Our stories

Supporting peoples independence is something that we like to achieve at our home and it is different from person to person but no matter what the task, they all come with their own sense of accomplishment. 

Pets really bring joy to the hearts of the people living with us at Water Royd Care home.   Spending time with animals is so beneficial and something that we love happening here.  Everyone enjoyed a nice visit from our little furry friend Luna, and his buddy.

We were looking for new ideas for what we can sell out our upcoming spring fayre and we decided that we would try new activity.  We got some scarfs and the people living with using the tie dye process created some beautiful and unique designs.

Over the weekend we held a special event at Kents Hill Care Home and we planted a tree in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee!

How lovely to be a winner in the MMCG Regional Easter Competition with our fantastic wreath which was lovingly created by our residents. Proudly displayed here by Enid

We had a visit from the Easter bunny in April who came to deliver all of the Easter eggs for the residents at the home.  Our Easter bunny even met some school children and was featured in the local publication “In Your Area”.

We had a busy Easter at the home with arts and crafts, baking and a beautiful Easter Sunday buffet.  We also enjoyed some entertainment at the home today to get us into the Easter spirit and had a lovely singalong.

More fun at Willowdene In April when we enjoyed afternoon tea for the Queens 96th birthday we had a sing a long and a quiz about Royalty with some hilarious answers from the residents.  We had such a great day and hoped the Queen had as much fun as we did.

The residents are always telling us how much they miss their pets, so we have a new resident in the home.  Angus, a soft pet which the residents are able to cuddle and pet whenever they want.  They have a lovely visit from Angus in April and can’t wait for when the pet therapy dogs are

Our residents enjoy working on a crossword together. One of their favourites is the Yorkshire Post crossword puzzle. A couple of weeks ago they decided to tackle the YP giant crossword. We may have bitten off more than we can chew - we’re still working on it!

Thank you to Emma from Spa Shop on Lowther Street who donated £200 worth of Easter flowers for our ladies who live in the home. They had such a wonderful surprise when our Manager and Lifestyle Coordinatored dropped by with various boxes and bouquets from you.

Easter arrived at the home and for Easter Sunday during arts and crafts in the upcoming week our residents created Easter bonnets to wear on Easter Sunday.  We think they did a terrific job of them.

A massive thank you to these lovely ladies Annette and Natalie from the local Sainsburys supermarket for their donation of eggs for our lovely residents at Belmont in April.  They were delighted to receive the Easter Eggs and appreciated being thought of by the local community.

Our chef Christine took some time out to help our lifestyle Coordinator and residents to make a fruit cake, we made enough mixture for cupcakes and a huge sponge. There was lots of involvement from our residents and staff, lots of laughs and flour everywhere.

We are really making the most of all of the different activities on our interactive table, as there really is something for everyone to enjoy.

In observation of the International Tea Day, we went to the famous Blackpool Tower. Three of our residents spent their afternoon on the Ballroom Hall. Good old days were reminisced when the dancers swayed on the dance floor.

Our lovely ladies arranging spring time sprays to brighten up our dining experience.

The residents joined the baking club this morning and prepared a delicious chocolate Mousse.