Emotional reunion between mother and daughter at Eastbourne care home

A mother and daughter enjoyed an emotional reunion with a face-to-face meeting after three months of lockdown, thanks to an care home’s innovative summer house which allows resident to see their loved one safely.

By Juliet Mead

Published 3rd Jul 2020, 10:36 GMT

Beechwood Grove on East Dean Road has put the summer house up in it grounds and it includes a screen to eliminate any risk.

Lesley Robbins was one of the first to use it to see her mum, Audrey.

Lesley said: “It was fantastic, absolutely incredible!

“I haven’t seen mum since before Mother’s Day so I missed that and her 91st birthday, which was very difficult. We tried Skyping but it was a bit over-whelming for her so I’ve just been speaking to her on the phone. I rang her the night before my visit and told her I was coming and she was so excited.”

The summer house has a clear screen fitted between residents and their families with an intercom that allows them to hear each other clearly. Residents enter from one side and it is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.

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