Pilgrims View care home shortlisted for the Kent Care Awards

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Joan had been involved at the very start of the award process when staff included her with the written entry form, she was thrilled when staff invited her to join them to meet the judging panel and share her experience and time at Pilgrims View. Staff commented, ‘Joan had a wonderful time and loved having her photo being taken. After … Read More

Building confidence and friendships

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Joan Gregory has been a resident at Court Regis care home in Sittingbourne, for almost a year. When she first arrived she was a very quiet and withdrawn lady. Although Joan would sometimes join in with activities at the home she usually kept herself to herself. Activity Coordinator Emma Ansley noticed the more Joan joined in with the activities at … Read More

Bridging the generations

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On Wednesday 4 July Bridge Haven care home welcomed three little visitors from a local playschool. Magpies, a village community charity run playschool based in Boughton, Kent, took three of their children along to Bridge Haven care home to meet with residents and staff for the morning.

Pet interaction for Parkview residents

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‘We have a few pets at the home including cats, goldfish and guinea pigs and we were all really keen to introduce another pet to join the family. When Jo started to bring Rosie into the home she was so popular with our residents it made sense to see if we could look at other options with this. Rosie is … Read More