Enfield care home invites community to help spread festive cheer

A care home team in Enfield is gearing up to spread some festive cheer this Christmas.

Residents and team members at Care UK’s Elizabeth Lodge, on Pennington Drive, are inviting local people to join in with this year’s Doorstep Carols – Britain’s biggest ever carolling sing-along – on Wednesday 15^th December at 6pm. 

Following on from last year’s success, which saw more than 125,000 people take part, Doorstep Carols aims to inspire the nation to take to their front doors and sing-along to well-known carols and Christmas songs in unison. Streets taking part are also encouraged to use the opportunity to raise money for a charity of their choice. This year, Care UK is an official supporter of the initiative, with residents in most of its 126 homes taking part in various ways.

Having practiced their songs and learnt their lyrics, Elizabeth Lodge is calling for those in the area to also head to their front doors and take part in the festive activity, in unison, at 6pm.

Michelle Sampang, Home Manager at Elizabeth Lodge said: “Christmas is officially coming to Elizabeth Lodge – and so is the magical Enfield community spirit. 

“Last year saw some wonderful scenes across the country as people stood on their doorsteps to have a good old sing-along with their neighbours and we are delighted to be helping to bring that spirit back this year once again.

“Singing can have many benefits for older people, especially those living with dementia. From lifting spirits, to assisting in memory recall and improving cognition and speech, this is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the power of music and its ability to improve health and wellbeing while encouraging positive memories and reactions. 

“We are looking forward to bringing residents and the community together through a memorable experience, and look forward to hearing everyone joining in!”

Elizabeth Lodge is an elegant purpose-designed care home in Greater London which provides personalised residential, nursing and respite care for older people, as well as dementia care and compassionate end of life care. To ensure that every day is different and enjoyable each resident has a care plan that’s tailored to their unique needs, interests and choices. The home has an extensive activity programme including a gardening club, arts and crafts, cooking and themed events.

Elizabeth Lodge has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. 

To find out more about Elizabeth Lodge, please call the Customer Relations Manager, Jaime Stubberfield on 0333 4343 024, or email Jaime.Stubberfield@careuk.com.

 For more general information, please visit: careuk.com/elizabeth-lodge.