CHS Group puts on an event ‘fit for a king’ to celebrate coronation

Residents at the Langdon House and Alex Wood House care homes in Cambridge, part of the CHS Group, enjoyed a coronation celebration over the weekend, with residents making bunting, arranging floral displays and decorating cakes.Parties were held in both homes which families and friends were invited to.

Clare Robinson, manager at Langdon House, said: “We have been so excited for the coronation celebrations and it was wonderful to see our residents marking such a special, historic occasion, especially as some of them witnessed the coronation of Elizabeth II more than 70 years ago.

“At CHS Group, we make every effort to enrich our residents’ lives and the celebrations were the perfect opportunity to embrace the community spirit at our care homes. A big thank you to all of our staff for all their hard work and for making the weekend a royal, resounding success fit for a king.”

Langdon House in Cambridge is an established purpose-built residential care home for residents who are frail, elderly and may have a diagnosis of or are living with dementia. It offers 24-hour residential care with a capacity for 51 older people and is rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Similarly, Alex Wood House, which is situated in Arbury on the north eastern side of Cambridge, offers care for 36 older people and is rated ‘good’ by CQC.

For more information on CHS Group, the Cambridgeshire charitable housing association and social enterprise, visit chsgroup.org.uk.