For the past six weeks, some of the residents at our Holy Cross Nursing Home in Sunderland have been enjoying the company of some lively young visitors.
Children from the town’s St Joseph’s Nursery have been bridging the generation gap with fun and laughter.
They have visited every Friday, bringing photographs, books, jigsaws and more to share with our residents – each child partnered with a particular resident, who became their special friend.
They have also brought in pictures which they have drawn for their special friends and flowers picked from the nursery garden.
The home’s Activities Co-ordinator, Vicky Hurst, says, “It has been lovely to see the relationships grow and the bonding between the children and residents throughout the weeks.”
“To mark the end of this term’s project we celebrated with party hats, balloons, cakes, biscuits and drinks while we chatted about all the things we have done together. The children had made personal thank you cards for their special friends and residents gave the children some sweets to say thank you for their time spent together.”
“It has been so successful, we are already planning to pick up the project again next term, with a new group of children and a new set of residents.”