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Our care team are here to make sure that making the move is as easy as possible for you and your loved one. If you still need reassurance, here are some stories from our residents, their families and our care team.

We've had lockdown birthdays at Field View Care Home in April and May for three of our fabulous residents.  

Bill was 88 years old.

Mary was 87 years old

Maureen was 82 years old 

We hope you had a fabulous birthday.  

Birthday Celebrations at Field View
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We were surprised and delighted to receive our doorstep parcel from Supplies for Key workers who dropped off a hamper of goodies at Ashfield Court on Tewit Well Road in Harrogate.

Thank you so much for your lovely donation we really do appreciate it.

Special Hamper Delivery for Ashfield Court
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We have been delighted by the community spirit at Allingham House on Stockdean Close, Deansgate Lane, Altrincham and wanted to say a huge thank you for the lovely gifts we have received this past week.

Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and we hope to see you all soon.

Community Spirit
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There are many ways we can say thank you to our staff but this was extra special. In our arts and crafts session our knitting group made these medals.  

Thank You Medals
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We have had many messages of thanks from friends, family and the local community. Like everyone else we just want to help where we can.

Words of Thanks
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Pictonary is one of our favourite games with both our residents and staff getting involved. It can get quite competitive and noisy but its always good natured and good fun.

Charades at Brunel House
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As we are not yet able to meet our friends and family, we have very quickly become online experts in Face Time and Zoom.  

Its not the same as being face to face but it's enabled us to keep in touch with those we care about.

Zooming and Keeping in Touch
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Like many other people, over the last few weeks we have noticed that there is an abundance of wildlife and especially birds.

Gardening at Princess Lodge
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Like many other people, over the last few weeks we have noticed that there is an abundance of wildlife and especially birds.

Bird Watching at Brunel House
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Our residents are managing to fill their time easily at Brunel House.

Art is a fantastic stress reliever, its relaxing and enables us to channel our creative side.

Art Classes at Brunel House
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The residents at Ashfield Court on Tewit Well Road in Harrogate had a lovely surprise when the ice cream van popped by to see them.

The visit certainly made the lovely hot weather we are having feel like we were on holiday.  Thank you so much for visiting us.

Ice Cream for Ashfield Court
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We were delighted to receive lovely pots of plants from Rossett High School for the home and residents.

They were such a lovely surprise and we can't wait to have those growing in our courtyard.

Thank you to Rossett High School for your lovely gift.

Rossett High School
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VE Day may seem like a long time ago now but the residents at Garden Hill Care Home are still talking about it.  We are so lucky to have such a huge garden at the home so we had a singer come along to sing for us and we sat outside and in the conservatory to enjoy the celebrations.

VE Day Comes to Garden Hill
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Buckingham House Care Home in Gerrards Cross has been overwhelmed by the kindness shown by local people during the COVID-19 crisis. During this time the home has been touched by the messages of support and gifts from local people  As a way of thanking the community and hopefully putting

Buckingham House Rocks
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Here at Ashfield Court Care Home on Tewit Well Road in Harrogate we have been amazed by the kindness and generosity of our local community.

Community Spirit at Ashfield Court
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We love hearing stories from yesteryear at Willowdene Care Home on Lizards Lane, Sedgefield and VE Day proved to be an amazing day for that.  

VE Day Memories
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Willowdene Care Home on Lizard Lane in Sedgefield was delighted to receive a special delivery from the students and staff at Trimdon Community College.  Our residents were delighted and thoroughly enjoyed the cake and biscuits with their afternoon cuppa.  

Trimdon Treats
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We were delighted to receive such a lovely bunch of flowers from Pinpoint one of our agency’s with the attached note. Such a  lovely thought at this time and we wanted to say thank you to you for all of your help, support and staff when we have needed you.

Thank you.

Thanks a brunch to our friends at Pinpoint
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We were delighted to receive these fabulous gift bags from Clarins during their week of celebrating the NHS and Care Homes. The staff were truly delighted to receive this from you and a huge thank you for thinking of us at Astor Court and Lodge on Lamb Street, Cramlington.

 

Clarins Gift Bags
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May has been another month of community generosity and Earsdon Grange received some gorgeous cakes and cookies from Bakes by KH based in Whitley Bay. We can certainly say they tasted delicious and went down well with a cup of tea. Thank you so much.

Community Generosity
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We couldn't wait for VE Day at Garden  Hill Care Home, We had a garden party inside the home with cakes and tea and bunting and had a sing along in the coffee shop.

VE Day at Garden Hill
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A community initiative has seen young people in Slough helping to keep up the spirits of residents in care homes across the town, including here at Windmill Care Centre.

Surprise Pen Pals At Windmill
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Today in craft club we painted some porcelain gnomes.We had great fun and the residents were really enthusiastic and loved joining in with this activity. When all the gnomes are completed we are going to display them in our gardens as part of our summer garden project. 

