News from Life in Our Care Homes

The Magic of Verse

Our team members and residents love to share their passion of poetry. In celebration of National Poetry Day we wanted to share some of our charming residents inspirational poetry, inspired by their experiences and feelings. We guarantee that their verses will have you laughing, crying or fondly reminiscing.

Thank you to our local community from all of us at Four Seasons

How volunteers can help care homes maintain community links

How the presence and engagement of volunteers in care homes can provide that vital link between the home and the local community that ensures care homes remain connected with the immediate area and feel they have a role to play with inter-generational learning; embracing cultural differences and providing new pieces of history.

Become an Eco Ninja and help us save energy and water!

On average, care homes spend almost a fifth of their annual budget on utilities. We want to raise awareness of these costs by recruiting a team of Eco Ninjas, who will help support our homes to implement simple measures to reduce consumption and achieve savings.

Winter Warmers - 25th December

For our big Winter Warmer finale we’re sharing with you a story about four of our homes in Northern Ireland who came together for Christmas.

Winter Warmers - 24th December

Residents and colleagues in our homes across the nation have been donning their festive knits to spread Christmas cheer and raise money for charity.

Winter Warmers - 23rd December

Christmas is a time of giving and sharing with those around us, so in today’s Winter Warmer we’re bringing you some heart-warming stories from our homes about small acts of kindness this festive season.

Winter Warmers - 12th December

With less than 2 weeks left to go until Christmas, today’s Winter Warmer is all about the wonderful residents who turned an amazing 100 years old this year!

Winter Warmers - 11th December

Today’s Winter Warmers star is Anne, a resident at Kingswood Lodge Care Centre in Gloucestershire, who has found her niche in the home as 'official' Activities Assistant.

Winter warmers - 3rd December

Dorothy, a resident at Guthrie House enjoys chatting to our Personal Activities Leader (PAL) about her busy life bringing up eight children and working as a nurse.