Beaconsfield School students help OAPs as part of DoE activities

The pupils made the trip to the Signature Came Home within the town, where they took part in several tasks which included arts and crafts, along with quizzes with the 69 residents.

A student giving one of the resident flowers (Image: Signature)

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Reflecting on the sessions, Helen Abbott, Activities Coordinator at the care home, said: “Bringing the youngsters into the home after the Covid period has been fantastic.

“The opportunity to provide the residents with 1 to 1 activity sessions has been a joy, and it is wonderful to see their faces light up when given the chance to engage with the children in the Beaconsfield community.”

Alongside providing care and companionship for residents inside the care home, pupils from the school have additionally helped to maintain Signature at Beaconsfield’s grounds, benefiting from residents’ backgrounds in gardening and were eager to pass on their knowledge and help to the group.

The students are hard at work in the gardens (Image: Signature)

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This has included the planting of flowers, as well as herbs and vegetables that will be harvested later this year.

The collaboration between the care home and school marks a corner turned for both generations following the Covid-19 pandemic period.

Pat B, a resident at Signature at Beaconsfield, added: “The students are very friendly – it makes the home feel like it would be if I was at home with my grandchildren.

Posing for a picture (Image: Signature)

“I look forward to them coming every week, they truly make the care home a wonderful environment to be in.”