Care home resident, 93, returns to pub where she worked for decades

A woman with dementia who worked at the same pub for 51 years has returned to pull one more pint with the help of care home staff.

Liliana Scott, 93, was taken for a trip down memory lane at Festival Inn in Trowell, Nottinghamshire, on Wednesday.

She worked behind the bar from 1960 and sold tickets for events in the pub's function room.

Amy Jeffrey, a carer at Beeston Rise Care Home, said Ms Scott cried tears of joy when she was invited back.

Ms Scott has been living at the home since it opened in August.

Ms Jeffrey, who works night shifts, said she would often talk to her about her time at the pub.

She found out that her long service had not been properly acknowledged when she retired in 2011.

Wanting to put that right, she arranged with the pub for Ms Scott to go back.

"I made an invitation and gave it to Liliana because she has dementia she doesn't remember everything all the time," said Ms Jeffrey.

"She opened it and she was crying with happiness.

"When we were taking her in the taxi we got to the corner of the road, she saw it and she remembered it straight away she was like 'I'm home, I'm back' she was really happy."

Ms Scott was joined by her family at the pub where she was treated to a meal.

She was invited back behind the bar and was taken for a spin on the dancefloor in her wheelchair.

Sally Tebbett, a manager at the care home, said: "To make this happen for Liliana and to see the expression of sheer delight on her face, being back behind the bar of the pub she worked in for over 50 years, is not just heart warming, it is truly humbling."

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