Our stories

We were delighted to welcome Molly from The Alzheimer's Society Research to collect a cheque from everyone at The Hawthorns.  We raised £400 from an Easter Raffle and a Spring Fate that we held recently.

The people living at the home love to do some flower arranging so we decided to get some flowers. There was a good turn out for this activity and it brightened our lovely home with lovely smell and colour.

For National Cheese Day we had another cheese and wine evening, it was enjoyed so much last time we had even more residents choose to join us for this one.  We think that we might have to do this again soon.

We had the wonderful Deborah from musical delights visit us earlier this month.

There was a party atmosphere with lots of dancing, arm waving and clapping along.

National Scotch Day was celebrated with pub crawl and scotch tasting! We set up our own bar and had residents taste test the scotch and see what flavours they found. We also enjoyed some pub snacks and other refreshments.

The people living with us got involved with making lavender bags today. The lavender was stripped from one of our own plants, then square pieces of material were sewn together and filled with lavender. To finish we added a nice piece of ribbon to make the bags look more decorative.

The home was visited again this week by the ice cream man! Which was a lovely way to cool down in the heat. Residents enjoyed coming outside to pick what they wanted and listen to the music.

Although it was a bit drizzly outside our Summer Sing and Smile still went ahead as we moved indoors. Residents’ families joined us for an afternoon of live music, as we all sang and danced to our favourite songs. A wonderful afternoon full of joy and smiles.

Earlier in the month Birch Heath Lodge held their summer community BBQ, here are a few highlights of the event.

Donning our sun hats we took a visit to the garden to check on the plants and give them some much needed water, tidying up plant pots as we went. Afterwards, the residents took a well earned rest in the shade, chatting and enjoying the garden.

Natalie Smith celebrated her 10 years of service at Alexandra Court. Natalie's dedication to the residents, families and colleagues has no bounds, she’s a true GEM and an asset to MMCG . We cant wait to have a slice of the celebration chocolate cake!

Sometimes nothing can beat watching a great movie, along with a bag of our favourite sweets and a nice cool drink.

We hosted our very own Hawaiian Party at the home on Friday. It was a fantastic day that was enjoyed by the people living at the home and the team here too.

Steve our Customer Relations Manager met with the Head Teacher & Admin Team providing Goodie Bags and Ice Creams for them at Lace Hill Academy.  They discussed that they want to incorporate the home into the Academy Curriculum for 2022/2023 school year.

Who doesn't love chocolate? We spent the afternoon trying various bars and talking about our favourites at the home this week.  

We have been enjoying providing the people living at Kings Manor some different and themed evenings from their suggestions.

Enjoying a takeaway is such a treat for us all and the people living at Kings Manor really missed a Chinese, so we had a special evening just for them.
We decorate our bistro complete with chopsticks and place names for the people joining us.  Everyone really enjoyed the evening.