Residential care home, Coppice Lodge in Arnold, welcomed social care and nursing students from the University of Nottingham to build on their confidence and education in working with older people. Eleven students, including first year student Holly, spent the day at Coppice Lodge getting to know...
95-year-old Ernest Martin from Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold is sharing his memories of Christmases past as part of Ideal Carehomes’ ‘Merry Memories’ campaign. As a child, Ernest spent his Christmases with his family in Suffolk. Each Christmas Eve, Ernest was allowed to open one...
97-year-old Roy Musgrove celebrated a ‘simply amazing’ 76th wedding anniversary with his wife, Barbara, at Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold. Roy and Barbara married in 1947 at St Peters Old Radford Church when Roy was 22 and Barbara was 19. Roy said, ‘I’ll always remember seeing...
Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold recently surprised residents with a visit from special guests from Notts County Football Club, midfielder Sam Austin and striker Junior Morias. Austin and Morias sat with the residents and their families to speak about the football club and their experiences...
Residents from Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold got the chance to climb on board a working fire engine when members of the Nottingham Fire and Rescue Service paid them a visit. The firefighters from Arnold Fire Station gave the residents a tour of the truck,...
Residents and staff members at Coppice Lodge in Arnold have officially opened their brand-new tearoom, named in honour of a beloved carer who sadly passed away earlier in the year. Lisa Smith was a domestic assistant at Coppice Lodge and had been part of the team...
97-year-old care home resident, Mavis Clarke from Coppice Lodge in Arnold, felt like a ‘Queen’ when her wish to ride in a horse drawn carriage was granted. Nottingham-born Mavis moved into Coppice Lodge in 2022 after deciding she needed some support in her day-to-day life. Whilst getting...
Scottish ex-footballer, Robert ‘Bobby’ Tait, took a trip down memory lane when he was given the VIP treatment at his ‘old stomping ground’, Meadow Lane, home to the Notts County Football Club. 84-year-old Bobby started his career as a footballer in 1960, playing for Aberdeen. In...
Scottish ex-footballer, Robert ‘Bobby’ Tait, is getting ready to celebrate his 63rd Valentine’s Day with his wife, June, at their care home in Arnold. 84-year-old Bobby and 81-year-old June, who live together at Coppice Lodge care home, met in 1959 at RAF Watnall where they both...
Staff and residents at Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold, operated by Ideal Carehomes, paid a visit to the Salvation Army recently, to donate a sack full of toys to their Christmas Present Appeal. Each year, the Salvation Army collect new and unwrapped Christmas presents to...