Our crew of ladies and gents at Avalon have enjoyed being swashbucklers and scallywags for a pirate-themed party day. Activities coordinator Madi Davis said: “People were having a good old laugh and greeting each other with ‘ahoy matey’ or ‘yo ho ho’ and ‘blow the man down.’ They clearly thought it was hilarious. “Our residents […]
Staff at Butterfly Lodge are celebrating the news that they have been awarded the highest possible score by carehome.co.uk for the care they provide, due to the very positive feedback submitted to the care sector’s industry-leading website by residents’ families. The platform is the UK’s most visited care home review website attracting over 15 million […]
Spring lambs were among the strokable visitors putting smiles on the faces of residents at Camelot House and Lodge when a local petting farm came to visit recently. The activities team had invited Second Chance Petting Farm to visit with some of their rescue animals, as well as one of the celebrity donkeys from sister […]
A bingo evening at Yeovil’s Quicksilver Mail Pub raised £1100 in aid of the residents’ fund for people living at Chestnut Lodge. Prizes were donated by families of residents, local businesses (Yeovil Town FC, The Manor Hotel and Refined Beauty) and staff who work at the home. Gary Shackle, activities co-ordinator at Chestnut Lodge, said: […]
Residents and staff at Avalon really pushed the boat out for St Patrick’s Day: decorating the lounge with colourful banners and the Irish flag, and then taking part in a lovely dance and a singalong. In the afternoon there was celebratory wine or cider for those who fancied it. We have a lot of fun […]
A group of Key Stage Two children from St Budeaux’s Marine Academy spent a fun hour playing games and chatting with their neighbours at Butterfly Lodge. The recent get-together was the latest in a series of regular visits by children from the school, with both parties keen to keep them happening as often as possible. […]
The team at Chestnut Lodge has been boosted with the arrival of a new head chef, Jithin Chacko, who has previously worked in various hotels in the Middle East and in a number of care homes in the UK. Manager Graham Oakes said: “Since his arrival Jithin has updated the menus and introduced new tastes […]
A retired yachtsman chose Camelot House and Lodge, where his wife now lives, as the venue for a donation of specialist kit and clothing to the charity Wimbleball Sailability, which provides access to sailing programmes for those living with disability. Craig Fox-Johnson (79) and his wife Jenny (77) covered many nautical miles together, including the […]
Residents at Avalon had a great time reliving their youth at a specially curated ‘Retro Day’ organised by their home’s activities team. Activities coordinator Olive Trowsdale said: “Our residents love sharing their memories, and this was a great opportunity to actively indulge in reminiscing and revisiting some of the things they used to love when […]
Who doesn’t love a pancake? Our residents at Deer Park Nursing Home really entered into the spirit of the event when we held our inaugural pancake race on Shrove Tuesday. Activities coordinator Alyce Barber said: “This was our first-ever pancake race and we had a great time! “Residents were flipping their pancakes as they were […]
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.
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