Elftastic Day at West Farm!

Last Friday, we hosted an Elf Day coffee morning to raise awareness and money for those living with dementia and what an elftastic time we had!

Developed by The Alzheimer’s Society, Elf Day is a festive fundraiser designed to raise money for the fight against dementia. From stripy socks and elf ears to head-to-toe elf outfits, residents and the West Farm wellbeing team made a tremendous effort and managed to raise £315 for the cause.

Trish Giles, Registered Manager at West Farm, said: “What an absolutely ‘Elftastic’ day, had by all! Everyone really played a part, dressing up wonderfully for the occasion. We even had some naughty elves putting glitter all over everyone as well as the odd cream pie! We are delighted to raise the amount we did which will help raise awareness and much needed funds for helping to treat and care for those with dementia.”

The staff and family and friends of the residents baked a range of festive themed goodies including delicious mince pies and cakes, mulled wine, teas, coffee, hot chocolate which went down a treat!

Trish added: “I personally want to give a huge thank you to all of those associated with the home that got involved. It just showed how passionate, driven and focused we are, as a team, on the high quality of care we deliver to our residents and our desire to give them the best quality of life we can. The staff really went that extra mile and I am so proud of them all. The residents thoroughly enjoyed the elf takeover, seeing everyone all dressed up while sampling some tasty festive food and drink!”

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