A care home in Nether Poppleton is helping its residents to publish their own life storybooks.
The books will be professionally produced at York’s oldest printer, Quacks The Printer, established in 1703.
Susie Carman, lifestyle manager, has spent hours interviewing residents and their friends and families and gathering images from throughout their lives. She says that working together on the books has helped to maintain connections between families throughout the lockdowns and has allowed staff to really understand the people they care for.
One of the first residents to receive his finished publication was John Boorman, aged 85, who grew up in south London. In John’s book, he tells the tale of his school playground being bombed by a German warplane and later on in his life, meeting his wife Rose in Stafford whilst on national service.
John said: “Putting this book together has made me remember my wife and all of the happy times we shared together. I love the book. It means a lot to me that someone has taken the trouble to write about my life.”
Home manager Shane Talbot said: “Creating life storybooks has helped everyone at Ebor Court to understand more about our residents at every stage of their lives and to see the child, teenager and young adult behind every resident.”
Ebor Court is a purpose-built luxury care home operated by Ideal Carehomes. It is rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
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