CARE HOME RESIDENTS VISIT THE NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM

Staff and Residents at Barchester’s Lindum House Care Home in Beverley were treated to a virtual tour of the wonderful underwater world of the National Marine Aquarium, hosted by Discovery Ranger, Owen Town-Smith.

The UK’s deepest aquarium habitat with the largest viewing window, the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth is home to more than 5,000 marine animals including sharks, turtles and so much more. The Aquarium is divided into four different zones, the further you journey around the Aquarium, the further you journey around the world’s Ocean. Moving from Plymouth Sound to British Coasts, Atlantic Ocean and finishing up in Blue Planet with the Biozone and the stunning Great Barrier Reef.

Owen’s presentation featured getting up close and personal with Friday, the Green Turtle and the Residents and Staff were able to watch feeding time for some of the aquarium’s hungry sharks which proved to be very exciting.

Owen says: “It was wonderful to be able to show the Barchester residents some of the fantastic creatures we have at the National Marine Aquarium, we are very proud of the work our brilliant teams do. We were just so happy to be able to share our beautiful world beneath the waves with them.”

Sally Turton, Head of Life Enrichment for Barchester Healthcare, commented: “We are excited to work with our amazing partners like National Marine Aquarium 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 so many different animals 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,” Sally added.

General Manager, Jayne Clarke, 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 Owen all about his experiences of working with the different creatures.”

Lindum House Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Lindum House Care Home provides Nursing and Residential Care for respite breaks and longer-term stays.

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