Entries by Camelot Care

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 […]

Emergency Services Day

On this year’s Emergency Services Day – 9 September – residents of Chestnut Lodge were visited by firefighters from Yeovil Fire Station. Residents were able to look around the engine while others were treated to a discussion on fire and fire fighting equipment. One resident, Ted Hutchings (pictured), vividly remembered his time working at Crewkerne […]

SMALL PONIES, HUGE JOY

Residents got a lovely surprise when a pair of Shetland ponies popped into the lounge at Butterfly Lodge to ‘neigh’ hello. The pint-sized miniatures, Peanut and Wizzle, from Dartmoor Carriages, charmed everyone with their gentle nature, happily accepting strokes and cuddles. For those who couldn’t join the group, the duo made sure no one missed […]