Shrewsbury care home residents get taste of live music again after more than a year
The true magic of music was captured at a Shrewsbury care home this week as residents enjoyed live entertainment for the first time in over a year.
Residents and staff at Radbrook Nursing Home in Shrewsbury gathered in the new cherry trees household to watch semi-professional singer Paul Watkins as he performed some all-time favourite songs from the sixties from the private garden.
Lucy Holl, chief executive of Morris Care, which runs the care home, said: “We’ve had entertainment streaming in our homes via Skype throughout lockdown but there’s nothing like the real thing.
"We were especially touched by the residents that got on their feet and danced the afternoon away.
"Paul has been a hit in our homes for a few years and they are delighted to have him back in person, albeit alfresco.”
Radbrook Nursing Home’s cherry trees dementia household opened its doors this month as a new addition to the recently refurbished nursing home in the heart of the Radbrook community in Shrewsbury.
It has been carefully designed and decorated to provide a haven for memory care with its 14 en-suite bedrooms leading to lovely themed areas for socialising and relaxation.
For more information about life in Morris Care’s six nursing homes in Shropshire and Cheshire visit morriscare.co.uk or call Justine Ellory on 01743 234 235.
