Residents of a HC-One care home hosted a Harvest Festival event in support of Silver Sunday to help combat loneliness within the community and help to increase happiness and wellbeing.
Celebrating Silver Sunday provided an opportunity for elderly people living independently in the local community to meet new people, make new friends and have meaningful moments in the company of others.
Alexander Court welcomed members of the local community as part of the Harvest Festival celebrations on Friday, October 5. The home hosted a special Harvest Festival service for all the Residents, food donations were collected for the local food bank and the Residents had been busy prepping the home with freshly baked bread and pumpkin floral arrangements!
Amanda Fields, home manager at HC-One’s Alexander Court commented: “It was nice to see the Residents celebrating Harvest Festival.The floral arrangements looked beautiful and the bread was amazing!"
Harvest Festival is an annual celebration to mark the end of the main harvest season, and a time to give thanks for the crop that has been grown. Traditionally it is a time when people share collected food items with those in need in their local community.
Silver Sunday is an annual day of fun and free activities for older people across the UK. Led by The Sir Simon Milton Foundation, it celebrates the value and knowledge they contribute to our communities while combating loneliness and isolation.
Alexander Court encourage everyone to feel part of things both within the home and the wider community. Harvest Festival and Silver Sunday are examples of activities that suits Resident’s hobbies and interests.
For more information or to arrange a tour of the home, visit www.hc-one.co.uk or call 0114 268293.