Care home’s platinum pair reflect on 70 years of love and happiness
A loving couple who moved to an Uddingston care home together at the start of the year have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in style. David (93) and Margaret (89) Hunter, who tied the knot in 1951 at Balornock Chapel, were the centre of attention at Rosepark...
iPads bring joy to care home residents
Residents at Hattonlea care home in Bellshill have benefited from a number of iPads thanks to Angela Scott, specialist falls nurse. Angela, who is chair of Bellshill Community Council, recognised the impact Covid-19 restrictions were having on care home residents,...
All eligible Lanarkshire care home residents now received first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to eligible care home residents. Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes...
Director of Public Health update care home visiting
NHS Lanarkshire’s Director of Public Health has written to all care homes in Lanarkshire to advise them on changes to visiting. The correspondence follows the recent announcement that from Boxing Day 2020, mainland Scotland will go into level four restrictions. In...
