I’m on the train home but just wanted to say thanks very much for your help and support this week. Michelle and I were able to visit our Mum every day and taking some food and something to focus on or discuss made a massive difference to how those visits went.
Carer, Dementia Support service
I just wanted to say thank you for the support this week with Mum. It has really helped us and your tips for the visits have been super useful. Thanks also for the books and resource recommendations as well. They will definitely help both her and us to navigate what we are facing.
Carer, Dementia Support service
I wanted to send grateful thanks to you and to one of your volunteers, John. Every week, he phones my son who really looks forward to and appreciates the calls. My son is 60 and suffers from bipolar disorder. As his 88-year-old father and carer, I’ve struggled with living 10 miles away. It’s hardly an ideal situation but the time and care that John puts into his calls is exactly the sort of thing that makes my son feel that his life is worth living. Thank you.
Carer for a Hand in Hand Scheme Member
I am so grateful for having met Alison. She is always so attentive and really takes care of me when I am visiting her, just like a grandmother would do. We always have good discussions and a great laugh! I come away feeling better after having visited her.
Volunteer, Hand in Hand
Our Stories, Your Support
Older people living well in Winchester
St John’s Winchester
Our Stories, Your Support
We count ourselves as privileged to see the impact of our work every day. But what does that look like on the outside?
From our almshouse residents to Hand in Hand scheme members, to the carers and families living with dementia who receive support from our Admiral Nurses and Dementia Support Workers, we have so many stories from those who have gained the ability to live well because of St John’s.
Below are just a few (all names have been changed to protect anonymity).
01962 854 226
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office@stjohnswinchester.co.uk