Entries by Ralph Stevens

Wayne David MP joins Care Home Celebrations

Wayne David MP joins in with celebrations at Abermill Care Home Caerphilly recognising National Care Home Open Day Wayne David MP visited Abermill Care Home on the recent National Care Home Open Day and joined residents, and their relatives along with staff who were enjoying a fun packed week. The Home had been celebrating the […]

Celebrating the Queens 90th Birthday

Residents and staff at Church View Care Home celebrated the Queen’s birthday. The home was decorated with flags, bunting, Royal guards and a guest of honor the Queen herself. The day began with the residents watching the Queen on television celebrating her birthday at St Paul’s Cathedral and enjoyed the service immensely. This was an […]

Abermill Care Home – Caerphilly

Care Home residents enjoy trip out “to the pictures”. Since the original release of The Jungle Book is a 1967, residents at Abermill Care Home were excited to learn that the film had once again had a revamp. To celebrate this some of the residents at the home joined the staff at the cinema to […]

Ty Iscoed Residential Home, Newbridge: Award

A residential Home owned by Caerphilly County Borough Council has received a national award for the quality of life provided to people living with a dementia. Ty Iscoed Residential Home in Newbridge was given the award following an unannounced qualitative audit that took place in December 2015. Caerphilly County Borough Council commissioned the organisation Dementia […]

Gilwern House Mountain Challenge

Preparations for Sponsored Snowdon Walk in May, in aid of Alzheimer’s Society It all began with a general chat between Maurice, son-in-law of one of one of the residents of Gilwern House Residential Home in Pontllanfraith, and manager, Deborah Gordon. Maurice said how he’d love to walk Snowdon but had no one to go with […]

Church View “Knit & Natter” Club

Residents at HC-One Church View Care Home “Knit and Natter” Club have been regularly donating their creations to local charities to raise money for good causes. But they recently became aware that Elim Church in Cresent Road Caerphilly collected clothes for vulnerable babies in several African counties so the “Knit and Natter” club decided to […]

FREE TV LICENCE FOR PEOPLE OVER 75

Did you know that people 75 or over can get a FREE TV licence? BUT  you have to apply ! The process of applying for a free licence can start when you are 74. Your current TV Licence is likely to expire some time after your 74th birthday, so this will ensure that you only pay for […]