Care home workers run for charity
Staff at Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon have taken part in a sponsored fun run to raise money for Parkinson’s UK.
The Huntingdon 5k Inflatable Run took place at Huntingdon Racecourse on Saturday 11th April and after weeks of preparation and training, the team from Bayleaf, lead by General Manager, Katie Wilkinson passed the challenge with flying colours.
Katie Wilkinson, General Manager at Bayleaf Care Home, said: “Taking part in this challenge 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 further awareness and money for the charity.”
The Bayleaf Care Home team raised a grand total of £195 by completing the challenge, which will be donated to Parkinson’s UK.
Bayleaf Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Bayleaf Care Home provides residential care and dementia care for 53 residents from short-term respite care through to longer term stays.