Pupils from St Budeaux CE Primary Academy made a very welcome visit to Butterfly Lodge this week, delighting residents with a ‘very polished’ performance of carols and other Christmas songs. Sarah McCaffrey, deputy manager, said: “The school is just a 10 minute walk from us and pupils from all years often come to see us […]
Staff at a Camelot House & Lodge say they are “overwhelmed” by the generosity of local people, after the residents at Camelot House and Lodge were gifted a two-metre high Christmas tree by Blackdown Garden Centre and a pile of gifts from the public, collected and distributed by Dunelm as part of their national ‘Delivering Joy’ […]
A professional motorcycle trainer whose father is living with dementia has organised a mass motorcycle ride around Bridgwater to raise funds for the sensory garden at the home where his dad now lives. Kevin Billing, who runs Sedgemoor Motorcycle Training, has organised the bike meet “to give pleasure to all the residents of Avalon Nursing […]
While most of the elderly people who live at Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home are happy when hairdresser Stefanie Skinner arrives to do their hair, for one resident her visits have an extra special meaning. Mary Addicott, 94, used to do hair for family and friends, so her fortnightly sessions with Stefanie give her a chance […]
Residents of Butterfly Lodge have been the happy recipients of Christmas gifts from the public, donated and distributed by Dunelm as part of their national ‘Delivering Joy’ campaign. Butterfly Lodge staff were invited to submit gift requests to their local store for inclusion in the retailer’s annual campaign, which last year saw 60,000 donated gifts […]
Care worker Alice Jacobs is relishing her new role as activities co-ordinator at Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, after 10 years’ experience as a healthcare assistant. Alice, 29, whose mother Debra Jacobs is deputy manager at the same home, said: “It was clear when I was growing up just how much my mum loved […]
The newest addition to our group, the former Deer Park Care Home in Holsworthy which we acquired in September, is to re-open in early 2025 as Deer Park Nursing Home under the management of Suzanne Evans. Suzanne, who has spent the past decade managing Halwill Manor Nursing Home in Beaworthy, comes to Deer Park with […]
Residents at Camelot House and Lodge totallly entered into the spirit of the season at Halloween, creating decorations galore, donning spooky fancy dress items and enjoying traditional games. Sam Paddon, head of care, said: “We really grabbed their attention by creating a Halloween shop where they could browse among items that jogged memories of Halloween […]
Staff at Avalon have raised an amazing £710 by holding a pink-themed coffee morning as part of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the funds raised will benefit the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now. Lisa Priddice, Avalon’s activities co-ordinator, said: “Cancer is something that has affected people close to us and impacted […]
A singer whose performance was described as ‘worldclass’ and ‘breathtaking’ by judges who named her as winner of Germany’s version of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ will be doing a five-hour singathon at The Dolphin in Plymouth on 1 November as a fundraiser for Butterfly Lodge Care Home where she now works. Angel Flukes, who originally came […]
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