Care home residents visit Sea Life Trusts Beluga Whale Sanctuary

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Lawton Manor care home in Edingley were treated to a virtual tour of the wonderful world of SEA LIFE Trust’s Beluga Whale Sanctuary in Iceland, hosted by General Manager, Audrey Padgett and her expert team.

Residents joined the Animal Care Team live online from Iceland to get an inside look into the daily care for the two resident beluga whales; Little White and Little Grey. They learned why the Beluga Whale Sanctuary was created, its’ mission to provide a more natural home for belugas in human care, and saw first-hand how the dedicated team are not only caring for the whales but preparing for their future in the sea sanctuary!

Audrey says: “It was wonderful to be able to show the Barchester residents around the Beluga Whale Sanctuary here at SEA LIFE Trust and to share the important work our brilliant teams do. We were so happy to be able to shine a light on our unique world here and our experiences of working with these beautiful animals.”

Lucy Tomlinson, Resident Experience Manager for Barchester Healthcare, commented: “We are excited to work with our amazing partners like SEA LIFE Trust to bring a wide range of fantastic experiences into our homes for all to enjoy, particularly as this talk provided such a lovely opportunity to see the beluga whales up close and learn all kinds of fascinating facts about them.

“Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active and socially connected, providing a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.”

General Manager, Rebecca Whitehouse said: “Our residents love finding out about new things and they are all especially interested in animals so we were delighted to be able to watch this presentation. We had so many questions, it was brilliant to be able to ask Audrey and her team all about the conservation work they do with the beluga whales.”

SEA LIFE Trust is an amazing charity. To find out about supporting their vital work through fundraising or donating, here is the link to their Just Giving Campaign https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Belugas

We’re making our homes as safe as possible and will ensure that all new residents and staff are vaccinated before moving in or working in our homes. Please do give us a call on 01270 844 200 if you are looking for care or need any further help.

Lawton Manor care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Lawton Manor provides Residential Care & General Nursing care for 63 residents from Respite care & Postoperative rehabilitation care to Long term stays.

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