New friendships forged in pen pal programme for care home residents

Stacey Fiat (Pen Pal Ireland) and Resident Margaret Dawson at Craddock House Nursing Home, Naas. Picture: Aishling Conway

Hundreds of letters have been exchanged and new friendships have been forged in a pen pal initiative with nursing home residents across the country.

As the country battles through its third lockdown, and coronavirus restrictions force care home residents into further seclusion, many have found new ways to connect to the outside world.