Every week in our poetry club, those living with us collectively write a poem. This is based on an idea or theme of the poems which we read aloud together. We thought these poem needed a home, so we’ve created this album to store them week by week. Check out what we have so far!

The people living with us at The Hawthorns had a special visit this week from some furry friends. 

Everyone living with us got to cuddle and feed the Guinea Pigs, especially as they visited everyone's rooms for people who may struggle to get out of bed.

The people that live with us had a great time with the animals, and very much look forward to them coming again. 

At Abingdon Court we unleashed our inner child with a ‘Big Musical Pass the Parcel’ organised by Veronica, one of the lovely ladies who lives with us.

 

It’s so important that those living here are involved in the development of the activities programme, making sure we are delivering the things that they want to see and do throughout the week.

Veronica loved putting together this activity with the help of the Lifestyle team, bringing everyone together. 

We’re kicking off St David’s Day in the best way we know how - getting the Welsh Cakes on the griddle!

 

From Aberystwyth to Caerphilly, down to Pernath, and back up to Colwyn Bay — many of those that live with us have proud Welsh heritage, and these cakes were a staple in their family homes.

 

Putting all our heads together, we managed to pull off a successful batch of cakes, ready for our party this afternoon. We got the seal of approval, although no one can do it quite like mother!

The people with us at Belmont House love Pancake Day and taking turns trying their hand on tossing the pancakes around each unit.  

This generated so many laughs as pancakes either didn’t flip, they fell on the floor or lap of the resident.  We were delighted when our kitchen team made us pancakes for tea.

We were delighted to celebrate 20 years’ of service for Sandra Wardle at Carmel Lodge on Friday 24th February. 

 

Sandra, started her journey with MMCG as a care assistant at Hope Green Care Home, gradually progressing within the company to become Deputy Manager at Hope Green before transferring over to Carmel Lodge as Deputy Manager, 2 years ago.

 

Congratulations Sandra, and happy 20th work anniversary.

 

We were delighted to celebrate Blessing passing her Croft OSCE exams.

The OSCE exam is an assessment of clinical competence which all nurses have to complete in order to receive a PIN number from the NMC and we are delighted that Blessing will be one of the registered nurses here at Croft House.

We are so proud of her achievement at the home and all of the team at Croft House wanted to say a huge Congratulations. 

 

The people that live with us had a very enjoyable Valentine's Day. 

They all created their very own Valentine's hearts which we joined together to make a beautiful collage. Everyone was very pleased with the end result.

In the spirit of Random Acts of Kindness Day, we reflected on our experiences of kindness through our poetry club  

 

We run our poetry club weekly - this has become more than just reading poetry; it allows those living with us to open up and share their experiences with each other, in turn building meaningful friendships and creating a space of trust. Simply reading aloud, or listening to others do so, has a sensational ability to ameliorate our self esteem and connect with others. 

It’s Student Volunteering Week.  

 

We’re so lucky to have an excellent group of Student volunteers who dedicate their time weekly to assist with our lifestyle programme, enriching the lives of those who live with us. 

 

From local school students, to students completing work placements, we run a programme to support all of our volunteers to benefit both them and those who live with us. This mean our home is always filled with friendly faces, and upkeeps a community spirit which is so important to our home!