Do you have an elderly friend or family member or are you someone who would benefit from company, companionship and support?

The feelings of loneliness and frustrations at not being able to do the things that you always have been able to do can lead to deteriorating and avoidable poor health. There is strong evidence this can impact on a persons wellbeing.

With eight years’ experience providing care and running the social activities in a local nursing home, and over ten years as a self employed business working with the older generation, I have been involved with and arranged many activities for their benefit. Together with an NVQ in Reminiscence I connect easily and very well with people including those in their twilight years.

Reminiscing from the past is an excellent way to keep a mind active. Conversation, maybe recalling memories of life experiences, I provide a bespoke experience. Perhaps there’s an old photo album, or a book reliving times from a particular period, it can be anything relating to that particular person. All the activities that I work on involve some degree of reminiscence and conversation.

Music also plays a huge role in wellbeing and nothing beats listening and singing along to make one feel good. I play the organ and sing and can bring my portable organ to your home to entertain you. I come prepared with the words together with various percussion instruments!

All these activities can be incorporated into a visit to an elderly person, who lives in or around South Norfolk, in their own home or with others at a care home, or day care centre. My conscientious approach, together with my passion for improving the quality of peoples lives benefits those who I work with. As one nursing home said recently, “The residents’ days have been made better for having you around them.”

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me today and I will do my best to see how I can help you, and your family and friends.