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 […]
Residents at a specialist dementia-care nursing home in Plymouth are revelling in their memories of special moments at Plymouth Ho, thanks to the installation at their home of a large mural featuring a photo of the landmark. It is now a major talking point at Freshfields, on Agaton Road in Plymouth, run by Camelot Care. […]
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 […]
Paula Howlett has been appointed as the new manager of Avalon Nursing Home in Taunton Road, Bridgwater, which is part of the west country-based Camelot Care group of specialist dementia care homes. Paula was previously the registered manager at a home in Burnham, where her expertise had been swiftly recognised by promotion from carer to […]
A special dementia-friendly screening of the Gene Kelly classic Singin’ In The Rain, screened yesterday at the Merlin Cinema in Wellington, was a great hit with its older audience. The film was shown as part of Wellington’s Dementia Week programme and was organised by the Wellington Dementia Action Alliance. A group of five people with […]
Specialist dementia-care providers Camelot Care have taken on another new apprentice at Acacia Nursing Home on Hendford Hill in Yeovil. Hannah Long, 18, has joined the team as an administration apprentice, working alongside the home’s professional administrator, Shirley Turner. Shirley said: “Hannah is proving to be a real asset to the team at Acacia Nursing […]
Alison Southcott and the team at Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington are celebrating after being named outright winners for End of Life Care in the 2017 Care Focus South West Awards. Their nomination beat off strong competition from across the region, winning the title in this award scheme which sets out to reward excellence […]
Family and friends celebrated the 100th birthday of Queenie Palmer with a special personal concert by a crooner at the Avalon Nursing Home in Southgate Park, Taunton Road, Bridgwater. Queenie, who was christened Gwendoline, was a keen gardener and allotment holder and formerly worked in the gardens of the Somerset Farm Institute in Cannington, which […]
Wellington-based dementia-care providers Camelot Care are celebrating being shortlisted in two separate categories in the 2017 Care Focus Care Awards. Now in their 10th year, the awards celebrate excellence across the care, support, health, housing and local communities sectors, aiming to pay tribute to those who have demonstrated outstanding excellence and commitment within their field […]
Artwork produced by five elderly residents of Camelot House in Wellington is featuring in an exhibition being staged this week in the town, in the local offices of not-for-profit arts organisation Superact. The exhibition is the culmination of the Handmade Wellbeing project, which is a collaboration celebrating the importance and value of creativity in care settings, […]
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