Longmoor Lodge residents receive Christmas gifts from Dunelm
A CHRISTMAS surprise awaited residents at Longmoor Lodge Care Home when they woke to dozens of presents from home furnishings retailer Dunelm.
The Beatles adorn care home’s competition winning Christmas tree
THE BEATLES have helped a Liverpool care home win a Christmas tree competition – with baubles, cut outs and guitar decorations in tribute to the sixties sensations.
Chesterfield student’s 12 days of singing for dementia charity
A DERBYSHIRE schoolboy has been singing in care homes across the region in the run up to Christmas to raise funds for a dementia charity.
Grandma and baby elves celebrate Christmas at Teesside care home
GRANDMA elf Margaret “Joan” Eddy, 87, has been celebrating Christmas with baby elves during an intergenerational Teesside yoga class.
Elderly residents delighted by furry therapy session
GIANT rabbits and guinea pigs have been hopping into the hearts of Kirklees care home residents in a fur-filled therapy session designed to combat loneliness.
Pet therapy invigorates Ripon care home’s elderly residents
A MENAGERIE of exotic animals flew, crawled, and slithered into a Ripon care home as part of a stimulating animal-assisted therapy (AAT) session for elderly residents.
Silver for Pelton Grange Care Home in gardening competition
GREEN fingered residents and staff at a County Durham care home have received an award for their gardening.
Care home’s Christmas collection for less fortunate children
A HEBBURN care home has been collecting Christmas gifts for less fortunate children in the region.
Kirklees healthcare community gathers for caring roadshow
DOZENS of healthcare workers from across Kirklees gathered for an event to share information, products, and advice for mental and physical wellbeing.
Local MP Rishi Sunak visits Northallerton care home
Rishi Sunak visited a Northallerton care home and helped elderly residents dress the Christmas tree.