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Stalybridge care home prepares to invite in local community for their ‘The Big Summer Weekender’ eveMillbrook Care Home, run by HC-One, located in Stalybridge, Tameside, is preparing to welcome in visitors and guests from their local community to participate in this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations from Monday 16th June until Sunday 22nd June 2025.

The homes main celebration events are due to take place during Care Home Open Weekend between Monday 16th June and Friday 20th June 2025. Millbrook Care Home will be welcoming residents, colleagues, friends, family and the wider community to different activities each afternoon from reminiscing about summer holidays, comedy with Laurel and Hardy to crafting, nail art and games. 

Care Home Open Week is a national event hosted by Championing Social Care, designed to connect care homes with their local communities. The week will offer care homes the opportunity to showcase their range of services, provide tours of their facilities, and highlight the activities that are offered to residents.

The event also seeks to connect the homes with their neighbours, highlighting the communal support that the home can provide. HC-One’s chosen theme for this year’s Care Home Open Week is ‘The Big Summer Weekender’ emulating the nostalgic feel of British summer holidays with a variety of fun-filled activities culminating in an end-of-week celebration at the home. 

Throughout the week, residents, colleagues, families, and friends are set to enjoy a variety of fun-filled activities culminating in an end-of-week celebration at the home. The home and members of the local community will be coming together to celebrate summertime memories past and present and hosted a fabulous Summer Weekender event.

Millbrook Care Home will be adorned in a variety of summer themed decorations, emulating the nostalgic feel of British summer holidays past and present providing a perfect setting for everyone to come together as a community, and to learn more about life at the care home.

As well as providing a space for existing relatives and residents to celebrate life at the home, visitors will also be encouraged to hear directly from colleagues in the home about what a rewarding career in care looks like as well as opportunities for community engagement and about the volunteering roles on offer within the home.

Claire Jones, HC-One’s Millbrook Care Home Manager, said:

"At Millbrook Care Home, we're proud to open our doors and our hearts to the local community during Care Home Open Week. It's a chance to celebrate the people who make our home so special — our residents, our dedicated team, and the families who support us every day. We look forward to welcoming everyone for a week of connection, joy, and shared stories."

For more information on HC-One homes in your area visit www.hc-one.co.uk/carehomes.