2023 February highlights from our care homes and services

Across our care homes and services, residents had a wonderful time enjoying a mixture of fun activities and celebrations last month. Here are our 2023 February highlights:

Blue Sapphire Valentine’s Day celebrations for happy couple in Woking

At Bernard Sunley, our Woking-based nursing and dementia care home, residents Helen and Geoff Harrold have been celebrating not only Valentine’s Day, but also their Blue Sapphire 51st Wedding Anniversary.

Find out more about their long and happy marriage here.

The Folding Lady puts best foot forward for our charity

Friends of the Elderly is very proud to announce that Sophie Liard, known internationally as ‘The Folding Lady’ is putting her best foot forward and running this year’s London Marathon in aid of the charity.

Find out more about why Sophie is running here.

RNNH’s original milk boy visits friend on respite break

At RNNH care home, the care team recently welcomed a very special visitor.

George Smith, who was visiting his friend, Janine Price, who was at RNNH for a respite break, was the home’s original Milk Boy.

Read about George’s history at RNNH care home here.

Luton care home resident pens poem for the care home

At Little Bramingham Farm care home in Luton, Bedfordshire, resident Pauline Dimery has written a special poem dedicated to the care home she loves so much.

Pauline put pen to paper after sharing her love of writing with Karen Charity, Little Bramingham Farm’s Activities Co-ordinator.

Read Pauline’s poems here.

Love is in the air at Kidderminster Day Care

At Kidderminster Day Care, which offers person-centred day care for people living with dementia, to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day, two couples who are clients at the centre have been sharing their thoughts and memories about what they believe makes a long and happy marriage.

Find out what they said here.

If you’ve enjoyed our 2023 February highlights, you can sign up to our monthly e-newsletter and receive updates from our care homes and services straight to your inbox. Sign up here.