Sharing is caring – Orpington care home shows up for local emergency services

To celebrate Emergency Services Day, residents and team members at Care UK’s Foxbridge House, on Sevenoaks Road, have been doing the rounds and distributing doughnuts to say thanks to emergency workers in the area.

As part of the initiative, residents and team members visited Orpington Fire Station where they were treated to a VIP tour, complete with a look inside the fire engine and rescue boat – plus a chance to use the water hose. Residents also visited Bromley Ambulance Service.

Commenting on the afternoon, resident Jean White said: “I loved going along and seeing behind the scenes. It was really nice to give something back to the teams and say thank you as they work so hard.”

Stella Barnes, Home Manager at Foxbridge House, said: “The work that emergency services workers do in the community is invaluable, so to celebrate Emergency Services Day, we wanted to do something special to show our appreciation.

“Residents loved handing out the doughnuts, and we’re incredibly grateful for the warm welcome we’ve received from emergency services workers during our visit. It was great to get an insight into their lives and duties – and to get a tour of all the vehicles.

“We’d like to encourage the community to show their appreciation too, however they can, and we look forward to welcoming the team at Orpington Fire Station and Bromley Ambulance Service into the home for some well-earned coffee and cake soon.”

Foxbridge House has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The home provides full-time residential, nursing and dementia care, as well as short-term respite care.

For more information about Foxbridge House, please call Customer Relations Manager, Dorothy Ayonmike, on 01689 769 229, email [email protected] or visit careuk.com/foxbridge-house