Langley Haven Dementia Care Home has won the Community Involvement Award at the Caring UK Awards 2019.

This annual event recognises care homes and teams which can most demonstrate close involvement with the local community, through links with schools, colleges and groups. Langley Haven in Rambler Lane beat off competition from hundreds of others across the UK.

The home’s residents have regular visits from the children of Baptist Nursery and Castle View Primary School. They have also become colleagues with the students from St. Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School and even enjoyed joining the Police Cadets for a ‘warming up routine’ at the Cadets’ base.

The residents have also accepted the invitation of the St. Francis Church community for afternoons spent talking with locals and enjoying a cup of tea. The home also host gatherings with the church community.

The residents are also busy with their charity work (helping the homeless people of Slough and Macmillan Cancer Support) and planning events (birthday parties, anniversaries, parties for special days).

Langley Haven also began working with Slough Refugee Support to welcome a group of refugees for work experience. This was the start of ‘A Helping Hand’, a partnership which launched in September.

Uddhav Bhatta, manager of Langley Haven Care Home, said: “We are extremely honoured to win this award, at Langley Haven Care Home, our permanent goal is to offer to our residents a life, not just an existence. We want to help the residents to socialise, and help them continue to do things which bring them pleasure and the feeling of being valued."