Those living at The Wharf Care Home have been enjoying the sunshine, planting sunflowers. Whose will grow the tallest is going to get very competitive whilst all good fun!. For those not outside we took the sunflowers to them.  Sunflowers bringing happiness inside and out. 

Happy Easter from all of us at The Wharf Care Home!

You're never fully dressed without great hair!

Our Residents have certainly missed this!

Dominoes is a suitable game the elderly and adults with learning disabilities can play and thoroughly enjoy. Dominoes can also be used for simple matching and sorting activities for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s and is a great way to boost ones working memory. It can also provide smooth tactile input and are visually stimulating. 

We had a lovely afternoon in Granby this week playing a variety of board games!

It encourages socialisation between staff and residents, as well as between residents who may not know each other very well.

We had great fun and have lots more new games to try over the next few weeks! 

This week we finished off our personality tree that is now being displayed in the memory Cafe in Rutland! Residents and staff worked together to create this bright and colourful display! Each leaf represents a different person, and while some don't have writing on, they still show off individual personality and creativity! It looks fantastic and I'm so proud of everyone who took part! 

David, Hospitality Manager, at Ashmead Care Centre, was given a most wonderful surprise by residents and staff alike on his birthday recently. All sang happy birthday whilst the Head Chef and his team presented a spectacular homemade cake to highlight the surprise. David marked the occasion with a short speech carefully prepared on toilet tissue.

On a weekly basis some off our residents enjoy making cake cookies and getting creative with cake decoration. This week we decided to make a chocolate chip cookie for our afternoon tea. It is a nice way to bring back memories not only from childhood but all the times when they have baked with their own loved ones.

What a fantastic evening they had. They enjoyed sitting down with a cup of tea and eating all our homemade cookies!

Happy Easter from Highfield!

The residents have been working hard and have been very busy making an Easter card and decorating some Easter eggs. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed being creative and having lots of fun together. Everyone enjoyed their individual chocolate bunny and enjoyed a chocolate egg from the nest which we created from chocolate arrangements! 

We have received lovely Easter handmade cards from Hall Croft Infants and St Swithun’s Primary School. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved. Our residents thought they were lovely and said how kind of you all to take the time to make them.