It was brought to my attention recently (through a local social media group) that care homes often have residents with no family, and thus don’t get gifts. Whilst I know care home staff are wonderful caring people and will give gifts to their residents this still leaves many feeling quite alone at this special time of the year.
With this in mind I thought it would be nice for some children at school to visit our local care home Cliffdale and take some gifts and cards.
I am all too aware that we are in a particularly difficult economic period and many families will not have any spare money to support this, however, hopefully there will be a few families who feel they could buy a small gift for one of the elderly residents in our community who don’t have family this Christmas. Homemade cards would be especially lovely too.
I have made contact with Cliffdale and they have several residents with no family. We have always had a good relationship with the home and for many years our school choir visited at Christmas and performed for the residents which they loved. The choir were always generously rewarded with festive refreshments and praise.
What could you gift?
Box of chocolates
Jar of sweets
Body wash
Soap
Pot plant
Pair of socks
A plain t-shirt
Pair of pyjamas
Pair slippers
Home made gifts are just as good (if not better)
Christmas Cookies,
Christmas Confectionery (Peppermint creams, Marzipan Fruits, Peanut Brittle, Cinder Toffee)
Knitted/ crocheted items
We will have a box in the office if you would like to give a gift or card, you can wrap them if you wish and just mark M(ale) or F(emale) on the label.