‘There’s no place like home’ for Sidcup residents

Residents at a Sidcup care home celebrated 83 years of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ with a surprise performance from team members. 

Residents at Care UK’s Smyth Lodge, on Frognal Avenue, followed the ‘yellow brick road’ to the home’s cinema to enjoy a viewing of the classic film, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, before being surprised with a real-life retelling by the home’s team members. 

Residents were thrilled to see team members dressed up as the well-known characters as they strutted into the home’s lounge for a sing-along of the classic, ‘We’re off to see the wizard’. 

Commenting on the surprise performance, resident Alice Knightley, said: “Watching the film and seeing the team all dressed up took me back to when I first saw the film, aged 11.”

Tracey Cheeseman, Home Manager at Smyth Lodge said: “Most of the residents were very young children when ‘The Wizard of Oz’ was released in 1939, so the film’s 83^rd anniversary felt like a wonderful opportunity for them to reminisce about their younger years. 

“It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying a good old-fashioned sing-along – the show was certainly a hit!”  

Smyth Lodge has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The state-of-the-art care home, which opened in 2019, provides full-time residential, nursing and specialist dementia care, and features a cinema, hair salon and activities room.

For more information on Smyth Lodge, contact Customer Relations Manager, Francois Erwee, on 0333 3053 474, email francois.erwee@careuk.com or visit careuk.com/smyth-lodge