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Coatbridge care home creates 'We'll Meet Again' drive-thru visits for residents
04.06.2020 - 12:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A COATBRIDGE care home has created a unique ‘We’ll Meet Again’ drive-thru experience to enable its residents to see their families during lockdown.
Staff at Summerlee House in Coatbridge have designed two areas in the grounds of the West Canal Street residential home to allow families a socially-distant visit with their loved ones.
And the new service is proving to be popular with both the elderly residents and their families.
The idea was the brainchild of owner and director Julie Balmer, who has
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