Entries by Camelot Care

GARDEN CENTRE IS A “GREAT NEIGHBOUR”

Regular visits by residents and staff at Camelot House and Lodge to nearby Blackdown Garden Centre have cemented relations between the two and are a “great example” of how to be good neighbours. Harriet Burraston, activities team leader at Camelot House and Lodge, is full of praise for the warm welcome they always receive when […]

PACKING SHOEBOXES FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Residents and staff at Chestnut Lodge are working together to support Operation Christmas Child, a shoebox appeal run by international relief charity Samaritan’s Purse which provides a hands-on way for people to provide children in need across the world their very own shoebox of gifts for Christmas. Activities co-ordinator Gary Shackle has been personally involved […]

FIZZ’S PETS ARE SO LOVED BY RESIDENTS

Butterfly Lodge activities co-ordinator Sandra Kenny-Frow, better known as Fizz, is delivering not just care but added health benefits and good cheer to residents by taking three little furry companions into work with her for them to pet and love, and her Jackapoo puppy Milo, Dinky the cat and Peter Rabbit give every appearance of […]

OFFICIAL OPENING OF DEER PARK NURSING HOME

North Devon’s newest specialist dementia care home, Deer Park Nursing Home in Holsworthy, had its official opening on Monday 13 October with a ribbon-cutting by the mayor of Holsworthy, Councillor Jon Hutchings. The ceremony was watched by colleagues from Camelot Care with dozens of local people turning up throughout the day to see what the […]

OLIVE FINDS HER VOCATION

A recent graduate of Bridgwater and Taunton College has been welcomed with great enthusiasm as a permanent member of the activities team at Avalon Nursing Home where she did her student placement. Seventeen-year-old Olive Trowsdale, who lives in Bridgwater, wowed colleagues at Avalon with the dedication she showed to their residents, volunteering in her own […]

OUTING FOR BARRY AND LINDA ON THEIR 45th ANNIVERSARY

The activities team at Chestnut Lodge have enabled resident Barry Blackmore and his wife Linda to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with a visit to their favourite seaside spot, West Bay in Dorset. The couple met on a dance floor in London more than 45 years ago, and they’re still going strong, with a no-nonsense […]