How PJ Care is giving disadvantaged African people hope for the future

Milton Keynes-based care provider PJ Care does a grand job of looking after the residents at its specialist neurological care centres in Grange Farm and Shenley Lodge, plus its third site in Peterborough. However, the company is now spreading its compassion even further afield by supporting disadvantaged young people in Malawi. We take a look at its charity work...

PJ Care is renowned for the incredible standard of care it provides to residents at its specialist neurological care centres in Milton Keynes and Peterborough.

But the company is now spreading the love more than 7,000 miles away from its headquarters in Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, by helping underprivileged young people in Malawi, Africa.

PJ Care has been supporting Malawi-based charity The Nikkitus Institute Foundation (NIF) for some time and, in a separate project, it has now added the Jacaranda School For Orphans to its goodwill list after sending 400 branded polo shirts to the school for the children to wear.

The African school hit the headlines in 2021 when it was opened by pop star Madonna, whose charity Raising Malawi funded its dance school. Singersongwriter Annemarie Quinn is the school’s Arts Programme Director and has performed a number of times for residents at PJ Care, which runs the Bluebirds and

CARING IS SHARING: PJ Care staff help to pack polo shirts to send to orphans in Malawi. Inset, charitable PJ Care chairman Neil Russell

Mallard House care centres in Milton Keynes, plus Eagle Wood in Peterborough.

All three centres are home to people with progressive conditions such as young onset dementia and Huntington’s disease.

PJ Care chairman Neil Russell explained the thinking behind the company’s charity efforts in Malawi, making particular reference to the fantastic work done by NIF founder Lusubilo Derby Kadzombe.

“Our residents benefit greatly from the nurses who choose to come here and Lusubilo is key in facilitating that,” he explained.

“We very much wanted to give back to the community in Malawi and it’s great to know that our funding supports young people’s futures.” available for everyone to activities we did last year. will also use it at placements in future. therapy, potato Platinum Jubilee another year of exciting

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With PJ Care’s ongoing support, the Foundation has been able to establish a number of youth clubs and helped a team of six young men and women graduate from the camp youth club with qualifications in social care and IT.

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the residents, I thought I could help.

Rob volunteers his talents to entertain residents

“I started off with some Rat Pack favourites, then residents were asking me for reggae, so I picked some Bob Marley and UB40.

Eagle Wood residents, Kevin and Simon, a sense of freedom as well as regular The pair were both keen cyclists prior to coming to Eagle Wood - Simon did to work on two wheels, plus longer rides at weekends, while Kevin enjoyed or more, three or four times a week. Our therapy team knew how much they to cycle so organised weekly sessions with Vivacity.

Care’s Bluebirds care home in Shenley Lodge.

Residents at Mallard House were treated to songs from Sinatra to the Specials when singer, Rob Oakley, volunteered to entertain them. He was inspired to offer his services as his friend, Neil, is a resident with us.

“They wanted tracks from The Specials, Neil Diamond – you can guess which one –and we finished off with some

For more info on PJ Care including the latest job vacancies, scan the QR code or visit pjcare.co.uk adapted trikes and bikes, Kevin and Simon take to the athletics track at the centre or tour the cycle tracks through Ferry Meadows. The range of

Do you have a talent you’d like to share with PJ Care’s residents? Whether you’re a singer, dancer, magician or talented crafter, they would like to hear from you. Call 0330 20 20 304.

A singer since the age of 14, Rob has played in many bands around the Home Counties, performing rock, pop and ska favourites at weddings and functions across the county.

“When I knew the team at Mallard House provided entertainment for