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Manchester Evening News
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Alexandra Rucki

'He's got the moves'... the karaoke-singing care home worker who gives residents a musical start to the day

This is the heartwarming moment a care home worker entertains a pensioner who is on end-of-life care with a rendition of Lady in Red.

In a video clip the carer, named Titus Nwigwe, can be seen using a remote control as a pretend microphone.

Titus sways and dances along to the Chris de Burgh classic track, while the man he is entertaining can be seen bursting into a wide grin from his bed.

This is the way Johnny Walsh, a resident at Faversham Nursing Home, in Urmston, is greeted every morning.

The retired Kellogg's worker looks forward to Titus' performances of his favourite love songs and ballads.

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Johnny, 84, suffers from spondylitis, a type of arthritis which affects the spine, and has to wear a neck collar 24 hours a day.

'He has got the moves' (Sue Walsh)

He was given only six to 12 months to live three years ago, but the great-granddad continues to defy medics and is even going on holiday to Blackpool with care home staff soon.

Johnny Walsh, 84, can be seen grinning while Titus performs Lady in Red. (Sue Walsh)

His daughter, Sue Walsh, 48, said: "It took him a while to adjust to the nursing home. Now he calls them his boys and his girls.

"I went in on Saturday to see him. He said 'Show Sue what you do'.

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"I was nearly crying. The staff are so nice. They are always doing things to bring the family in, to make the family part of their family. It is lovely. He does this every day and he has got the moves.

"My dad's face in the video says it all really, he loves it."

Care home assistant Titus Nwigwe performs Lady in Red. (Sue Walsh)

Care home assistant Titus, 42, said his purpose is to keep residents at the nursing home smiling.

He told the M.E.N: "We do it for the residents. We want to them to be happy, nothing else matters to us.

"When I see that happiness in his face it is like my day has been made.

"I come here with the intention of putting a smile on their face.

"He said sing Lady in Red to me, I said 'That is a wake up song'. It is a routine now.

"When we see something that triggers happiness that is why we do it."

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