Entries by Camelot Care

AVALON SUMMER FETE

A beautifully sunny weekend attracted lots of people to the annual summer fete at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater. All the residents came out to enjoy the activities on offer, as well as family, friends and relatives. The event was opened by local Mayor Graham Granter and his wife (pictured here with Avalon’s manager Paula […]

VISIT TO CARE HOME IS A PROPER HOOT

Residents at Acacia Nursing Home in Yeovil were delighted to receive a visit from friends of the feathered variety, when Barney the eagle owl, Pippin the American kestrel, and Breeze the barn owl were brought in for them to see and stroke. The birds were from Sharandy’s Birds of Prey, based near the wide open […]

CAMELOT HOUSE & LODGE SUMMER FETE

Camelot House and Lodge welcomed an amazing 150 guests on the day of the annual summer fete. Big thanks to the Friends of Camelot who helped organise the fete and ran the various stalls, as well as the activities team – Richard Dempslake, Angie Moore, Emily-Anne Williams, and Lesley Hunter – who made sure the […]

SINGING HITS THE RIGHT NOTE AT AVALON

Residents at a Bridgwater dementia care home were on their feet and singing their hearts out last week when a professional touring theatre troupe came to perform a range of songs from the ‘40s through to the ‘70s with a ‘Music Through The Decades’ show. The hits ranged from Glen Miller through to Abba, with […]

EDITH CELEBRATES 102 YEARS

The 102nd birthday of Edith Robinson on 29 July was marked with a special party attended by her family and friends at Camelot House and Lodge on Taunton Road, Wellington. Originally born in Manchester, Edith has lived in many parts of the UK, settling eventually in Dulverton in her ‘favourite’ county of Somerset. Edith’s earliest […]

PIMM’S O’CLOCK FOR CAMELOT TEA PARTY TRIO

Three service users from a specialist dementia care nursing home in Plymouth were among more than 100 guests at a summer tea party. The trio, from Freshfields in Agaton Road, which is run by Camelot Care, were treated to Pimms and lemonade at the Sir John Hunt Community Sports College in Plymouth. The tea party […]

THERAPY DOG GIVES PAWS FOR THOUGHT

Four year old therapy dog Dylan has brought a smile to the face of former basset hound and Labrador breeder Marlene Hajegos. Marlene aged 78, who used to show dogs at Crufts, met Dylan along with fellow residents at Acacia Nursing Home in Yeovil. Marlene, who has dementia, enjoyed spending time with the spaniel who […]

SNAKES ALIVE – A SENSORY TREAT

Residents at a Bridgwater dementia-care home were delighted to spend the afternoon in the unusual company of a collection of exotic pets last weekend. The reptiles – brought to visit Avalon Nursing Home in Taunton Road by local exotic live animal specialists Kingston’s Exotics – included snakes, bearded dragons, tortoise, and guinea pigs. Avalon’s activities […]