It's not too late to be involved in Care Home Open Day 2018. Tomorrow, 21st April marks this year's Care Home Open Day and care homes are encouraged to celebrate connections with their local communities to celebrate. Over 2,500 care homes took part in 2017.
With Care Home Open Day’s emphasis on the importance of connecting with local communities, developing lasting relationships and encouraging intergenerational rapport, the theme for 2018 is Linking Communities.
Care Home Open Day 2018 is a chance to celebrate all the different people, cultures and relationships in the local area and show the community that care homes are friendly, happy and exciting places to be. It’s a great way to get to know local organisations, schools and groups in the community and establish meaningful friendships along the way.
This year, Care Home Open Day has teamed up with CommonAge, NAPA and Person Centred Software. It has also aligned with International Care Home Open Day to bring everyone together to celebrate care homes.
These organisations make a huge difference to older people and have a wealth of excellent ideas to help you connect with care homes around the world and find out how they are celebrating across different nations.
Tomorrow, 21st April is also the Queen’s 92nd birthday.
People looking for a care home to visit can find details on the Care Home Open Day website, where there are also resources if you want to hold your own event. You can also share your event on social media using #CHOD2018.