Residents from local care home get nautical

Katie Wilkinson General Manager of Bayleaf Care Home said: “Our residents had a whale of a time on the riverside cruise. Adventures that take place outside of the home are a regular event for the residents, and we always ask for ideas on where they would best like to go. The day was a lot of fun, residents were able to enjoy a beautiful day on the river which was quite therapeutic, thankfully the weather held out!”

Resident Mike Franklin said “This was a truly wonderful day. I haven’t been on a river cruise for such a long time and it brought back some lovely memories. The Fish and Chips were also lovely but I couldn’t eat all of the fish as it was so big.”

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 ranging from short-term respite care through to longer stays.