Relatives raise money to thank Royal Star & Garter for mother’s ‘impeccable’ care
More than £1,000 has been raised for Royal Star & Garter, by the daughter of a former resident.
Andrea Harris held an open garden at her home in Hampton, Middlesex, to raise money for Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton, where her mother Brenda Wait lived for four years.
The charity provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia. Royal Star & Garter also has Homes in Solihull and High Wycombe, and has launched new services reaching out into the community.
Brenda lived on the Surbiton Home’s Lister floor, which provides expert dementia care, until her death in 2023.
The £1,100 raised from Andrea’s open garden will be spent on new sensory equipment for residents living with dementia.
It is the second time Andrea and her husband Michael have opened up their garden to raise money for Royal Star & Garter. Last year, they raised £550, which was spent on the Lister floor’s popular outdoor area.
Following their second open garden, held earlier this summer, Andrea and Michael were invited to the Surbiton Home, where they saw a tribute to Brenda, with part of the dementia care outdoor area named Wait’s Terrace.
‘Gentle, kindly and devoted staff’
Andrea said: “My mother received impeccable care and lived a contented life at Royal Star & Garter. She benefitted enormously from the high level of personal attention afforded by gentle, kindly and devoted staff, and we are so grateful for everything they did for her. Nothing we do can thank them enough, but raising this money will help them to continue their amazing work. It will allow other residents to benefit from wonderful care, which in turn gives enormous peace of mind to relatives.”
Helena Maher, Home Manager at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton, said: “It was lovely to see Andrea and Michael again and welcome them back to the Home. We’re very grateful for their generosity, and the money that they have raised for our dementia care.”
Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton is welcoming new residents. For more information on this, the new services it provides, or to work at the Home, go to www.starandgarter.org/surbiton
Anyone interested in fundraising for the charity can go to https://starandgarter.org/how-you-can-help/events/