Oakview Lodge Care Home resident Ken Jones celebrated his 60th Wedding Anniversary with a visit from his wife and family this week. The couple were delighted to celebrate with an emotional face-to-face reunion thanks to the easing of care home visiting restrictions. Ken and Lesley were over-joyed to be together and hold hands for the first time in many months.
“This is worth more than Diamonds, just to hold Ken’s hand.” Said Lesley. “I’m so happy, it’s been a year, I never thought I would get here today.”
“It was a lovely, tearful, but happy reunion.” Said Home Manager, Teresa Torres. “Ken and Lesley were absolutely delighted that we had decorated our visitors’ room just for them. This has been such a difficult time for our families, we knew how much seeing each other in-person on their Diamond Wedding Anniversary would mean to Ken and Lesley and wanted to make it extra special”.
Ken and Lesley Jones have been together for sixty-two years and celebrated their 60th Wedding anniversary on 11th March 2021. The couple met in Muswell Hill at a cricket match that Ken was playing in. They married and had two children, Philip and Katherine. The family have lived in Welwyn Garden City since 1962. Both Katherine and Philip were able to visit Oakview Lodge with social distancing and PPE to witness their parents’ celebration. The family were delighted that Teresa and her team had gone out of their way to arrange such a fantastic reunion. They were especially pleased with their card from Her Majesty The Queen to mark the occasion.
Country Court is taking a cautious approach to easing visiting restrictions with guidelines in place to ensure everyone is kept safe without reducing the enjoyment of the time families spend together. Visits are currently by appointment only to accommodate all requests, and visitors must have their temperature checked, wear PPE and complete a ‘Health Passport’. They must also submit a negative test result from a Lateral Flow Test before entering the care home.
For more information about Oakview Lodge Care Home, please contact Home Manager Teresa Torres on 01707 375345 or email oakviewlodge@countrycourtcare.com.
