Devon’s care homes open doors for national day of celebration
Care home doors will be swung open next week as Devon County Council homes join in with National Care Home Open Day.
On Friday 21 June, homes across Devon will be holding special events and inviting the public to join them. These include tea dances, pamper days, cream teas, live music, craft activities, gardening, cooking, a dog show and pet therapy.
Many of the homes’ residents have been involved in the planning and organisation of their events.
The national day has been organised to encourage communities to go in to their local care home and connect with residents and staff and to increase public awareness and understanding of what care homes do.
Councillor Stuart Barker, Cabinet Member responsible for the County Council owned homes said: “Our care homes care for hundreds of people every day, and I would urge everyone to go along and take part in this unique opportunity to see inside the homes, meet the interesting residents and committed staff, and participate in the activities planned.”
Homes in Exeter
Alphin House will be holding a 1940s tea dance with afternoon tea. Local school children will be going along and there will be a display of artefacts from the war. The event starts at 2pm.
Arthur Roberts will be holding a cream tea in their gardens from 3pm-4pm.
Haldon View will be holding an open day from 1pm-4pm with a cream tea.
Whipton Barton House will be holding tours and coffee and cake on the patio from 10.30am, then again at 2pm followed by strawberries and shortbread with live music from 3pm.
Homes in East Devon
Green Close (Sidford) is holding an open day from 10am-2pm so anyone to come along and meet the residents.
Pine Park House (Honiton) will be holding a coffee morning from 11am-2pm.
Davey Court (Exmouth): After baking the day before, the residents will be decorating their cakes with staff and visitors in the morning from 10.30am. In the afternoon there will be live music and dancing and a buffet party tea from 3.30pm to 6pm.
Homes in Teignbridge
Daw Vale (Dawlish) The Women’s Institute will be visiting the home to take part in a pamper day with either a cream tea or BBQ (weather depending). There will also be a tea company going along to give a talk on world teas at 1.30pm. The event starts at 10am.
Mapleton (Newton Abbot) will be having a sing-a-long with live music in the morning and activities in the gardens from 10am. There will also be a dog visiting the home, with refreshments available throughout the day and a cream tea. Local school children will also be visiting the home to take part in the activities.
Tracey Vale (Bovey Tracey) will have two days of events. On Friday 21 June, there will a 1950s music and quiz from 2pm to 4pm. There will be tea and cakes with live music. On Sunday 23 June, the home will host a dog show from 1pm (for entrants) with the judging starting at 2pm.
Homes in West Devon
Harewood House (Tavistock) will be having live music followed by afternoon tea. The events will run from 1.30pm to 3pm.
