Dear all

This brief note is just to say thank you from all the family for caring for Dad over the last few weeks.  Since he went into hospital, it’s been a traumatic time for everyone, especially Dad but we all felt that, although we would have preferred him to be at home, Goatacre was the next best thing.

All the staff I have met have been kind and caring, and I know that everyone tried their best to look after Dad and make his time with you as happy and settled as possible.  It’s a terrible shame that you weren’t closer to ‘home’ but we didn’t want to move him as we didn’t think we’d find another Home which would be anyway near as good as yours.

Personally, I will miss chatting to staff, residents and residents’ family members.  Strangely, my daily visits became part of my social life and I will miss meeting everyone.

Thank you again.  Please pass on our thanks to all staff.  Goatacre Manor is a very special place with very special people.

To all the ‘lovelies’ at Goatacre

Many thanks from the whole S tribe for the care you gave Mum over the last two and a half years.

We shall miss her, and to some degree, I hope you all will too.  She was a game old bird – one of the (almost) indestructibles who went through the war, “doing her bit”.  Had she lasted until Wednesday, we’d be celebrating her 94th birthday – quite an innings!

Again many thanks for your love, care and attention to the old girl.

My love to all.

SS