Thank you messages received at Troutbeck Care Home from a lovely family member. 

"Dear Night Angels

Thank you for all your care and kindness shown and delivered to my father. Leaving our loved one at night is so very hard but in your care safe secure , warm

Thank you , we wish you all well for the future. When this nightmare is over we shall sing like nightingales for you all. Very best wishes"

"Dearest Linda, Lynne & Pauline

VE Day at Rose Lodge Care Home on Carer’s Way, Cobblers Lane in Newton Aycliffe was made even more special by Aycliffe Radio joining us to launch their new show, Memory Lane, which plays 40's and 50's music outside our care home.  We had entertainment by the fantastic Amy Harrison who sang some of our favourite songs as well as the National Anthem.

We miss our visitors but during this time we are keeping in touch in what ever way we can and we have adapted and learnt new skills.

We have rediscovered the art of letter writing and regularly write letters to our loved ones and we look forward to receiving the replies.

Technology is amazing that we can see and chat with family and friends on what looks like a little television.

The community continue to be caring, sending in little parcels, together with other gifts, donations and letters. We appreciate them all.

To celebrate VE day our resident's grandchildren drew around their hands, coloured them in and sent them to us.

We put them together in this poster so our residents could be close to their loved ones

All day we listened to wartime music around the home and the staff team couldn't resist joining in, dancing through the corridors "Doing the Lambeth Walk"

We enjoyed meals from the past, including spam and corned beef fritters.

The day was a little bit different but we still had a fantastic time

We were delighted when our local schools began sending letters and drawings to our residents at Brunel House and we have enjoyed writing back. 

It's so thoughtful, we have enjoyed reading and sharing them and they are now displayed in our home.

Thank you from us all.

Thank you to the pupils at Cropwell Bishop Primary School for the wonderful paintings for our residents. 

Thank you to the Hallam family for the lovely cakes and painted stones delivered to Belvoir Vale Care Home along with the lovely message saying..

“Just a little thank you for your hard work through these tough times.  Enjoy a cuppa and cake whilst you take a break." All the cakes have been baked by the Hallam family, Dorothy’s daughter and grandchildren.

The stones were painted by the grandchildren of Dorothy.

One of our very talented staff member's at Parksprings Care Home got creative and celebrated International Nurses Day on Tuesday 12th May by drawing the nurses at the home. 

We received a lovely thank you letter this week. 

"I`d like everyone at Hope Green to know how immensely grateful I am for everything that you have all done to ensure that my mother`s last years were healthy and happy.

Despite me living so far away, and only having been able to visit the North of England once or twice a year, I can remember on my every single visit to Hope Green being aware of the hard work, patience, kindness and concern exhibited by each and every one of the staff .

International Nurses Day is an important day for the Barnes Court family, a Care Home based on Wycliffe Road in Sunderland run by Mandy Mackley.  Every year she likes to celebrate her staff in the home and this year with such challenging times is no exception, but this year Mandy wanted to start early so arranged for different treats to come each week as a thank you to the staff for their hard work, dedication and support to the home.