Edna and Marjorie celebrate centuries at Chesterfield care home
TWO CENTURIES have been celebrated at a Chesterfield care home after a pair of residents reached the milestone 100 years of age within two weeks of each other.
Care home group’s Christmas party fundraiser for food banks
DIGITAL partygoers from a Derbyshire-based care home provider have raised over a thousand pounds for a network of food banks.
Residents snap up new skills with photography club
ANDY Warhol was the latest inspiration for a photography club launched at a Saltburn-by-the-Sea care home.
Tablets keep care home residents connected with loved ones
ELSIE Hogg has not missed a beat of family gossip despite visitation restrictions at her care home thanks to tablets donation from a Hartlepool charity.
Former foster carer and retired teacher inspires food donations for children in need
A FORMER foster carer has been inspiring food donations for children in need by the staff at the Northallerton care home where she lives.
Care home’s Christmas donations to Peterlee children
PADDINGTON Bear and boxes of chocolates are among the gifts donated by a Peterlee care home to children in need this Christmas.
Digital technology enables care home ceramics classes
CERAMICS classes have been taking place at a County Durham care home despite visitor restrictions – thanks to the use of digital technology.
Sponsored bicycle for festivities at Bolton care home
BOLTON to Blackpool by bicycle was the fundraising plan for two care home workers hoping to give residents a special Christmas – but the latest national lockdown restrictions threw a spanner in the spokes.
Diwali celebrated at Ellesmere Port care home
DIWALI was celebrated by Ellesmere Port care home residents – with many learning about the five-day Festival of Lights for the first time.
Knitters brings smiles to Peterlee care home residents
BEARS, jumper, shawls, and knitted dolls are among the items donated to a Peterlee care home by our 20,000 volunteer knitters.