Photos – Care Home & Solihull
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John and David on one of many strolls they had around the local parks and green spaces of Solihull. This is Bruton Park in 2015. Dad always remarked about the wonderful range of greens and how he wished he painted a little more!
John watching the canada geese, Bruton park, 2015
John loved the Parkridge Nature Reserve in Solihull, 5 acres with a beautiful lake, paths and coffee shop, 2015. http://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/parkridge-brueton-park
John left North Walsham and came to live at ‘Lady K’ in Solihull in February 2015. No one wants to leave their home, but it was a decision he agreed needed to be made as dad’s health had deteriorated and he needed overnight care as well as daytime.
This is John’s view from his bedroom window. The place was built around 1679 and has been used as a support for the elderly for 380 years!
John’s room is the two windows on the first floor below the clock and to the left of that. The Foundation of Lady katherine Leveson has a Christian ethos and charitable status. Its approach has been to make everyone feel like family.
Mary Turton, John, Frank and david visiting dad at Easter 2015
Mary & Frank visiting and sitting on the dining room enjoying tea!
The mayoress of Solihull is a regular visitor to judge the Easter Bonnets competition in 2015!!
Rather stranegly dad wins the bonnet making competition … he had help to make this one (but not from me!), 2015
Its Purple Fun Day at Lady K, where everyone wears some purple and joins in purple themed games! 2015
Kevin is the care manager in charge, he was great with the residents…
Kevin Allan, care manager (yes really!) wearing his easter bonnet with pride!
There is close cooperation with the Christian primary school on the same site, with the kids and staff (as here!) popping in to lend a hand
Kathie the vicar of the Church of England church, also on site, is a frequent visitor. She always wears purple, so looking the part on Purple fun Day was a breeze! 2015
This moment was not staged, it just happened! With Mea, one of John’s favourite carers, 2015
John on Purple Fun Day! 2015
Annie, one of the senior carers and another favourite of Johns!
John feeding the chickens at ‘Lady K’, one of the last things we did together in February 2016
John still raising a smile, even though it was pretty cold in February 2016!
Mary was another resident who was very kind to dad throughout, 2016