This report, written and edited by Dr Briony Jain, Lois Peach and Dr Ali Somers, details the final evaluation of the Care Home Friends and Neighbours (Care Home FaNs): Intergenerational Linking project, a national social action project that connected young people aged 5-14 from schools and youth organisations with older people living in care homes across England between 2019 and 2022.

This document addresses the components and evaluation of Intergenerational Programmes (IPs).

This report details a five-month study on the impact of the regular intergenerational programme at Nightingale House, a faith-based residential care home for older adults in South West London, on the well-being of its residents. The programme is delivered jointly with the on-site day nursery, Apples and Honey Nightingale CIC, which opened in September 2017. The methodology used was a case study based on grounded theory, including over 30 days of observations, interviews, and surveys.

This report was produced by ILESÓ Intergen Learning and Evaluation Service and authored by Dr. Ali Somers in December 2025. It shares findings from an external evaluation of AHN Education and Training, an arm of Apples and Honey Nightingale, the UK's leading intergenerational co-located nursery.