By Adam Dutton
Care home residents are hoping to avoid murder and win a cream tea – by competing in their own version of “The Traitors.”
Residents will spend 10 days tackling challenges and attending roundtable banishments.
The elderly Faithfuls will also have to weed out Traitors hiding in pain sites while avoiding being murdered by their fellow pensioners.
Staff at Parkfield Grange Care Home in Stourbridge, West Mids., came up with their idea because so many residents are fans of the BBC show.
The care home version of the show will coincide with the program’s finale on January 23.
Throughout the game, there will be scavenger hunts using video calls where residents must solve puzzles and riddles.
The catering team has also created taste-based challenges and there will be observation games set around the home.
When residents are eliminated through either banishment or murder, they will become guardians of the game and help the remaining Faithful catch the Traitors.
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Emily Hocking, the home’s admissions adviser, said: “The residents have regular forums with our wellbeing team and one of the topics was a murder mystery, and I had just finished catching up on an episode of Traitors so I sat down and wrote some ideas and the game has evolved.
“We have made some adaptations to ensure that there is constant resident inclusion, one of the key differences we have made is replacing murders with eliminations so anyone that is banished becomes the eyes and ears for the faithful so they can continue to play and not feel excluded in their own home.”
The winning team that remains in active play will be given an afternoon tea for themselves and two guests in the home’s private dining room.
Emily added: “There is a pre-conceived idea of what being in a care home is like and it’s our responsibility to make sure that our residents are living and not existing.
“It’s important that they stay involved in current events and culture.”
