How can my church adopt a local care home?

There are about 12,500 care homes for older people in the UK and over 50,000 churches.
If each church adopted a local care home, we could make a huge difference to some of the oldest and frailest people across the UK.

There are so many ways you can adopt your local care home, beyond leading a regular church service in them (which we also highly recommend and have resources on this website to support you).

Ideas for adopting your local care home

Here are some ideas that we have done to build trust and adopt our local care homes.

Thank you gift bags for staff

Show staff they are appreciated with a goodie bag of lip balm, hand cream, chocolate, etc.​
Pictures of Joy
Laminated cute photos are great conversation starters for residents, particularly those with​ dementia.
Sensory Knitted Aquariums
Engage your knitting community and bring joy to the care home through this fun activity

Cards of Kindness

Engage your crafting community and bring smiles to the faces of care home residents
Care Home Friends
Trained volunteers spending time with residents, doing enjoyable activities together
Clothing & Capes
Clothing packs for those admitted in an emergency & soft bed capes to bring comfort and joy

 Bouquets of Blessing

For the budding florists among you, a bunch flowers will bring a blessing to both staff & residents
Tech Connect
Help residents use IT devices, like tablets or Alexa, to connect with loved ones and volunteers
Seeds & Plants
Get the children to plant some seeds or buy some sensory plants to give them to the care home

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A free e-book on how to adopt your local care homes with all the ideas above expanded
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Care Home Friends

Nothing beats face to face in person contact. If your church is interested in befriending care home residents we have a free Tool Kit to help guide you in setting up a project.
This guide is a tool for churches looking to come alongside care home residents by mobilising trained volunteer to offer friendship and support. 

The Tool Kit is not prescriptive, rather we give you guidance and advice from our experience to help you as you work out the best way to befriend care home residents in your local care home. We also have lots of resources that you can use and adapt for your situation.

​To download your free guide please complete the form below.

    Free Care Home Friends Tool Kit