘groovy’ 50s event will also incorporate an Open Day which will give visitors, prospective…

Hello and welcome to my spring blog! With the arrival of spring, we find ourselves basking in the promise of lighter evenings and warmer weather. It’s a time of renewal and hope, and here at Friends of the Elderly, we have much to share about the heartwarming moments and positive developments that have unfolded over…

On Saturday 29 June, to celebrate and support this year’s Care Home Open Week, Redcot, our Haslemere-based residential care home, will be opening its doors to host a summer Open Day and BBQ. The Open Day will give visitors, prospective residents, respite guests and their families the opportunity to see and experience, first-hand, the wide…