Many times I have seen how powerful it is when folk write a letter to their loved one in a nursing or care home. They have done this when they have not been able to get in to see them. It means that one of the staff read the letter to the resident, often with a cup of tea, and it is a lovely activity whether they understand the letter or not.
I think now would be a good time to do this on a wider scale. It would help the hard pressed staff to feel they had managed a rewarding activity with the residents, however short, and would ensure good moments of one to one attention and smiles. More than a card, make it a newsletter, cut out funny pictures from somewhere and stick them on it to enliven it.
Believe me, this will be so helpful to the homes in shutdown especially if their activities are curtailed.
Love to all as usual. Kindred.xx
I think now would be a good time to do this on a wider scale. It would help the hard pressed staff to feel they had managed a rewarding activity with the residents, however short, and would ensure good moments of one to one attention and smiles. More than a card, make it a newsletter, cut out funny pictures from somewhere and stick them on it to enliven it.
Believe me, this will be so helpful to the homes in shutdown especially if their activities are curtailed.
Love to all as usual. Kindred.xx