Residents living with dementia at a Plymouth care home enjoyed the first taste of spring thanks to an ice cream operator doing the rounds at a group of care homes in Devon and Somerset.
The ice cream van visited Butterfly Lodge in St Budeaux on April 12 and was met with much excitement by residents.
Butterfly Lodge is part of the Camelot Care Group, an award-winning care provider with more than 16 years’ experience in providing nursing and specialist dementia care for the elderly.
The ice cream van tour was the brainchild of Richard Dempslake, activities co-ordinator for Camelot’s care home in Wellington.
After ice cream man Darren Harley had finished serving everyone at the Wellington care home, Richard put to him the idea of visiting Camelot Care’s other homes, and sharing the same pleasure among all the people living with dementia who they support.
Seeing how much pleasure his ice creams had brought to the residents, Darren was happy to agree – and the Butterfly Lodge residents were delighted!
