Ise Garden Centre donates Nordman Fir adding a sparkle of Christmas to Elm Bank Care Home


The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were thrilled to receive a very generous donation of beautiful Nordman Fir Tree, standing at eight foot tall in all its glory.
The kind donation of the Nordman Fir Tree was presented to the home by Jane and Nadine from the Ise Garden Centre in Kettering, who arrived at the home ready to unload the beautiful tree.
The homes Maintenance Manager Robert and Activities Co-ordinator happily greeted the ladies to help unload the tree from their van. After the hard work was done, Nadine and Jane enjoyed a lovely warm drink and cake.
Activities Co-ordinator, Tina said: “The generous donation of the beautiful tree for the home from Ise Garden Centre has been enjoyed by all who have visited the home since it was put up and decorated. It really is a lovely tree and we cannot thank Ise Garden Centre enough.”


General Manager Larisa Bledea said: “It is lovely the tree looks beautiful and it certainly has finished the front of the home off, it looks so beautiful.”
The ladies enjoyed a lovely drink and cake for their hard work bringing to us here at the home
Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.
Elm Bank care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Elm Bank provides residential and dementia care for residents from respite care to long term stays.


For more information please contact Larisa Bledea, General Manager at Elm Bank on 01536 313520, or email [email protected]
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Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest care providers supporting older people living independent lives with dignity and respect. Providing a wide range of services for a variety of needs, Barchester Healthcare supports over 13,500 residents across 264 homes and hospitals for short breaks to long term stays.
A leading care provider over the last 30 years, Barchester services include residential care and nursing care tailored to the individual. Barchester also provide expert dementia care. Many Barchester homes feature a Memory Lane Community, which is a dedicated part of the home designed to support residents who are living with various stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia, to stay as independent and active as possible. Barchester also have dedicated services that provide specialist care for those who require neuro rehabilitation, as well as care for those with Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. Barchester have six independent mental health hospitals that offer functional and organic mental health services.
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