Our stories

Peace of mind

Moving into a care home can be daunting

Rest assured, our care team are here to make sure that making the move is as easy as possible for you and your loved one. If you still need reassurance, here are some stories from our residents, their families and our care team.

Here at Willowdene we are loving this gorgeous sunny weather we are having and our relative garden visits at the home. Our residents really enjoy seeing family and we are so fortunate to have such wonderful gardens.

Visits in the garden

August 2020

We were delighted to have a visit from two horses this week at Willowdene who came in to meet our residents at the home. Our residents used to love the miniature ponies visits so we thought we'd have the horse's come to visit. The residents came out one at a time to see the horses and

Horse Visits at Willowdene

August 2020

The residents have thoroughly enjoyed the travelling theatre. We were able sit in our new outside area and enjoy the show following social distancing rules.The residents laughed out loud during the show.

Travelling Theatre

August 2020

Skell Lodge residents took part in St Wilford's Parade. This event has been running since 1108 when King Henry granted permission to the city to hold a fair to mark the birth of the saint on 30th July. Ripon has held this tradition ever since.

St Wilford's Parade

August 2020

We have been so pleased to welcome back the families to the home for outside visiting and have our own gazebo in our lovely garden at the back of the home.

We are hoping for lovely weather in August to welcome you back to the home.

Visiting at Earsdon Grange

August 2020

We love being creative at Earsdon Grange and doing a little home baking. We spotted some plain biscuits on the tea trolley and thought we'd give them a bit of a revamp. Two of our residents enjoyed decorating biscuits for the afternoon tea trolley.

Home Baking

August 2020