Cloverdale Care Home, 68 Butt Lane, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 7AH T: 01472 87700 F: 01472 877010

‘Some times it is nice to have this cup of tea and just lie in the bed.  Often wish that I was back at home but then realise that an hours’ help in the morning and an hour in the evening did not really meet my needs.  Could have increased some hours, but that would still not have been 24 hour care.  Often worried about what would happen if I fell at night time or had a fall during the day.  With my walking frame, I would have needed help to get up.  Who would be there?  It would only be noted when the next helper arrived or Simon or Jane visited.  They are good children but they do have their own lives, their own children.  It is not right for me to depend on them.  I do not have to worry about the heating bill or electricity bill or other bills to be paid.  Don’t have to worry about my washing and ironing.  Here, I am looked after every minute of the day.  Night staff make regular checks, the food is good and staff are very helpful.  It was a very hard decision giving up my home where I had spent 40 years with Albert.  

Hope he can see me and agrees with me that I made the right decision.  It was hard leaving the memories of all those happy days.  Those walls could tell a tale or two.  Aah, well time to get up and get dressed.  They always ask which clothes I would like to wear.  Think I will wear the green dress today – nearly 6 years old but still looks pretty.  Albert always said that I looked very pretty in that dress.  Let me ring the call bell.’

“Hello Mandy, good morning.”

“Good morning Ethel and how are you this morning?  I hear the grandchildren were here last night.  I bet you enjoyed having them around.”