Abbeyfield News

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The Manager of Abbeyfield Pratt House, our dementia-friendly care home, honoured her pledge to shave her head, in aid for the home's fundraiser for an interactive table.

The last two years have truly highlighted the detrimental effects that isolation and loneliness can have on older people. Figures from Age UK show that 1.4 million people in the UK, aged 55 or older, experience loneliness, with almost 500,000 going five or six days without seeing or speaking to anyone at all.

Abbeyfield homes across the country celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in royal fashion over a four-day weekend.

With buckets of green paint and paintbrushes in hand, members of the Marketing team at The Abbeyfield Society had one goal in mind last week - to try and paint the long fences in the expanse garden at our care home, Winnersh, in preparation for their Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Girton Green residents, staff and volunteers, and their families, former Trustees of the Abbeyfield Cambridge Society, and members of the Girton community celebrated the independent living scheme’s 10th anniversary on Saturday 21 May.

The Abbeyfield and Wesley Society is calling on its residents' families, friends and the general public to support Julie, Finance Officer at the Society, as she embarks on her 41 mile run to support its outdoor initiative on Friday 13 May 2022.

We chat to Head Chef at Westall House, Residential Care Home to find out more about his role and how cooking in care homes is a fulfilling job for any aspiring chef.

Audrey Chalk, a resident of Bailey House in Alresford, Hampshire, recalls her memories of the Queen’s coronation, where she was a volunteer for the St John Ambulance service.