THREE Bupa Care Homes in Dorset are asking the local community to send cards of yuletide cheer to residents and staff this Christmas.   

Hoping to make residents feel more connected to their local communities, the cards received will be opened and placed around each home for everyone to read and enjoy. 

Annie Tolici, Regional Director at Bupa, commented: “Sending and receiving cards is a tradition that many of our residents love, so this Christmas, we wanted to make them feel extra special by showering them with cards from people from all walks of life.”

Anyone wishing to send a Christmas card to their local Bupa Care Homes can post them to the following addresses:

- Queensmount Bupa Care Home, 18 Queens Park Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 9DA

- The Links Bupa Care Home, 1 Golf Links Road, Broadstone, Poole, BH18 8BE.

- The Lindsay Bupa Care Home, 47A Lindsay Road, Branksome, Poole, BH13 6AP

Queensmount and The Lindsay Bupa Care Homes are opening their doors on December 25 to elderly people who face Christmas Day alone and may wish to spend the day in the company of others.

For more information, please call Queensmount at 01202 391144 or The Lindsay at 01202 026300.