Charity, Health & Lifestyle | Posted on April 22nd, 2024 | return to news
Vegetarian care home resident reaches 107
Nin, a resident of St Ives House in Ashley Heath, who celebrated her 107th birthday on 11 April has never eaten meat.
A Ringwood care home resident could become a poster woman for being a vegetarian as she has just celebrated her 107th birthday.
To celebrate her birthday on 11 April, Nin, who lives at St Ives House in Ashley Heath, received a visit from the deputy mayor of Ringwood, Cllr Rae Frederick, and Simon Bird, chief executive of Care South. She then went out for a pub lunch with her friends from the care home, her daughter, Jane, and son-in-law, Eric, followed by tea and birthday cake back at the care home.
Nin received bouquets of flowers and a range of cards to decorate her room. These included a card from King Charles and Queen Camilla which can be added to her collection of cards received from the King and his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Nin’s 100th, 105th, and 106th birthdays.
Nin said: “I have never eaten meat. It’s not so much that I don’t like it. It’s more that I have never tried it.”
“Everybody has been so wonderful to me. When I woke up in the morning, I remembered that it was going to be a special day for me.”
Cllr Rae Frederick gave Nin a card and bouquet of orange tulips which reminded Nin of a bridesmaid’s bouquet she had as a child.
Rae said: “It was incredible to see how happy and relaxed Nin was and to see how well the staff know her at St Ives House. It was a real honour to meet Nin on her 107th birthday.”
Emma Cotton, home manager at St Ives House, said: “We are so pleased that we could ensure that Nin had a special 107th birthday. She is loved by the whole team at the care home. At Care South, we love getting to know the individual likes and dislikes of the residents in our care and so it was great to help our oldest resident enjoy her birthday surrounded by family and friends.”
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