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BLUELEAF CARE HELPS COMBAT LONELINESS IN
CARE HOMES This Christmas, Blueleaf Care, a nationwide business that helps care homes deliver better outcomes, is bringing joy to elderly care home residents by connecting them with local school children through its Cards of Kindness campaign. By bringing the generations together, Blueleaf aims to spread festive cheer during one of the loneliest times for many older people in our communities.
For many, Christmas is a joyful time filled with fun and laughter, but not for everyone. Over a million elderly people each year, especially those over 75 years old and living in care homes, find Christmas to be one of the loneliest times of the year, spent remembering loved ones who have passed away.
However, loneliness can be tackled by connecting the elderly with some of the youngest members of the local community – school children – and through the giving of a handmade Christmas card as an act of kindness.
Ellen Brown, Sales and Marketing Director of Blueleaf, said:“We want to reduce loneliness in the local community, and
SCOTLAND’S CARE WORKER OF
THE YEAR A Dunblane woman who began working as a nursing home cleaner at the age of 13 has been named Care Worker of the Year at this year’s Scottish Care Home Awards. Carer Ashleigh Robertson is among six colleagues from the Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group to pick up accolades at this year’s annual industry awards event.
Nominated by colleagues and residents’ family members, Ashleigh began her caring career in her early teens as a Saturday cleaner in a nursing home. When it closed, she continued regular visits with the relocated residents at Randolph Hill’s Dunblane premises before being offered a full-time position
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know that the elderly can be cheered by the warm and infectious joy of children. We hope that the residents receiving a card made by a local primary school child will also help to improve their communication, memory, and confidence at what can be a difficult time.”
“Our Cards of Kindness programme is also beneficial to the school children as it instils a sense of community, and builds their awareness and appreciation for the older generation. It also fosters compassion and empathy through a creative project that encourages them to think about creating an upliſting message for others.
at the home in 2007. Since that time, she has developed her role from carer to a team leader, supported by SVQ4 certification which she successfully completed earlier this year.
Ashleigh was handed the national honour for her dedication to a profession where she’s been lauded for delivering care with ‘empathy, consistency, and exceptional problem- solving.’ In her role, she has become a strong advocate for residents’ independence creating tailored care plans that honour their dignity.
Randolph Hill Managing Director Peter McCormick said: “Ashleigh is an exceptional colleague who is a shining light for the Scottish care profession. She is firmly dedicated to our residents who appreciate her attentive support and consider her a friend as well as a carer.”
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“We hope this initiative encourages primary schools across the country to build lasting connections with the elderly in their local communities.”
Blueleaf Care will provide each primary school with card-making kits so that the children can create personalised, handmade Christmas cards for residents in a nearby care home.
Blueleaf Care hopes other local schools and care homes will also help spread the warmth and joy of connecting the young and old in our local communities during the holiday season and beyond.
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