A home away from from home...

Photo: Darren Robinson

ALL dressed up . . . staff (from the left) Barbara Taylor, Paul Leach and Allison Parkin enter into the spirit

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FIRST stop, New York — that was the exciting cry at Shawside nursing home, when residents were treated to a virtual world cruise.

Old folks got a taste of the Big Apple in the first day of a whirlwind tour, where they experienced different destinations through music, games and food.

Breakfast on day one was New York-style with piles of pancakes and blueberry muffins. And the latest stop was India, where staff wearing traditional dress brought a spot of Eastern delight to the home.

Manager Joan Walton said: “Everyone deserves a holiday and with so many of our residents unable to travel anymore, we’re doing the next best thing.”