Monday 25th
Meadow View in Alcester
A huge well done to the whole team for this lovely #review they received on carehome.co.uk! 👏👏 “Moving my mother with dementia from her independent life into a care home could have been difficult – it was not…….” Read the full review here!
Riversway in Bristol
We made these delicious fruit tarts. We enjoyed cutting up the fruit and mixing all the ingredients together. Whilst we worked we had lots of chats and enjoyed each other’s company.
Oakdene in Mansfield
One of our residents enjoying the sunshine, whilst keeping cool in the shade.
Tuesday 26th
Barons Park in Kirby Muxloe
A huge well done to the whole team for this lovely #review they received on carehome.co.uk! 👏👏 “The staff ensured my nan was safe, comfortable, pain free, and enabled her to have a peaceful and dignified death…….” Read the full review here!Oakdene in Mansfield
With the really hot weather, we made sure to keep our lovely garden well watered.
Riversway in Bristol
Bridget enjoyed playing some memory games on the giant iPad. She enjoyed a nice chat with Teresa and a coffee with a cake whilst she played.
Stoneygate Oaklands in Leicester
We all chose to do some expressive artwork, thinking about colour, shapes, objects and things that make us happy. This is what the team came up with. We think they all did a brilliant job!
Little Acers in Nuthall
The new LA Café is now open at Little Acers and welcomes all. We have a variety of lovely homemade cakes and treats available to purchase for a small amount. All money goes back into our home for the residents. We look forward to seeing some of you within our new LA Cafe.
Wednesday 27th
PrimeLife
Managers from the homes and the Quality Matters Team came together to undertake some training on our newly installed LifeVac system.
The LifeVac system has already saved a life in one of our homes and even though we hope a choking incident doesn’t occur we are confident we have the correct tools to help save lives.
Riversway in Bristol
We welcomed back the wonderful Andy T once again. Everyone had a great time in our pretty garden listening to Andy sing some old classics. We had lots of drinks and ice lollies due to the very hot weather and made sure to have our sun hats on and umbrellas up. There was a lovely breeze and it was good to be outside in the fresh air.
Oakdene in Mansfield
We had a fun outdoor exercise session with some hula hooping and badminton. We even got our outdoor bowling set out and had a few rounds. Everyone had a lot of fun and was a brilliant way to get a workout in.
Thursday 28th
Riversway in Bristol
Pub Club is back! We all had a lovely afternoon singing, dancing, enjoying lots of refreshments and, of course, each other’s company!
Oakdene in Mansfield
We had a wonderful afternoon singing and dancing. It’s always so much fun when we get together and just let loose!
Westerlands Care Village in East Riding
We had a lovely visit from Zoo Lab, who offer these wounder Animal Therapy sessions. Everyone had a brilliant time meeting a range of interesting animals, some of us were scared at first but we all gave it a go.
Friday 29th
Meadow View in Alcester
Our lovely staff member Sophie brought her guinea pigs Pebbles and Pip in for a visit. The residents loved the cuddles and they can’t wait for the next visit.
Riversway in Bristol
Thanks to the warm weather we have been having recently, we have made the most of our beautiful gardens by having ice lollies while listening to music.
Oakdene in Mansfield
Last week during the heat wave, we all hid inside and enjoyed a few friendly games of Dominoes.
Saturday 30th
Oakdene in Mansfield
One of our favourite ways to pass the time is with a few board games.
A home favourite is frustration, which really does help us deal with some of that built-up frustration we have.
Riversway in Bristol
We had the beautiful Shannon in the home singing her old 40s 50s and 60s music. We all enjoyed her singing while we had a cold drink and a cake. We are looking forward to seeing her next month.
Clarence House in Horncastle
Happy Birthday to Sue. She had a wonderful day, with loads of presents from friends and family followed by a trip out to the Bridge Tea room.
Little Acres in Nuthall
This week we adopted two Guinea pigs.
The residents have named them Winnie and Sugar.
We have enjoyed helping them to settle in at their new home.
They are already very loved and have become a big part of the Little Acre family.
