Sunny Easter fun at Colten Care homes featured garden egg hunts, arts and crafts, visits by the Easter Bunny and collecting and donating chocolate treats for charity.
In Brockenhurst in the New Forest, residents at Woodpeckers enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in aid of the home’s nominated charity, the Brockenhurst and Sway Friday Group.
This meets weekly at Brockenhurst village hall offering social day care for isolated elderly residents living in the community.

BUN FUN: Woodpeckers resident Maureen Miller with Jane Bunker, companionship team leader, care home residents with Easter sock bunnies they made and a visit from a human-sized bunny

And arts and crafts sessions on an Easter theme were held at other homes.
And in the run-up to Easter, children at schools close to all 21 Colten homes in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex took part in an art project organised by the customer service teams in each area.
Pupils were provided with an Easter-themed picture to colour in, with residents judging the entries and picking their favourites to receive prizes and certificates.
The homes will be using the pictures to create bunting and other decorations throughout spring.
Elaine Farrer, Colten Care’s chief operating officer, said: “The project was great fun and a brilliant example of community engagement and reaching across the generations.”