This weekend Home From Home Care’s Summer BBQ was a great success with an afternoon of fun and games enjoyed by individuals from across Home From Home Care. Held at Wellingore Memorial Hall, this annual event is a great opportunity for individuals we support to enjoy taking part in activities together and socialise with their […]
The 10th Special Olympics National Summer Games will take place in Sheffield across a number of sporting venues between 7-12 August 2017. This event is the country’s largest multi-sports competition for athletes with learning disabilities. Around 2,600 athletes of all ages and abilities from across the country will come together to compete in 19 sports.
Our ‘Meet the Team’ series continues with Claire Hanson, Assistant Manager for Orchard Lodge based at Dorrington. Each instalment is designed to help you learn more about the people delivering exceptional care and support at Home From Home Care. Claire joined Home From Home Care five years ago, starting as a PSW1 at the Hawthorns.
With summer now in full swing, we have been enjoying the great outdoors, exploring different areas and meeting with friends. Many of the individuals we support have been enjoying the weather with a barbecue. These informal events have been held across a number of shared locations and offer a great opportunity to bring friends together
Staff have created a sensory garden at Vicarage Lodge in memory of Ju-Li, as a lasting celebration of her life, her friendly nature and wonderful spirit, which residents and staff can enjoy for years to come. Ju-Li’s family cut the ribbon on the 14th May and a celebration event was attended by families and those
Home From Home Care are excited to be exhibiting at The Autism Show on the 16-17th June 2017 at ExCeL, London. Our ambassadors will be on stand E9, together with company founders Paul and Ann de Savary who will share their experiences of transition into adult services as parents to a daughter with learning disabilities.
Say Hello recently held another successful craft event at Fiskerton. Those attending had the opportunity to try out new crafts and meet new people in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Participants had a choice of activities including painting and decorating trinket boxes, painting canvases and baking flapjacks and chocolate crispy cakes. Afterwards everyone enjoyed a
Home From Home Care are looking forward to exhibiting at Kidz to Adultz South on 8th June at Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading. This is a great opportunity to find out about our specialist residential provision for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Our Ambassadors Gennie Miller and Brenda Meech will be on our stand
This weekend’s May Ball was a great success with two evenings of groovy 70’s disco themed fun! Held at Market Rasen Festival Hall, Home From Home’s annual fancy-dress May Ball was split over Friday and Saturday night, with residents across all Micro Communities celebrating with family members and staff. Having picked the 70’s theme for
Easter has been a busy time in our Micro Communities, with individuals taking part in lots of fun activities. On Easter Sunday, The Oaks team leaders arranged an Easter egg hunt for everyone. Individual clues and photos were designed for each service user to track down their own egg hidden in the Bardney site. Kyle