Posted on 18th Sep
Kings Court Care Home in Newark is inviting the community to join residents and colleagues in a range of activities to mark World Alzheimer’s Month, including wearing purple to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society and a memory friendly game day.
The home will host its Wear It Purple fundraising event from 19th to 21st September, encouraging people to come together to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s, show support for those living with the condition, and help fund vital research into prevention and cures. Donations can be made at the home’s front desk.
The week commencing 22nd September will consist of a range of World Alzheimer’s Month-related activities and events, including a brain health activity on Tuesday, 23rd September, from 10.30am to 12noon, which will challenge residents in different ways to engage their brains, and aims to raise awareness around improving brain health whilst also providing guests with the opportunity to take part in a brain health quiz and obtain information about maintaining and improving brain health, surrounded by like-minded people.
This will be followed by an afternoon of playing old school games and light refreshments between 2pm and 3pm.
As part of marking World Mental Health Day, Kings Court Care Home is hosting an open day event on Friday, 10th October, from 11am to 4pm, welcoming members of their local community to socialise to combat loneliness, enjoy light refreshments and take part in a range of engaging activities to help improve brain health.
Catherine Skorin, front of house manager at HC-One’s Kings Court Care Home, said: “We’re really proud to be supporting World Alzheimer’s Month here at Kings Court. Wearing purple is a simple but powerful way to show our support for people living with Alzheimer’s, and it also helps us raise important funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.
“We’ve had a wonderful summer filled with events and activities, and now we’re looking forward to the warmth and togetherness of autumn, with celebrations like Harvest Festival and our Open Day event bringing our community even closer.”
