Year one pupils from Bridgwater’s Northgate Primary School discovered they had much in common with their elderly neighbours at Avalon Nursing Home on a visit that involved a joint end-of-term cookie-baking session. Olive Trowsdale, an activities co-ordinator at Avalon, said: “Everybody loves a cookie, and they had a great time baking together, no matter whether […]
Eight months after its official opening the first big party has taken place for residents and family members at Deer Park Nursing Home in Holsworthy, Devon, embracing the ever-popular Mad Hatter’s Tea Party theme.
Team work and terrific support from the local business community, friends and family members has been credited with making the summer fete at Yeovil’s Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home such a great success.
Residents, families and staff marked the end of June with a sunny family fun day at Camelot House and Lodge.
While thousands of spectators lined the streets of London for the Trooping of the Colour ceremony to mark King Charles III’s official birthday, residents of Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth marked the occasion with their own special garden party.
We were thrilled to welcome back Bude-based ukulele band All@C to Deer Park by popular request.
Chestnut Lodge brought a touch of the BBC’s Question Time to Yeovil when local MP Adam Dance faced questions from residents.
Residents of Camelot House and Lodge were delighted when a shopping trip undertaken for ‘just a loaf of bread’ turned into a full-scale weekly shop.
Jean and Margaret were on what was intended to be a short outing, accompanied by manager Zillah Oakes and colleague Sam Paddon, but it unexpectedly resulted – with the residents’ enthusiastic encouragement – in yielding a major trolley-full of groceries.
We celebrated International Nurses Day at CHL last week, but not a day goes by without us witnessing how amazingly kind and professional they are in their support for our residents.
Residents of Chestnut Lodge in Yeovil enjoyed a nostalgic trip down memory lane to the 1970s with a special theme day featuring music and fashions that sparked some great memories.
With over 25 years experience in providing top quality nursing and specialist dementia care to the elderly, Camelot Care is an award winning provider of care in the South West with five specialist homes based in Somerset and Devon.
Highly recommended by residents and relatives alike, our homes provide a safe, comfortable and stimulating environment that enable our highly trained staff to provide the best possible care.