Garden Gnomes
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The residents decided that for their sensory tasting session this month that they would like to taste some cocktails. The cocktails were: 

Plum and pink grapefruit gin, passionfruit and coconut gin, cosmo cocktail and passionfruit martini. 

Sensory Tasting
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We recently had a lovely visit from Thea at Song Box to sing to us from the garden. Thea sent in the below message to the home. 

Live Music From Song Box
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Continuing with our garden project at Willow Bank we painted the garden ornaments ready to display. Everyone loves a bit of colour! 

 

Painting Garden Ornaments at Willow Bank
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A few of our residents at Willow Bank Nursing Home love gardening and talking about the different kind of flowers, so this week we decided to make the entrance of the home a make over. 

 

Gardening at Willow Bank
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We have had some lovely weather over the lock down period In Leeds and we have made the most of it.

Glorious Sunshine
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Lulu, Activities Coordinator at Willow Bank Nursing Home has starting making pot plant people with residents to display in the garden and around the home. 

Plant Pot People
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One of the resident's at Skell Lodge celebrated her 100th Birthday in May with staff and residents at the home. 

 

100th Birthday Celebrations
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Residents making decorations in their rooms for VE Day. 

 

Getting Creative
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Residents at Skell Lodge Residential Home created a wonderful helping hands poster thanking the community for their donations and support, during this pandemic.

Skell Lodge Helping Hands Poster
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We are taking part in the NR2 + Scarecrow Trail at The Hawthorns. Three winners will be announced at the end of May. 

Scarecrow Trail at The Hawthorns
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Celebrating birthdays the last few months have been a little bit different but we are still making sure everyone has a fabulous time. 

95th Birthday Celebrations
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A key member of our care team at Cavendish Court will be doing 3 fun runs, each run will be 5k. Thank you Kyle aka Spiderman.

 

Spiderman aka Kyle
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A lovely surprise courtesy of Royal Healthcare who sent us a fantastic Indian buffet meal for the Cavendish Court  team. Lots of lovely spices and totally tasty.

Surprise for Cavendish Court Thanks to Royal Healthcare
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A big thank you to Oliver Dunn local chocolatier from Disley who has dropped off some chocolate keys for the staff at Bowerfield House. Very lovely and thoughtful treat for our key workers.

Chocolate Treat for Bowerfield House
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This month we have been doing memory games with residents looking at famous actors and musicians etc from the past. We have been discussing about those people and working on key historical figures. It has worked well chatting in a group as well as one to one.

Arts and Crafts Sessions and Monthly Activities
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Boxing classes have been great fun and as the residents will tell you at Parksprings Care Home we are fighting the Covid-19. Great exercise and such fun. We will beat this!

Boxing Classes at Parksprings
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White Rose Lodge have created their own employee of the month tree. Residents, staff and families can nominate staff throughout the month with all the comments received going on the tree. 

Employee of the Month Tree at White Rose Lodge
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On the 75th Anniversary of VE day we had a birthday celebration for Patricia White one of the resident's at Bowerfield House. Patricia had a wonderful day celebrating and received cards and letters from her family.

 

Happy Birthday Celebrations
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For International Nurses Day, residents were asked about how they felt about nurses and encouraged to talk about what makes them special.

International Nurses Day at Bowerfield House
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Our residents at Hope Green had a lovely afternoon making cards for their families, which they got to colour in themselves. This is one of the ways we are making sure our residents are happy and still in contact with their loved ones.

Hope Green Miss You Cards
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You would like to invite 999 Emergency Services for free coffee and cake from 2pm - 3pm from Monday 1st - Friday 5th June at Bowerfield House and Bowerfield Court. 

Click on the below link for all the details. 

Free cake and drinks for Emergency Services staff
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Thank you so very much to the Jephcote family. The cake was such a lovely surprise and so beautifully decorated and presented. We were all very touched.

Home Baked Treats
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Here at Monread Lodge Care Home we have received so many donations from the local community and we are so thankful to everyone. During these very difficult times that we are all in, we are certainly feeling the love from the community. Thank you. 

A Big Thank You
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We have received some flowers from one of our connection Schools; Oakgrove Primary.  These flowers have been sent to nurture by our residents and will be used to expand our colourful garden over the coming months.   

Flowers From Oakgrove School
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Beautiful flowers delivered from Canada thanking the staff for their hard work and are taking pride of place in the reception area for all to see. 

Beautiful Flowers For Kents Hill
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Fiona Harrison; a long term friend of Kents Hill Care Home visited us in the week leading up to VE Day.  Fiona sang in the garden, social distancing from us and the residents and many listened from their bedroom or lounge windows.  A great afternoon had by all.

VE Day Celebrations at Kents Hill
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Chico says Hi. Chico from our Pet Therapy visits sent us a lovely photo and message in these bizarre times  "Hi Kents Hill, my Papa gave me a cut and shower, suffice to say he’s not an expert.  Hope all is ok. Love Chico x

Message from Chico
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