Residents at a Bridgwater dementia-care home were delighted to spend the afternoon in the unusual company of a collection of exotic pets last weekend. The reptiles – brought to visit Avalon Nursing Home in Taunton Road by local exotic live animal specialists Kingston’s Exotics – included snakes, bearded dragons, tortoise, and guinea pigs. Avalon’s activities […]
Paula Howlett has been appointed as the new manager of Avalon Nursing Home in Taunton Road, Bridgwater, which is part of the west country-based Camelot Care group of specialist dementia care homes. Paula was previously the registered manager at a home in Burnham, where her expertise had been swiftly recognised by promotion from carer to […]
A special dementia-friendly screening of the Gene Kelly classic Singin’ In The Rain, screened yesterday at the Merlin Cinema in Wellington, was a great hit with its older audience. The film was shown as part of Wellington’s Dementia Week programme and was organised by the Wellington Dementia Action Alliance. A group of five people with […]
Specialist dementia-care providers Camelot Care have taken on another new apprentice at Acacia Nursing Home on Hendford Hill in Yeovil. Hannah Long, 18, has joined the team as an administration apprentice, working alongside the home’s professional administrator, Shirley Turner. Shirley said: “Hannah is proving to be a real asset to the team at Acacia Nursing […]
Alison Southcott and the team at Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington are celebrating after being named outright winners for End of Life Care in the 2017 Care Focus South West Awards. Their nomination beat off strong competition from across the region, winning the title in this award scheme which sets out to reward excellence […]
Family and friends celebrated the 100th birthday of Queenie Palmer with a special personal concert by a crooner at the Avalon Nursing Home in Southgate Park, Taunton Road, Bridgwater. Queenie, who was christened Gwendoline, was a keen gardener and allotment holder and formerly worked in the gardens of the Somerset Farm Institute in Cannington, which […]
Wellington-based dementia-care providers Camelot Care are celebrating being shortlisted in two separate categories in the 2017 Care Focus Care Awards. Now in their 10th year, the awards celebrate excellence across the care, support, health, housing and local communities sectors, aiming to pay tribute to those who have demonstrated outstanding excellence and commitment within their field […]
Artwork produced by five elderly residents of Camelot House in Wellington is featuring in an exhibition being staged this week in the town, in the local offices of not-for-profit arts organisation Superact. The exhibition is the culmination of the Handmade Wellbeing project, which is a collaboration celebrating the importance and value of creativity in care settings, […]
An exciting new training opportunity has opened up for Plymouth University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery at Wellington-based residential home Camelot Lodge. As part of the training given to first-year nursing students, a nine-week placemen has been organised at the specialist dementia-care home, in association with the University’s health care practice placement development team. The […]
Playing its part in helping create the Government’s promised three million new apprenticeships by 2020, Yeovil College has been working with specialist dementia-care providers Camelot Care to develop an innovative new apprenticeship pathway, with the first apprentice starting his training this month (February). Matthew Wright, aged 20, has just begun working at Acacia Nursing Home […]
With over 16 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 three 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.