Hair today, gone tomorrow: Daughter's head shave raises hundreds for care home

The relative of a woman has said she was so impressed with the great care her mother received at The Beeches Care Home in Stockton, that she decided to show her gratitute by shaving her own head to raise money for the care home.

Determined to thank the care home in her own special way, Ms Atkinson raised hundreds to pay for her mum and all other residents at the home, run by Hillcare Group, to go on more day trips.

Ms Atkinson, whose mother Ellen has been living at the care home since February 2016, was happy to face the sheers to get all her hair removed.

No professional haircut

But rather than leave it to a professional hairdresser, it was care home resident Alywn Behan who started the task, getting stuck in to rid Ms Atkinson of her locks for good.

Despite this, Ms Atkinson showed no sign of fear. Ms Atkinson said: “The care and support my mum has been given has been outstanding."

“I wanted to help raise funds for the home as I appreciate how expensive events and outings are."

Once Ms Behan had sheared off much of Ms Atkinson's hair, it became the job of care home’s manager Helen Wood to finish the head shave.

Sensory equipment and day trips

The family member managed to raise £700 to pay for sensory equipment as well as day trips for residents at The Beeches Care Home.

Ms Atkinson says of her aim: “I wanted to do something that would benefit all the residents in the home.”

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