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Memories revived for Stanley, 90, as theatre troupe visit New Forest care home
Stanley Crowe, 90, and Marion Minns, 86, both residents at Colten Cares Woodpeckers home, with Janie Pearman, Home Manager, and cast members from the Carousel Theatre Company. HAPPY hours spent...
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Leading Swansea Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Service Celebrates Ten Years
Oakhill, a unique community based Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service in Swansea, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The service, which helps individuals to re-learn a wide range of life-skills in...
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Garforth care home residents welcome unexpected visitor with festive goodies!
An unexpected visitor, who flew into the community and landed in the garden of a care home in Garforth, treated staff and residents to tasty, festive goodies from local Dumouchel Patisserie. Meridian...
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Wythenshawe care home residents get crafty with pupils from local primary school
Residents at Wythenshaw-based care home, The Peele, enjoyed a festive morning of arts, crafts and carols with pupils from Crossacres Primary Academy. In the lead up to Christmas, 20 Year 4 pupils...
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Love knows no bounds for Elsie, 95, and Tony, 75!
Elsie, 95, and Tony, 75, who are both residents at Care UK’s Broadwater Lodge care home, surprised everyone by announcing their engagement and then agreeing to share it with the nation via a BBC News...
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Musicians treat Chorley care home residents to festive show
Residents at a Chorley care home were treated to a special festive surprise by two professional musicians. Talented duo Laura McKinlay and Ruairidh MacMillan visited Laura’s grandmother, Maureen...
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Dashing card design earns schoolchildren early Christmas present
Schoolchildren in Harrow have created dashing card designs in a Sanctuary Care home’s Christmas card competition. Rebecca Vince, aged 10, from St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery has won...
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Little donkey delivers Christmas cheer at maritime care home
Residents at The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society in Banstead welcomed Christmas with a special visit from therapy animals Mr Kipling, the donkey and Morris, the guinea pig. The Society, which provides...
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Brass band honour Stowmarket care home resident
Players from the East Anglian Brass Band Association surprised Cedrus House care home resident, Dianne Hastings, with a certificate to honour over 40 years’ contribution to music. The Stowmarket care...
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Gloucester care home celebrate residents big birthday!
Vera Smith celebrating her birthday with care staff at The Knoll Care Home A popular resident of a Gloucester care home has celebrated her 103rd birthday. Vera Smith was surrounded by family and...
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Tonbridge care home residents enjoy a little indulgence
Whilst many others are starting their new year diet regime, residents at Barnes Lodge in Tonbridge have been spending the cold and dark afternoons enjoying a little indulgence. Christmas may be over...
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Care home residents have been shown easy and tasty ways to live a...
(L-R): Resident Ruby Richardson, Activities Assistant Kayleigh Inns, Resident Cyril Harpin, Care Assistant Richard Abbiss and Resident Olive Coles. Culinary creative residents from two Sanctuary Care...
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Tonbridge care home residents avoid snow and enjoy manicures and makeovers
Resident Marjorie Watson receives manicure from Nicola Newman With the frosty weather well and truly underway, residents at Barnes Lodge were treated to an afternoon of pampering in the home’s salon...
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One of Manchester’s oldest residents celebrates 106th Birthday at Sunrise of...
Kitty Wiley, great-grandmother and resident of Bramhall, yesterday celebrated her 106th birthday, surrounded by her family, old friends, and the whole Sunrise team. Kitty was born in Leicestershire in...
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Care home residents given a virtual glimpse of the future
Residents at a Skelmersdale care home were given a glimpse of the future recently as they tried out virtual reality for the first time. A staff member at Birch Green Care Home brought their virtual...
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99 year old receives Liberation Award from the Netherlands
99-year-old Gilbert King, a resident at Cherry Garth care home in Holmer Green, has been honoured by the Netherlands government with a special medal for his part in the liberation of their country in...
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RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch at Teesside care homes
STOCKTON pupils and care home residents have been working together to create bird feeders ahead of a national survey of Britain’s avian population. The RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch takes place from the...
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Care home hits Royal British Legion for six in skittles match
The teams from Colten Care’s Amberwood House and the Royal British Legion’s Ferndown Club. An eight-strong team from Colten Care’s Amberwood House, some in their 80’s, beat a RBL Ferndown team by 106...
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Nottingham care home residents enjoy the delights of panto
Belvoir Vale Care Home had a fantastic time taking some of the residents to see Aladdin at Nottingham Playhouse on the 18th January 2017. Seven of Belvoir Vale’s residents, were accompanied by staff...
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Edgbaston Couple Celebrate 61st Wedding Anniversary
David and Olga Hindley were delighted to celebrate their 61st Wedding Anniversary with a special day surrounded by family, friends and staff at Gracewell of Edgbaston care home on Speedwell Road. The...
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