Are you looking to reconnect with your local community? 

Forging meaningful relationships has become an important aspect of maintaining your mental health, particularly following the pandemic.

Read on to discover how Mountside, our Sussex care home, brightened up our local community by hosting a summer BBQ:

 

Our Sussex Care Home: Organising a Community BBQ

During the summer, our staff at Mountside Care Home decided to host a fun family BBQ to rebuild community links and create friendships between residents and locals.

Organised by our talented carers and home chef, Stephen Avery, the event included delicious culinary delights of burgers, sausages and lamb kebabs that had everyone going back for seconds.

Followed by a lively performance from a fantastic Elvis tribute, the event put a smile on the faces of all of our guests, creating a friendly atmosphere and some wonderful lasting memories for our residents.

 

Sussex Care Home: The Response From Our Community

The summer BBQ was open to all and included guests such as Margi O’Callaghan, the deputy mayor of Hastings. As well as this, the families of the residents and a collection of the locals banded together to raise spirits after the pandemic.

Margi said: “I was invited to Mountside today by a lady named Shelagh who lives near me in Silverhill. As deputy mayor of Hastings, I thought it would be a great idea to attend the BBQ.

“I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw; I felt as if I had stepped into a café rather than a retirement home. Everyone had a wonderful time and I’m really pleased to have been invited.

“I think community events in residential care settings are extremely important, especially after the last couple of years spent in lockdown due to Covid-19. The BBQ was an excellent way of opening the community back up, enabling residents to see more people and begin enjoying life again.” 

 

Our Feedback on the Summer BBQ

Here at ACI Care, we were delighted by the effort made by our Sussex care home to forge and maintain friendships amongst the community, inviting guests into the home and creating a fun environment for our residents to enjoy.

Ravi Sodha, our director here at ACI Care, said: “At Mountside, we strive to keep our residents entertained to allow them to lead fulfilling lives, and believe events like these are an excellent way of achieving just that. 

“Following the unprecedented outbreak of Covid-19, we were keen to start reintegrating our residents with the local community, as we believe this greatly improves resident morale. Overall, the open BBQ was a huge success and we hope to host similar events in the near future.”

If you’re interested in finding out more about our Sussex care homes and what we can offer for your loved one, take a look at our website.

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