HC-One Care Homes Bring Generations Together To Celebrate Global Intergenerational Week
HC-One care homes across the UK have been opening their doors to the younger generation including children from local primary schools and students from local colleges to encourage people from across the generational divide to come together to celebrate Global Intergenerational Week, which ran between April 24 and 30.
HC-One’s Springwater Lodge Care Home in Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, have been bridging the generational gap by welcoming in children from St Wilfred’s Primary School, as it celebrated Global Intergenerational Week. Children from St Wilfred’s Primary School were invited along to the care home to build relationships with some of its elderly residents at Springwater Lodge Care Home.
The celebrations involved residents at Springwater Lodge listening to the children from St Wilfred’s Primary School read their favourite books to them. It brought residents at Springwater Lodge so much joy to see the children share their love for stories and reading with them.
Ana Filip, HC-One’s Springwater Lodge Deputy Care Home Manager, said: “It is lovely to see these relationships developing. It’s heart-warming how kind and thoughtful the children are, and we are looking forward to seeing how this progresses.”
HC-One’s Falstone Court Care Home in Roker, Sunderland, welcomed Health and Social Care students from Sunderland College as it celebrated Global Intergenerational Week. Students from Sunderland College were invited along to the care home to build relationships with some of its elderly residents at Falstone Court Care Home.
Emma Hindmarsh, HC-One’s Falstone Court Care Home Manager, said: “Interacting with young people has a number of positive benefits for our residents including helping reduce feelings of isolation, boosting mental wellbeing and stimulating memory recall through conversations and shared activities.
“Students also found the visit beneficial, seeing person-centred care in practice and listening to resident’s stories, Students and residents enjoyed connecting with each other and building genuine friendships with each other.”
HC-One’s Bluebell View Care Home in Oswestry, Shropshire, has been opening its doors to children at a local primary school to mark Global Intergenerational Week. Bluebell View have been welcoming in children from Moreton Hall Primary School to build relationships with some of its elderly residents at Bluebell View Care Home.
Michelle Middleton-Price, HC-One’s Bluebell View Care Home Manager, said: “We are thrilled with the nurturing of friendship which is emerging between the youngsters and our elders here at Bluebell View.”
