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Retired Nurses Home Dementia Care in Bournemouth

Posted on 30 January 2018

The Retired Nurses National Home (RNNH) in Bournemouth has renovated 16 rooms in the care home accommodate those living with dementia. The unit will be staffed by a specially trained care team who will provide dementia focused care. The unit, which has its own lounge, dining room and kitchenette, will allow residents to get involved…

Fans meet QPR legends at Football Friends launch

Posted on 23 January 2018

To celebrate the launch of a new Football Friends programme, longstanding QPR fans got together on 16 January at the Loftus Road Stadium to meet QPR legends Andy Sinton, Mark Lazarus and Ian Gillard. Attendees enjoyed lunch and refreshments, followed by a talk with the ex-players. They shared memories from their successful football careers, including…

Bournemouth school children begin regular visits to Retired Nurses National Home

Posted on 10 January 2018

Our Retired Nurses National Home (RNNH) in Bournemouth welcomed fifteen children aged four and five from St Walburga’s Catholic Primary School last week. This marked the first in a series of visits to the care home to encourage intergenerational socialising. The children spent the session with the care home residents making a friendship wreath by…

Christmas cheer at Friends of the Elderly

Posted on 4 January 2018

We would like to extend a massive THANK YOU to all of our care teams and volunteers who helped to make Christmas a special time for our residents and clients. In our homes and services there were Christmas parties, festive entertainments, shopping outings, visits from school children and at The Lawn, a special appearance by…

Introducing Megan Bradley – Our 2018 London Marathon Runner

Posted on 2 January 2018

Megan Bradley, aged 22, from Malvern has been selected to represent Friends of the Elderly at the 2018 London Marathon. Since the age of 16, Megan has been volunteering for Friends of the Elderly at our day care services in Malvern and Kidderminster. Megan’s mother, Shirley, is the manager of our day care services in…