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WIRRAL CARE HOME GET ARTY
FOR NATIONAL CARE HOME OPEN DAY
A Wirral care home opened its doors to
showcase the creative skills of its residents to
friends, family and the local community for
National Care Home Open Day last month.
The Hazelwell, a residential, nursing, palliative
and respite care home in Heswall, joined
thousands of other care homes around the UK
taking part in Care Home Open Day with a
theme this year of celebrating the role of ‘Arts in
Care’.
The idea behind Care Home Open Day is to
encourage local people to visit care homes in
the community and work together to build long
lasting relationships.
The Hazelwell invited the community to join
their residents for a cup of tea and slice of cake
and share the fun and enjoyment of the day’s
activities.
To showcase how The Hazelwell use art for
relaxation, enjoyment and therapy, staff at the
care home held art classes for residents and
visitors were able to view an exhibition of the
residents’ artwork.
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The Hazelwell’s care home manager Sue Ball said:
“We are always looking at new ways of building
relationships with the local community and Care
Home Open Day is a fantastic way of bringing
generations together.
“Here at The Hazelwell we use art therapy every
week as part of our varied activities programme.
The Open day was an opportunity to show
visitors exactly what happens in our art classes.
“We find creative activities are great for relaxation
and stress relief, as well as self-expression. Our
classes are also good social occasions as everyone
can chat while they work and share in what they
have created. It was a lovely friendly afternoon of
fun.”
For more information about The Hazelwell
contact Sue on 0151 342 9654, email info@
thehazelwell.com or visit www.thehazelwell.
com