Herald - Issue 416

Page 52 • The HERALD • 9th December 2021 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v Please Note: We do NOT buy or sell second hand items OPEN 9AM-4PM MONDAY-SATURDAY WE CARE, YOU CARE MOORS MANOR CARE HOME SUPPORTS CHILDREN IN NEED Residents at Moors Manor Care Home in Ringwood baked and decorated some cakes to raise money for Children in Need, all the sta wore pyjama’s or Pudsey clothes which made the residents smile. Taking place this year on Friday 19th November, Children in Need raises money to help support local charities and projects which are providing essential Staff at Moors Manor getting into the Pudsey spirit for Children in Need frontline help to children and young people in communities throughout the UK. Residents, visitors and sta at Moors Manor Care Home were all very supportive and enjoyed seeing the sta dressed up and taking part in the fun activities throughout the day. Caroline, Deputy Manager at Moors Manor Care Home, said: “Taking part in Children in Need has been a huge amount of fun and everyone at the home has been behind us all the way. It’s for such an important cause. I’m very glad to be able to do my bit to raise both awareness and money for Children in Need and all the initiatives it supports . Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities. We’re making our homes as safe as possible and will ensure that all new residents and staff are vaccinated before moving in or working in our homes.” Moors Manor Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Moors Manor provides residential care, respite care and dementia care. For more information about the services they o er, please call: 01202 863610. Appletree Careline provide a 24 hour/365 days a year monitoring service to people living in and around the district of the New Forest who wish to have the security and reassurance of an immediate response in times of crisis or emergency, to person or property. ey pride themselves in the provision of a quality, local service for self-funding customers who require an additional layer of support to maintain their independence. ey would like to encourage ‘younger’ older people who wish to take proactive steps to remain in their own homes or who are taking reactive steps following a discreet health episode to think about obtaining an alarm. It is known from national research and anecdotally from customers that following an incident, accident or when taking advice from a medical professional, many people feel that an alarm is preferable to accepting homecare or moving into residential care. Following the activation of a community alarm or ID wristband emergency call, Appletree Careline sta will mobilise the help required by contacting family members, friends or the emergency services. If you feel you could bene t yourself, or you have a friend or relative who could bene t from an Appletree Careline alarm, please call them to discuss your needs. Call: 023 8028 5523 or email: appletree.careline@nfdc. gov.uk Do you know about Appletree Careline?