Karen brings the hats
By taking part in April’s 5k inflatable run fundraiser, Avalon’s Karen Kerslake raised £90 which she has now spent on sunhats for our residents. They’ve been seeing good use during the recent heatwave. Thank you so much Karen!
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By taking part in April’s 5k inflatable run fundraiser, Avalon’s Karen Kerslake raised £90 which she has now spent on sunhats for our residents. They’ve been seeing good use during the recent heatwave. Thank you so much Karen!
With nearly three decades’ experience of care work, the newly arrived deputy manager at Bridgwater’s Avalon Nursing Home, Sonny Valmiki, views working in the sector as a vocation which fits his personality well. “I see if I can dance when I hear music, and I try and join activities to see our residents smile and […]
An appeal for spare balls of wool, made to families with loved ones in a Wellington dementia care home, has resulted in the arrival of a small woolly mountain – which is all being put to good use. Following a very popular animal therapy visit by a trio of spring lambs earlier in the year, […]
Specialist dementia care provider Camelot Care has appointed James Marchant as the group’s new operations manager, overseeing quality and service delivery at four homes in Somerset and Devon. James, who has worked in the care sector for 32 years, comes to Camelot Care from Care South, where he was regional operations manager. Before this he […]
Yeovil’s newest care home, Chestnut Lodge, has been formally opened by the Mayor of Yeovil, Councillor Evie Potts-Jones. The home was purpose-built in 2010 and has been given a comprehensive re-fit by award-winning dementia care specialists Camelot Care. It will offer nursing care for up to 24 people living with dementia. Manager Graham Oakes said: […]
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 […]
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.
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Chestnut Lodge:
01935 513555
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