A simple trip into Frome town for coffee and cake can mean more than it sounds.
For residents, fondly referred to as family members at Catherine House in Frome, Somerset, it’s all about staying connected to the community around them.
Regularly throughout the week family members can choose to pop (literally over the road!) to their local coffee shop, Coffee #1 to enjoy a hot drink, sharing a table and watching the world go by. For some, it was a quiet cup of coffee and a cigarette outside. For others, it was carrot cake and a chat indoors, just as they have done for years.
Maintaining daily routines matters because life does not stop when someone moves into a care home. It continues in familiar ways, with the right level of support alongside.
A short trip into town for coffee and cake. Everyday moments like this are part of life at a care home in Frome, staying connected to the community around Catherine House in Frome, Somerset.
Kim, Administrator at Catherine House, said: “Family member Alan joined the outing today and came back telling me how he enjoyed his cappuccino and was very hungry so he ‘had to have’ a massive tea cake! Activities Co-ordinator Sharon said how he was talking to the community telling them about what he used to do for work.”
Catherine House, located in Frome’s town centre, encourages family members to continue participating in the parts of the Frome community that are important to them, both inside and outside the home.
To find out more about life at Catherine House in Frome, Somerset, visit https://catherinehousecarehome.com/lifes-journey-continued/