To celebrate World Kindness Day, residents and colleagues at
HC-One’s Dove Court care home, in Burnley, celebrated each other with certificates and gifts to call out kindness.
World Kindness Day, which took place on 13th November 2024, is an annual awareness day and encourages people and organisations to practise kindness in their daily lives and make a positive impact on the world.
Throughout the residential, nursing and dementia care home, Wellbeing Coordinators Stephanie Tillotson, Janice Firminger, Nicola Martin and Lauren Kelly arranged a celebration to mark the day. People were individually nominated for their kindness, care and empathy shown to others, by other members of the team and fellow residents.
Once tallied, those with nominations were presented with a certificate, and a small gift to say ‘thank you’ for all that they do. The choice of gift was between chocolates, or a small selection of luxury toiletries.
Margaret Richardson, who lives at Dove Court care home, commented:
“I was very surprised and pleased to receive a nomination.”
Jenny Blanch, Senior Housekeeper at Dove Court care home, remarked:
“It's a pleasure.”
Stephanie Tillotson and Lauren Kelly, Wellbeing Coordinators, added:
“It has been a lovely event, and a great way to show appreciation for others.”
“It has had such an impact on the residents and has made some of them quite overcome with emotion, to know that they are thought of, and noticed by those around them.”