Lunch Time Outing
Thank you to the committee of the Rotary Club of Gerrards Cross & Chalfont St Peter for inviting Swarthmore residents to a community lunch at the Dumb Bell in Chalfont St Peter. A wonderful home cooked meal was enjoyed by all. Our residents enjoyed the food and opportunity to join others for a meal. Once […]
Working in a Residential Care Home
Are you thinking of working in a care environment? In a constantly changing world, your compassion, skills and experience bring reassurance to families and friends. Caring is a meaningful career, somewhere you can make a real difference to people’s lives every single day. Working in a residential care home allows anyone to demonstrate compassion, kindness, and an […]
Is Residential Care the Right Option?
The moment when a family should begin to think about residential care is always difficult to judge; it can also be difficult to start talking about. Adult children may fear that their parent will be upset or offended by such a discussion. The parent in question may worry that children see it as a rejection […]
The Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards – nominated as a finalist
The Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards were originally created to celebrate the work of small, not-for-profit providers who didn’t necessarily have a PR team or lots of resource to dedicate to showcasing the positive influence they were having on people’s lives. Care Management Matters and the National Care Forum came together to work on the […]
Volunteering at Swarthmore – Poetry sessions with Erica
Every Monday, Erica, whose mother, Peggy, is one of our residents, leads a poetry session at Swarthmore. As an English tutor, Erica has been providing school children with additional help and this has reignited her passion for poetry. Knowing that her mum is also passionate about poetry and can always quote lines learnt in childhood, […]
What care homes offer to help improve life for their residents?
Swarthmore Residential Care Home Quaker values lie at the heart of our home, simplicity, peace, integrity, community, and equality. We believe that these values resonate with people of all faiths, ages and backgrounds, which is why our home is such a wonderful place. Person centered care means offering people choices. Personalisation is about having choice and […]
Visit from Alpacas
We recently had a visit from http://lattonalpacas.co.uk, all our residents and staff were very excited to see these lovely animals. We found these beautiful creatures therapeutic. We discovered interesting facts about the wool and how its used. Thoroughly enjoyable visit. Alpacas are intriguing looking animals. There is a sense of peacefulness about the gentle animals with their […]