Residents at HC-One’s Market Lavington care home in Devizes requested a tour of the local village, also named Market Lavington, where the home is located.
While the care home is located in Market Lavington, many of the Residents have come from further afield, even those who have lived in the neighbouring towns and villages were not familiar with their new area so the team arranged a special tour.
Residents boarded the minibus for a guided tour of the village of Market Lavington, the driver, Stan Walker, has lived in the village for many years so he was able to share lots of interesting facts about the area and show Residents all of the different places, highlighting lots of the older buildings as they drove around.
To end the tour, Residents were driven to the top of the ridgeway on Lavington Hill, which provides beautiful views of the countryside of North Wiltshire. A great time was had by all, with everyone agreeing that it was lovely to find out more about the village and see the wonderful views on the hill.
Market Lavington Home Manager, Natasha Howard said: “I am delighted that our Residents enjoyed their tour of our village, it’s important to feel comfortable and familiar with the area which you are living in and I hope this has really helped our Residents feel at home.”
Located on High Street, Market Lavington offers short and long term care packages for older ladies and gentlemen in Devizes that require residential care, nursing care or residential memory care for those living with dementia.