“IT’S VERY FRIENDLY… WE CAN DO OUR OWN THING HERE”
Sisters Pam Blight and Vera Wren moved into Borovere, a Greensleeves Care home in Alton, at the same time and into neighbouring rooms. The sisters told us about their life at the home: Pam: “We both wanted to be in the same home, and taking it a step further, our rooms are right next door to each other!” Vera: “Our family come to visit and they can see both of us here, which is nice. We’ve just been visited by a cousin who lives nearby, so we had tea and cakes together. We like having people come to see us at the home, but we don’t make big parties of it.” Pam: “Well, we could if we wanted to! It’s very good here really, it’s very friendly. We can do our own thing here. There’s nobody saying, ‘do this’, or ‘do that.’” Vera: “We make our own life here. We do all sorts with Andy (Activities Co-ordinator). They know we like putting things together and taking them apart, so they always come to us if something needs repairing!” Pam: “Our Dad was quite handy and showed us how to fix things, and that’s served us really well in life. So it’s nice they encourage us to carry on with that here. They’re all very nice, the girls.” Vera: “… and the boys! Don’t forget the boys, they’ll be upset.”
“We make our own life here. They know we like putting things together and taking them apart, so they always come to us if something needs repairing!”
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Our Impact in 2023 – 2024
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