Submitted by Barchester Healthcare

Rita with her wonderful artwork

Residents at Camellia House care home, in Ware, Hertfordshire, celebrated Art in the Care Home Day on Thursday, September 24, with a morning of still life painting and an exhibition of the work included card making and a mural of Ware town centre.

Ranjit Karavadra, general manager at Camellia House Care Home said:

"We enjoy art at Camellia House, it's very therapeutic and brings a lot of joy to our residents. In these unprecedented times, ensuring residents feel engaged and connected to their local community is more important than ever.

"We provide a wide range of physical, mental and spiritual activities at Camellia House as part of the life enrichment programme for residents, and this one was very popular.

"We have also adapted ways to keep residents active, whilst ensuring that the group activities are smaller, adhering to social distancing advice.”

Margaret, a resident at the home said,

"I found that art has really helped me after a stroke, I never did art before, but now I can use my left hand it brings me a real sense of peace and tranquillity, it's also very calming which makes me very happy and content."

For more information about Camellia House call 01920 467508.