\n Eryn Blackman spent time at the\u00a0Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) Bemerton Lodge as part of her studies at Andover College, gaining hands-on experience in care and nursing.\n<\/p>\n
\n She is now preparing to begin a nursing degree at university in September.\n<\/p>\n
\n Eryn Blackman spent time at Bemerton Lodge gaining experience in care and nursing. (Image: OSJCT)\n<\/p>\n
\n Home manager Rebecca Kilgour said: “We are delighted to see Eryn taking the next step in her journey to become a nurse.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Her time with us not only helped her gain hands-on experience in a care environment but also showed the mutual benefits of intergenerational relationships.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Residents loved having her around, and the friendships she has formed will last a lifetime.”\n<\/p>\n
\n During her placement, Eryn developed practical care skills and built a friendship with one of the residents.\n<\/p>\n
\n She continues to visit the home, reflecting the lasting impact of her experience.\n<\/p>\n
\n The OSJCT, which runs Bemerton Lodge, said the placement highlights its commitment to fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals.\n<\/p>\n
\n The trust offers work experience opportunities in nursing and care to help students gain practical skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eryn Blackman spent time at the\u00a0Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) Bemerton Lodge as part of her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-488664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}