Team raises more than £1,000 to fund tables

A TEAM of motivated staff from a Wellington care home has raised over £1,000 in sponsorship to help them realise their dream of buying two high-tech touchscreen tables for use by residents living with dementia.

The home had a week’s free trial of a ‘table tablet’ to see if the people who live at Camelot House and Lodge would enjoy it, and the kit was such a huge success the staff decided they had to have their own.

they are from and look up the street and house where they grew up, which is something they love to do again and again.

them new skills. Activities coordinator Roz Smith said: “We are so grateful that Bryan took the time out of his working day to offer this experience to our residents. They absolutely loved it, and there was a real sense of inclusion throughout.”

Camelot Care activities co-ordinator Richard Dempslake said: “Ideally we’d like to buy two of them, so seven of us underwent some pretty gruelling training in the hope that we could smash the sponsored 5k inflatable fun run in Exeter to raise the money we need.

“The kit will, for example, allow residents to check in with Google Earth to revisit the town or city where

“The tablets have big screens so residents can clearly read what’s on the screen. They’ll allow us to download games and puzzles to suit individual residents, and also enable them to enjoy video calls with friends and family, access websites offering community involvement and so much more.

“One of our sponsors has said how much her husband, who lives with us, will love looking at films of trains on heritage railways, which is exactly the kind of passion we want to help nurture for as long as possible.

“We’ve raised £1,100 in sponsorship so far and are hoping that more may still be pledged – we need £2,000 in total.”