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6/11/2025 0 Comments "Everyone should have a Sally in their life" - Mary and Sally's befriendship story A care home on the Isle of Wight recently shared this beautiful story of the life-changing impact on one of their residents thanks to our volunteer befriender:
"Mary had been living with her son and daughter in law, but after a time it became clear that she needed more care and she moved to our care home. After Mary moved here, her son became very ill and passed away, and her other sons live on the mainland and are not able to visit. Mary was spending more and more time in her room and did not want to engage with the other residents so we felt she was become increasingly isolated. When Sally started visiting, the change in Mary was amazing. If you happened to go upstairs when Sally was here you would hear shrieks of laughter coming from Mary's room and they would chat away for ages. It has been lovely to see their friendship develop and it has made a huge difference to the quality of Mary’s life. I think everyone should have a Sally in their life. Embracing Age has been so supportive to our care home. The majority of our residents have dementia and the wonderful craft ladies have made little creatures to hang on walking frames so that we can easily identify whose is whose. They also made some lovely little bags to pop over the handles so that our residents can put tissues, spectacles and bits and bobs in. Sadly we do have residents that for whatever reason have no visits or little contact with their families and the cards of kindness have been a lovely treat to have. All in all, Embracing Age has been wonderful and special thanks to Rebecca for her continued support and understanding." Get involved and follow our work We are always in need of volunteers to meet the demand of referrals from care homes for befriending, regular cards and our other initiatives. Our volunteers receive full training and support, and there are a wide range of ways you can make a difference with whatever time or skills you can offer. Please use the button below to see full details of all our volunteer opportunities.
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It's two years since Embracing Age launched in Hampshire, and we’ve made some incredible strides in supporting older people. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of so many individuals and groups across the county, we are now linking with care homes and supporting residents in a growing number of areas locally, as you'll see from the many pins on the map below!
"Read More" below for the full article to see the positive impact we’ve made together and the exciting initiatives still to come ...
One of our newer volunteers has shared a beautiful story about the friendships she's been building with three residents - relationships that have rebuilt her confidence and given her something to look forward to, just as much as the residents she spends time with.  Well done to "Sylvia's Dream Team" who were the winners of the Embracing Age Big Christmas Quiz. The team consisted of Sylvia, a resident in one of the care homes we support in Hampshire and members of her family - four generations in total!
Sylvia said, "I'm looking forward to going out to a nearby Costa with family to enjoy our prize voucher. Sometimes my daughter will pick up a takeaway Costa and we will sit by the water at Hamble in the summer."
Their winning score was 120 (out of a possible 165 marks), just 4 points ahead of joint second place teams. Thank you to all the individuals and teams who took part in our quiz - together you raised an incredible £550! Your support will enable us to bring companionship to more care home residents this year. The quiz answers are now available via the button below. We plan to produce more fundraiser quiz sheets in the coming year so why not sign up to our quarterly newsletter via the button below to hear when they're released! 26/9/2023 0 Comments "Mary's presence in the home has really helped Jan settle in and feel at ease".In March, we appointed Zoe and Sarah as our new area co-ordinators to pioneer Embracing Age in Hampshire. 6 months on and it's staggering to see how much they have already got going! The local community has really embraced the initiative and the project is already supporting 35 individual care home residents across 14 care homes with trained befriending volunteers as well as lots of craft projects. Read on to hear Zoe and Sarah's update on the amazing difference already being made to residents and others involved in the project, and the exciting things in the pipeline.  |
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