Things may have been operating slightly differently at Levin Home for War Veterans during Covid-19 lock down, but there was still plenty happening.
Soon after the country went into lock down in late March, Enliven heard from Levin’s Dekker Flowers, offering to donate large bunches of carnations to Levin Home.
The flowers helped to further brighten many of the residents’ days, Levin Home administrator Vicky Prouting says.
Vicky says another Levin resident, Linda Sherlock, also donated bouquets of flowers from her own garden to Levin Home. Vicky would pick these up on her way to work each morning.
“The flowers looked lovely around our lounges and dining rooms,” she says.
As well as beautiful flowers, local Levin business RJ’s Licorice donated bags of its delicious product to Levin Home’s residents and staff.
There were other acts of kindness and creativity during lock down which helped the staff and residents at Levin Home keep in positive spirits.
“We had lots of fantastic activities, crafts, boredom buster challenges, an inter-home colouring competition, to name a few,” says Enliven General Manager External Relations Alisha Kennedy.
Many residents and their families wrote kind notes and emails to the staff, which were then displayed on the home’s walls.
The staff and residents also took advantage of the settled autumn weather by taking walks most days around the home’s grounds, while keeping an eye out for any teddy bears they could spot in the windows of nearby houses.
