Celebrating 104 Years of Joy: The Community Rallies Around Iris at Tegfield House

Hartford Care recently launched an appeal to help create a special crochet blanket for Iris, a resident at Tegfield House who turned 104 last month. The local Winchester community responded with kindness and enthusiasm. Many of Iris’s family members and fellow residents also got involved. Together, they created a beautiful blanket, which was presented to Iris as a heartfelt birthday surprise.

Sarah Robertson, Home Manager at Tegfield House, says:

“We received so many crochet squares from families of our residents and the local community. Myself and care assistant Sandra Gosling sewed all the squares together. It made us realise how wonderful our home and local community are to get behind our appeal and make it happen – we spent hours sewing it together!

“One of our residents’ great-granddaughters made an extra special square with a pig in it, which ties into Iris’ history as her husband Rex used to keep a pig in their garden! It was lovely to be part of Iris’s special day, and we’re so pleased she had a nice time and loves her blanket!”

To celebrate Iris’s birthday, her niece Ann and Ann’s husband John joined a party hosted at Tegfield House.

Ann commented:

“Thank you to everyone for making Aunty Iris’ 104^th birthday so special. Tegfield House always does birthdays so well with lovely celebrations, food and cake. Aunty Iris couldn’t believe the blanket was really for her. She was stunned to find out the local community had come together to make it for her.”

Tegfield House is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The home currently has 24 bedrooms and offers a range of services, including residential care, dementia care, respite breaks, day care, and end-of-life care. It’s a characterful home, nestled within its own beautifully landscaped gardens. An additional 15 new en suite bedrooms, located in a newly built extension, are due to launch in June. Offering neutral, modern interiors, alongside a new dining room and courtyard.

Hartford Care’s ethos is ‘Creating Caring Communities’. Its philosophy of care is underpinned by creating communities that are friendly, kind and welcoming of everyone, caring for each other and celebrating individuality by recognising that everyone needs something different to thrive.

Hartford Care’s Central Support Team is based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Established in 2003, its current care homes are in Bristol, Berkshire (Burnham and Maidenhead), Devon (Sidmouth), Dorset (Poole), Hampshire (Aldershot, Barton-on-Sea, Four Marks, Hythe, Portsmouth, Winchester and Woodlands), Isle of Wight (Bembridge, Ryde and Shanklin), Oxfordshire (Witney) and Wiltshire (Downton and Swindon). Two new homes in Alton and Southampton are due to open their doors later this year.

For more information on – Tegfield House care home, 24 Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester, SO22 5HD.

Please call 01962 854600 or email enquiries@hartfordcare.co.uk

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