Life at Summerhill

Life, in good company.

A look at the people, little moments and shared occasions that make up life at Summerhill.

Memory-session scene with a facilitator showing a navy hat to two older women seated in the Summerhill lounge.

Some days bring a shared activity. Others leave more time for a quiet chat, a favourite programme or a visit from family. What matters is having a choice.

These photographs come from our own Facebook page. They are a glimpse of the home; the best way to get to know Summerhill is to come and visit.

A 50-second film, without sound. A silent film of photographs from Summerhill and our Facebook page, set to our six values: person-centred care, dignity and respect, compassion and kindness, a safe and happy home, family and community, and quality you can trust. It shows a memory session with hats, lunch and tea out at Haskins Garden Centre, a bedroom and the garden, the Summer Party, and Denise and Gee from the team, ending with our motto: small enough to care, big enough to make a difference.

Smiling older man in a fedora seated at a table by a window, with a heart decoration behind him. — A hat, a smile, a moment to remember.

A smiling Summerhill carer in a green uniform pushes a resident in a pink fleece and wheelchair through sunlit flowering plants at a garden centre. — A trip out to Haskins Garden Centre.

Memory-session group seated around a table while a participant in a vintage-style floral dress presents an activity. — A memory session at Summerhill.

Outdoor Summer Party gathering with a singer holding a microphone beside tropical balloon decorations, tables, drinks and seated residents. — Music and company at our Summer Party.

Brown-orange butterfly resting on a purple buddleia flower in the garden, with a softly blurred green background. — A visitor to the garden.