Property News · November 29, 2019

'I'm in touch with nature': the care homes connecting residents with the outdoors


Buildings designed to bring the benefits of the outdoors indoors give people happier, healthier lives “I love the space all around here,” says care home resident John Ryan. “Previous homes I have lived in have been large, Victorian-style houses and in the garden you would have a monkey puzzle tree with a little area to walk around in a circle, and that’s it. Very boring.”The 85-year-old is anything but bored now. As he reminisces about his younger days travelling the world with his wife and working in agriculture, he pauses now and then to play a fish-themed game on the interactive table in front of him. When another resident joins him, the game is changed to a gentler challenge – painting colour on to a blossoming tree. It is one of a number of nature-themed activities residents at West Hall care home can take part in, from bingo and pub quizzes to art. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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