Abbey View's Maintenance man has created a wonderful outside visitors room. It is very simple but it is a lovely area for visitors to meet, in the good weather. They just have to add some flower pots and a book where people can right some messages.

We were excited to welcome our first visitors back to Abingdon Court on 6th July.

We decorated our lovely garden to ensure residents and families enjoyed their visits and we also decorated the reception area so families and friends could see see how much we have missed them.

We are lucky to be able to continue to welcome visits from friends and families who have been so understanding of the different rules now in place.

Ashmead Care Home paid its very own special tribute to Dame Vera Lynn who sadly passed away at the age of 103 recently. During the day the home was filled with the voices of special personal memories of VE day, along with the sounds of music and laughter as everyone remembered the lady who became a symbol of hope during the war for so many people.

Episodes of Dads Army and music from Dame Vera played in all of our lounges and dining rooms throughout the day and everyone living in the home enjoyed a traditional themed buffet to add to the celebrations.

Howgate House is supporting the local primary school breakfast club by collecting food and drinks for the children. They have supported the home through the last few difficult months by sending pen pal letters and drawing pictures of rainbows and sunshine for every residents' room.

The week of the MMCG and Countrywide Care awards has arrived and here at Willowdene Care Home in Sedgefield we have much to celebrate with 4 nominations for categories.

We have Ruth Pearson who has been nominated for Housekeeping Highflyer at Willowdene.  Ruth is responsible for making sure our home always looks clean and tidy for our residents.

Here at Willowdene we are loving this gorgeous sunny weather we are having and our relative garden visits at the home. Our residents really enjoy seeing family and we are so fortunate to have such wonderful gardens.

Thank you to all of the families for supporting our garden visits and also for visiting in the rain and sitting under the shelter.  We couldn't have gotten through this without you.

Skell Lodge residents took part in St Wilford's Parade. This event has been running since 1108 when King Henry granted permission to the city to hold a fair to mark the birth of the saint on 30th July. Ripon has held this tradition ever since.

Covid-19 has affected Belvoir Vale just like it has many other homes around the country. Residents are missing going out and about, having entertainers in and most of all seeing their families. The staff here have done the most amazing job of comforting residents, keeping people in touch through Skype and phone calls, and being there when their loved ones can't, but we want to try and do more.

Today was a sad day at Yohden Care Complex on Hesleden Road in Blackhall,  Ivy Barker, our lovely 102 year old resident said goodbye to us all as she made her final journey to Durham Crematorium.

Ivy moved into Yohden Care Complex back in 2006 and was an important part of the family at Field View and will be such a huge miss.  We couldn't let Ivy leave without the farewell she deserved and the staff lined the road outside of the home and launched pink balloons as she drove past the home as she stopped for us all to pay our final goodbyes to Ivy.