Popular Plymouth pub The Anchorage provided a ‘dementia day’ with a difference by putting on an Alice In Wonderland themed ‘Mad Hatters’ Tea Party’ to the delight of its patrons. Sarah McCaffrey, deputy manager of Butterfly Lodge Nursing Home in St Budeaux regularly brings a group of residents to the pub for drinks and lunch […]
Over £1,000 has been donated by Bridgwater Carnival clubs to Bridgwater-based Avalon Nursing Home. A total of £1,205 was raised by the clubs during this year’s annual Old Folks Shows. The shows, organised by Bridgwater Gangs and Features, are free for the over 60s as a way of thanking local pensioners for their continued help and support […]
Six residents, two family members and carers from Camelot House and Lodge were among the many happy visitors to the annual Taunton Flower Show last weekend. Armed with a picnic and keen to sample ice-creams in the sunshine, the group took full advantage of their day out and were full of praise for the floral […]
Residents at Butterfly Lodge were charmed to receive a visit from two Macaws, brought in to visit them by Adrian Lowther of Plymouth Parrots The visit by Toni, a 17-year-old blue and gold macaw, and five-year-old Zazu, a green winged macaw, to our St Budeaux home was arranged by Tania Dorey whose father, Davis Harris, […]
Residents of a dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset, were delighted to receive a visit from Charlie the donkey, Flora the miniature Shetland pony, pygmy goats Bam Bam and Pebbles, and some rabbits and guinea pigs, accompanied by their handler Kelly Baker of Kelly’s Donkeys and Second Chance Petting Farm. Twenty-four-year-old Charlie and 12 year-old […]
Two new friendly faces trotted into Avalon care home in Bridgwater to meet residents for a special afternoon of animal therapy. Shetland ponies Delilah and Lightning were brought to the home by Ros Dark – whose father, retired farmer, Michael, 78, is cared for at Avalon – and his granddaughter Pippa. “We wanted our residents, […]
Regular visits by pupils of Northgate Primary School in Bridgwater to a neighbouring dementia care home are ‘sparking joy’ all round according to their teachers and the care workers at Avalon Nursing Home. Children from Reception class through to Year 4 visited Avalon frequently last term, enjoying a variety of activities alongside the residents, including baking, craft and […]
Helen Carter has joined Bridgwater’s Avalon Nursing Home as deputy manager to work alongside manager Tamsin Forde for the second time, on this occasion as her deputy. The pair have reunited with delight, having already established what a good team they make when they previously worked together for 18 months post-Covid. Tamsin Forde said: “When […]
Residents from a specialist dementia care home in Wellington have been reliving happy days from their youth at last weekend’s Devon County Show at the Westpoint Arena and Showground in Clyst St Mary near Exeter. A group of five, plus support staff from Camelot House and Lodge and two family members, made the most of the […]
A former Scout leader who was involved for over 60 years with the scouting movement was delighted to receive a visit from the 1st Keyham (St Mark) Scouts at the residential home where he lives in St Budeaux, Plymouth. Resident John Stone was a Scout leader for over six decades and despite his dementia he […]
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.