Staff at Butterfly Lodge, a specialist care home in St Budeaux, Plymouth, are organising a sponsored 24-hour bike ride on 7 and 8 June and hoping to raise the final £800 needed for specialist new entertainment equipment for their residents living with dementia. The team has been actively engaged for nearly a year in fundraising […]
Specialist dementia care home Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth staff pulled out all the stops to give residents a royally great Coronation weekend. Deputy manager, Sarah McCaffrey said: “The weather was no problem because our ‘street party’ took place indoors. “Lots of family and friends came along too, and we had live music, dancing, themed party […]
A team of motivated staff from a Wellington care home has raised over £1,000 in sponsorship to help them realise their dream of buying two high-tech touchscreen tables for use by residents living with dementia. The home had a week’s free trial of a ‘table tablet’ to see if the people who live at Camelot […]
Residents from a St Budeaux care home had a great time at a special dementia-friendly fun day at The Anchorage pub in Plymstock. Mollie Coyne, who was among the five residents of Butterfly Lodge who went on the outing, was especially delighted when she won the bingo. Kelly Tennant, one of the activities co-ordinators who […]
The new manager of Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater says her personal experience of having a grandmother with dementia is what inspires her to ensure all residents in her care are treated like members of her own family. When Tamsin Forde’s grandma Glenys was living with dementia and both visual and hearing impairments, Tamsin took […]
A woman who used to work as a cleaner at a Wellington care home has returned to visit the residents of Camelot House and Lodge accompanied by some special woolly visitors. The lambs, named Cookie, Tulip and Oreo, were brought into the home by Carole Taylor, who was able to borrow them from a smallholder […]
Residents of a dementia care home in Wellington responded with lively interest to a recent visit by a local guide dog user, accompanied with her canine companion, who shared with them her experience of life with the support of a guide dog. Jo Hogan has benefitted from the support of three dogs before the arrival […]
An activities co-ordinator with a romantic streak created a magical transformation at a specialist dementia care home Bridgwater on Valentine’s day, offering residents a ‘private dining’ experience so they could enjoy an intimate lunch with their loved ones. Lisa Priddice, who organises the activities programme at Avalon Nursing Home, said: “We wanted to provide an […]
A trip to see the Eden Project’s immersive winter music and light experience has put a twinkle in the eyes of residents living with dementia in a Plymouth care home. On two separate occasions, staff at Butterfly Lodge in St Budeaux helped those they care for to wrap up warm and headed west in the […]
The care team at Bridgwater’s Avalon Nursing Home has been named as Dementia Carer of the Year for the South West, beating off stiff competition from the rest of the region in the sector-leading Great British Care Awards, and will now go forward to the national awards event being held in Birmingham on 17 March. […]
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.