Our residents at Crouched Friars were put through their paces recently when they got involved with some boxing lessons. We recently welcomed Chloe who runs GFitness, to the home to challenge residents with boxing training. Residents were very inquisitive and loved to practice their stamina and strength with the trainers. Paulina Eagle, home manager at […]
Read more >Crouched Friars has had a busy few months of activities, events and visits from VIPs. Halloween, Bonfire Night and a Macmillan coffee morning are just some of the things that the staff and residents at Crouched Friars Residential home in Colchester have been getting involved with. This season’s activities have provided cheer and entertainment to […]
Read more >Guy Fawkes, bonfires and fireworks. It’s the time of year many of us enjoy and naturally want to spend with all of our loved ones. At Crouched Friars we understand how important this is, especially during special times of the year, such as Bonfire Night. So we’ve put together a few tips on how to […]
Read more >Close friendship with others in your older years can significantly benefit your overall health. As we grow older and enter retirement, many of us will have more time to spare that our families can’t always fill. As such, feelings of loneliness may begin to develop. At Crouched Friars Residential Home, we support a close-knit community […]
Read more >Residents and staff were overjoyed recently as they received a surprise visit from the Mayor of Colchester. Councillor Robert Davidson visited Crouched Friars Care Home and enjoyed a spot of afternoon tea with residents and staff. Cllr Davidson took a keen interest in the residents and was kind enough to spend time speaking individually with all […]
Read more >September marks the 10th year of World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month . Where people come together from all around the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around dementia, with the 21st September marking World Alzheimer’s Day.
Read more >The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increase in Care Homes across the UK implementing the use of Electronic Care systems within its care. We are using the latest adaption of one the Care sector’s most widely-used digital care planning systems, Person Centred Software. We first implemented the new electronic system earlier this […]
Read more >Hosted by Marmalade Trust, the week-long campaign raises awareness of loneliness and strives to get people talking about it. According to Age UK, recent research has found that there is around “1.4m chronically lonely older people in England and many more across the rest of the UK”. That feeling of loneliness can be almost as […]
Read more >Taking place between 17-23 May 2021, Dementia Action Week is a weeklong campaign that aims to raise awareness, challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia and calling on the government to take further action.
Read more >Despite the first few months of 2021 being challenging, we have been keeping very busy with lots of activities at Crouched Friars Residential Home. Due to restrictions at the beginning of the year, our care staff at Crouched Friars have continued to go above and beyond to ensure our residents remain happy and healthy. As […]
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