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

Printable flyer of ideas on how to adopt your local care home

Now Available!

A free guides on how to adopt your local care homes, and mobilise volunteers to befriend care home residents, ​ including  a wealth of further resources

​To download either of these guides please fill in your details below.  You will be directed to a webpage where you can download them immediately.

Has your church adopted a local care home?

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We would love to hear your stories and inspire other churches to do the same. 
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