Tomorrow is Good Friday.
And while most families are gathering, preparing food, cleaning guest rooms, and laying out outfits for Easter Sunday... not everyone is surrounded by company.
Some homes stay quiet.
Some tables stay half-set.
But not this year.
Last month, Ada reaches out to us.
Her mum, Mrs. Alake, is 84.
She’s lived alone in Bradford since her husband passed.
And even though Ada visits every weekend, it’s not the same anymore.
“She used to be the centre of the family. The storyteller, the cook, the one who wouldn’t sit until everyone else had eaten.”
Now she barely leaves her room.
She forgets the dates. She forgets to eat.
And every Easter, Ada watches her mother slip a little further away.
“I just want her to feel... cared for. Even if it’s just for the holidays.”
So we step in.
This week, one of our trained carers — Miriam — begins visiting daily.
Not just for personal care and medication, but for companionship.
They talk. They laugh.
They cook small things together.
Today, they dye boiled eggs bright yellow and blue.
Mrs. Alake laughs when the yellow stains her fingers.
Tomorrow — Good Friday — they’ll cook jollof rice together and set the table “like old times.”
Ada tells us:
“I didn’t know how much of my mum was still there... until I saw her smiling again.”
At Justintime Healthcare, we believe care isn’t just about medication and schedules.
It’s about restoring dignity. Bringing warmth back into the lives of our loved ones.
Especially during holidays like Good Friday, when no one deserves to feel forgotten.
🏡 Looking after your loved one, even when you can't be there.
Tomorrow is Good Friday.
But today, you can take the first step toward care that feels like family.
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