03 Jan, 2019
CARDS FOR KINDNESS - Helping Combat Loneliness
When care homes throughout Lancashire were approached by the County Council to
participate in a scheme whereby residents were sent postcards by people on holiday,
Kepplegate House Care Services was very happy to sign up. The scheme, called Postcards
for Kindness, was aimed at addressing the problem of older people’s loneliness, even those
living in a residential setting. In fact, figures from Age UK reveal that 60% of people in care
homes don’t have any visitors at all. Residents at