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Residents and staff at an Exeter care home raised hundreds of pounds for a local leukaemia charity through a sponsored silence and a ten-mile walk. Activity coordinator Tom Matthews, his colleagues, and residents at The Old Rectory, held a charity week of fundraising activities in aid of Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF). The week saw residents … Read more
Union Jack hats, flags and royally themed tableware set the scene for coronation street parties and activities at four Devon care homes over the Bank Holiday weekend as reported in the Midweek Herald. Care home residents from Southern Healthcare care homes in Seaton, Exeter, Plymouth, and Dawlish celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and … Read more
The managing director of a group of Devon care homes, and a dementia specialist, say wellbeing and early diagnosis is paramount for people living with dementia. Their comments come at the start of Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Action Week [May 15 to 21], an awareness raising campaign that works with individuals and organisations across the UK … Read more
Southern Healthcare group, who own four Devon care homes, has won a national award recognising their commitment to care. Geoffrey Cox, the managing director of Southern Healthcare, received The Care Home Employer Award at the Great British Care Awards 2023. The award acknowledges and celebrates employers’ commitment to care and their delivery of an excellent … Read more
Memory boxes have been sparking conversations among residents at The Seaton care home. The care home receives a memory box once a fortnight from a charity, Dorset Memory Boxes. The boxes are full of artefacts from the 1940s, 50s or 60s with a contents list and ideas of how to start conversations based on the … Read more
Spring weather and a burst of sunshine saw residents at The Seaton reach for their coats and get outdoors. Residents spent time in the garden admiring the spring flowers and getting plenty of fresh air. This was followed by a seasonal roast dinner of lamb. Kelly Boweren, administration manager, recalls: “Our residents enjoyed some one-to-one … Read more
Three-week-old lambs from an organic East Devon farm visited Seaton care home to meet the residents. Nicola Westlake from Westy and Worzel visited The Seaton with two of her pet lambs, Primrose and Dotty. Nicola’s father-in-law Percy lives at the Southern Healthcare care home where residents were delighted to meet the young lambs. Kelly Boweren, … Read more
Royally named llamas visited an Exeter care home in the run up to the Coronation of King Charles. Harry and George visited residents at Southern Healthcare’s Old Rectory care home and toured the residents’ lounge and bedrooms, enthusiastically greeting everyone they met. Event coordinator Tom Matthews said: “The residents loved Harry and George. Harry was … Read more
Owls and hawks were among the birds of prey who visited a Devon care home as part of an activities programme aimed at boosting residents’ wellbeing. The raptor birds from Sharandys near Chard in Somerset, visited The Seaton care home in Seaton where residents were able to hold and stroke the birds, as well as … Read more
Care home residents and their families have voted a Seaton care home into the top 20 care homes in the South West saying ‘they provide an excellent standard of care’. The Seaton in Seaton, East Devon, beat off stiff competition from amongst the 1,881 care homes across the region to win an award for being … Read more