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. 

 

Getting sporty for Sport Relief! ⚽️🤾🏻

 

Sport Relief are joining forces with the Commonwealth Sport Foundation to inspire the nation through our shared love of sport, using this momentous sporting event as an opportunity to raise money and change lives for the better.

 

Together, we can sprint our way towards a better world and take on important issues tackling inequality, improving mental health and helping people survive and thrive.

 

Check out those living with us participating in our sporting event.

Happy Valentine's Day from everyone at Pinewood.

The people that live with us had a wonderful day celebrating, everyone (including staff members) received a red rose and had a special Valentine's lunch. 

We created a beautiful Valentine's frame, and many residents took the opportunity to have their photo taken with this.

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.

A million loves songs later...

 

There is no better way to round off our Valentine’s Day celebrations than inviting family and loved ones for a wonderful concert, performed by Katalin and Stanley from the lifestyle team.

 

Valentines is all about bringing people together and celebrating the relationships we have, yesterday was certainly an example of that. 

 

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!

 

This is Abingdon Court's take on Valentine's Day.

The residents enjoyed creating their very own Valentine's Day cards, which were given to loved ones and others in the home. 

These were then hung in the garden outside, sitting beautifully for all to see.  

We enjoyed a trip to the local pub this month at Willowdene Care Home.  

It was Friday afternoon and the people who live with us fancied a trip out to one of the local pubs called the Dun Cow in Sedgefield.  

We ordered a taxi and went to the pub for lunch picking our favourite things from the menu.  

Everyone had a great Friday afternoon, and we went back to the home, tired and sleepy from a lovely lunch but not too full we couldn’t enjoy a cup of tea and cake when we got back.