Staff at Butterfly Lodge in St Budeaux, Plymouth, are celebrating the news that they have been awarded the highest possible score by carehome.co.uk for the care they provide, due to the very positive feedback submitted to the care sector’s industry-leading website by residents’ families.
The platform is the UK’s most visited care home review website attracting over 15 million visits...
A group of Key Stage Two children from St Budeaux’s Marine Academy spent a fun hour playing games and chatting with their elderly neighbours at Butterfly Lodge nursing home.
The recent get-together was the latest in a series of regular visits by children from the school, with both parties keen to keep them happening as often as possible.
Residents at Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth celebrated Burn’s Night with a busy programme of activities that brought a glow to the home despite the miserable weather.
Deputy manager Sarah McCaffrey said: “We started the day watching a documentary about Scotland as a bit of escapism and all loved seeing the beautiful scenery.
“Then we held a Robert Burns quiz: our ladies and gents...
Staff and residents at a dementia care home in Plymouth have been dressing up as elves in support of Elf Day, the annual pre-Christmas fundraiser organised by Alzheimer’s Society.
Sarah McCaffrey, deputy manager at Butterfly Lodge in St Budeaux, said: “The goal is to have fun and raise money to support the amazing work done by Alzheimer's Society, and we certainly had a fabulous and...
A woman who works at a Plymouth dementia care home delivers not just care but added health benefits and good cheer to residents by taking three little furry companions into work with her for them to pet and love.
Jackapoo puppy Milo, Dinky the cat and Peter Rabbit give every appearance of being very happy with the gentle devotion that comes their way from residents at Butterfly Lodge...
Residents at a Plymouth dementia care home said goodbye to summer with a fun-filled teddy bears’ picnic in the lounge at Butterfly Lodge .
Deputy manager Sarah McCaffrey said: “We were all a bit fed up with the recent rain, so decided to create our own ‘sunshine space’ indoors by having a picnic, and thought: what better than a teddy bears’ picnic?
A mum-to-be has honoured the elderly people she helps care for in Plymouth by involving them in the gender reveal for the baby she is expecting in December.
Chloe Bryant, 26, works as a kitchen assistant at Butterfly Lodge Nursing Home in St Budeaux, an award-winning nursing home for people living with dementia.
When colleagues were told about Chloe’s plan to do the gender...
A Plymouth dementia nursing home has been announced as outright winner of three 'excellence' awards for its outstanding services at Plymouth City Council’s Celebrating Excellence in Care Awards 2025 .
The awards celebrate the contributions of dedicated adult social care workers and teams across care homes, supported living, day centres, and domiciliary care.
Popular Plymouth pub The Anchorage provided a ‘dementia day’ with a difference by putting on an Alice In Wonderland themed ‘Mad Hatters’ Tea Party’ to the delight of its patrons.
Sarah McCaffrey, deputy manager of Butterfly Lodge Nursing Home in St Budeaux regularly brings a group of residents to the pub for drinks and lunch and was full of praise for the way staff at the family-run...
Dreams are coming true for residents at a specialist dementia care home who are being supported by staff to revisit favourite activities they thought they were no longer able to do.
Ideas for entries for a wish-list entitled ‘ If only I could’ have been put forward by staff members after individual chats with the people they support.
