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A Dawlish care home has raised hundreds of pounds for charity in their first community summer fete since covid 19. Sefton Hall hosted the day of celebrations in their gardens with music from Jerry Wild, the Rock n Roll dancers, and Dawlish Ukes, a local ukulele group. More than 50 members of the community joined … Read more
Westcountry nurse Margot Whittaker has received a prestigious award for her services to nursing and adult social care.
Sefton Hall, adopted Indi and Felix from Hector’s House Cat Rescue.
Edward, a resident at The Old Rectory care home in Exeter, was transported along Exmouth beach in a specially adapted beach wheelchair. He watched the waves crashing onto the shore, before eating an ice cream on the seafront.
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
