What I love about the parties is they make me feel that people think about you
Cocktails in Care Homes
A decade of creative fizz – helping care home staff, volunteers, residents and families transform quiet lounges into vibrant, social party spaces
Dressing up for a night on the tiles - at home
Evenings in care homes can be quiet and lonely, so between 2010 and 2020, Magic Me hosted dozens of cocktail parties in care homes in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Islington, Southwark, Waltham Forest and Westminster. Each party transformed the home with decorations based on a different theme every month. Artists and creative partners brought the magic – we worked with the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, resident DJs and magicians. Care home staff told us that after a party, the mood in homes was brighter and lighter for days afterwards.
Raising the roof on care homes
See the project in action through our short film, capturing the joy and connection of a typical party evening.
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I really look forward to helping with the parties every month
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A breath of fresh air! We want to provide activities that lift people's spirits
Listen In - the Cocktails in Care Homes podcast
Listen for the pop of champagne bottles and the gentle clinking of glasses in our podcasts which captured the essence of Cocktails in Care Homes.
Cocktails in Care Homes was a 2010-2020 project, developed and supported by many individual donors, corporate partners and Trusts & Foundation funding. While the project concluded in 2020, the model of high-energy, volunteer-led social care continues to influence our current work. Learn more about how to support our work below.