Our stories

This week at Carmel Lodge we carved pumpkins, decorated gingerbread coffins and today we had our monster mash ball. We enjoyed a feast with lots of Halloween themed food and a tipple of cauldron juice.

Throughout the month we have had Olympic activities. Our home has been split into 2 teams, a red team and a blue team. All staff on shift tomorrow for the party have been told which team they will be competing on and are going to be dressed up in their team colours.

We did Bowerfield Olympics. We had a red and a blue team, residents and staff went against each other in a number of activities. Everyone had so much fun. We enjoyed a buffet party, and celebrated a number of birthdays including a staff member turning 21. 

We started this with some of our residents at Croft House as just a creative session for the family visits to raise a bit of money for the Royal British Legion. It has taken off so well and we are close to raising £70 so far and still got orders coming, we all feel so proud. 

One of our new regular activities is puzzle club! It gives people a chance to get together, socialise and work together to complete puzzles!

Continuing with our goal to make the home as colourful and vibrant as possible, today we painted windchimes! When the weather is nicer again they will finish their journey by moving to the garden, but for now they are making the dining room look lovely! 

We have had an afternoon of pumpkin painting, using a variety of different mediums. The residents found the pumpkins very interesting and didn't stop at just one because they enjoyed so much. We also sang along to the music as we created beautiful art work.

On escorting to the salon our residents are made to feel comfortable whilst having there hair done and listening to relaxing music. Each residents is given the opportunity to choose how they would like there styled.

Healthy competition, as our residents enjoy a game of hoops and cones, strengthening eye to hand co-ordination, and an eagerness to win!

We hosted a Macmillan coffee morning this week at The Belvedere Care Home. The residents and staff both enjoyed getting involved and raising money for a great charity.

We love our sweet shop area at Belmont House where we have lots of the memento's from the past which the residents can enjoy whilst visiting the shop.  We think it makes such a lovely display at the home for our residents who suffer from Dementia

In September residents at Willow Bank were treated to an outdoor performance by Sam and Natalie from the arts Together for Care Homes project. We were fortunate to have excellent weather and the residents enjoyed sitting out in the sun and listening to the performance. 

The weather tried to ruin the plans for the Brunel House Carnival & Circus but undeterred we just moved inside and had the most amazing day.

Now the dark nights and autumn days are coming in we've started enjoying board games a lot more at the home.  Monopoly and Bingo are two of the firm favourites in September but we have also enjoyed lots of home baking, an entertainer outside of the home as well as reminiscing abo

We thoroughly enjoyed our Macmillan Coffee Morning! With cake donations from our Manager and Chef we had a lovely natter and raised £57.00 in the process. Well done everyone!