We are celebrating National Bake Week from today, Monday 4th April for the next 7 days and we would like to take this opportunity and introduce our Baking Queen Lisa.  Lisa always does her best to surprise us with her delicious baking creations. And of course, this week is no different with this beautiful walnut cake for all of us to enjoy! 

Bingo is a very competitive game here at Kents Hill. It’s a must have weekly game and we get very competitive as the rewards are very sweet. We watch our cards closely and listen out for the numbers and clap for whoever gets the line

Today, the people living at Kents Hill wanted to stand with our Queen offering our support at Prince Philip’s Memorial Service, so we all gathered in our lounge in the morning to watch the service with refreshments.

All the resident, visitor and staff mothers were spoilt at Ashmead on Mother’s Day on 27th March 22. David, Hospitality Manager and Ann, Lifestyle Co – Ordinator, toured the units at Ashmead with a decorated trolley armed with homemade Mother’s Day cards, Homemade cup cakes and roses for all the mums. In addition, an alexa was also used so that all the mums could request their favourite music. A special occasion for all present.”

In preparation for the Easter celebrations, we have been busy in Arts and Craft creating some wonderful Easter Bonnets.  The Easter bonnets will be displayed in reception and then returned to the residents on Easter Sunday when the Easter Bunnies will be delivering chocolate eggs.  The bonnets will be entered into our competition and judged before the Easter weekend, with winners announced and prizes given. 

We all know that movement is so good for us and the lifestyle co-ordinators at Buckingham House love to get as many people as they can moving with some arm chair exercises.  Making movement fun is something the team do well.

Nothing quite says Happy St Patricks Day then enjoying a lovely Guinness or Baileys which the people living at Buckingham House got to do on the 17th.  The home was decorated with some lovely people from the home helping us get in the spirit.

Cedar Court joined in the worldwide St Patricks Day celebrations today.  We started our day with arm travel to see the splendours of Ireland.  All dining rooms were decorated in the theme and John together with the kitchen team prepared a wonderful Irish Stew with sticky toffee pudding to follow.   During lunch we used the shamrock medallions, which had previously been made during art and craft groups, to decorate the tables together with them being handed out to every diner for good luck.

The whole team and people living at Kents Hill Care Home would like to take this opportunity to thank MK Friends Charity for their generous donation.
Clare from MK Friends Charity visited us today and kindly donated a sensory cat and puppy for the home, both of which have proved to be a big hit with the people who lives with us.  We are so grateful for this incredible donation and we know that our new cat and puppy are going to be well loved and looked after.
 

Despite the rainy weather outside we are all smiles at our flower arranging class. All the beautiful flower arrangements created by the people living with us will be placed on the tables in our dining rooms for everyone to admire and enjoy.