There was a really lovely atmosphere at our Flower Arranging Club last week with beautiful bunches of brightly coloured spray Carnations. They looked so lovely that it prompted us to decorate the window area too. Some surprise flower head garlands that lit up were a finishing touch too which delighted the ladies who were keen to be photographed.

A women's work is never done, but we had lots of fun at Bowerfield House sorting and pairing all these socks up. With Vera and Pauline on the job it didn't take long to pair up every one’s socks. They are all nicely put away in everyone's bedroom ready for another day.

We talked about how you always end up with missing socks and it's as if the washer eats them up! We had a good giggle, I didn't think pairing socks would be so much fun, but we all enjoyed it .

Residents at Manorhey enjoyed our Burns Night Celebrations with Haggis and tatties, pictured Alberto originating from Scotland enjoying haggis and a drop of Scottish whiskey

Last month, one of the residents enjoyed a nostalgic seaside jigsaw puzzle. We talked about trips to the seaside when we were younger and our favourite seaside activities.

The residents had a delicious Chinese dish for lunch. Either Sweet and Sour Chicken with rice or Vegetable stir fry. They enjoyed the decorations and the fun fortune cookies. We also found out which animal each resident is is regards to the Chinese calendar. We also had a tiger colouring sheet as its Year of the Tiger.

Residents celebrated National Nutella Day when residents took part in Baking Club as they prepared a chocolate cheesecake which our residents enjoyed with an afternoon cup of tea.

Residents and Staff at Manorhey celebrated Chinese New Year with a traditional Chinese meal served by the home's catering staff. Chinese lanterns were made and decorated by residents.

Bowerfield House enjoyed taking part in Dignity Day, we had staff and residents write on a wooden heart and display it on the dignity tree. Also our dignity box was a hit, the aim of the dignity box is to write down what you would like to achieve in 2022 and we will open the box in 2023 to see if we have reached what you wanted to achieve.

Residents enjoyed their exercise sessions last week using their pom poms. The swimming and shopping themed exercise were liked by the majority of the residents, we then finished of the day with a couple of games of dominoes. 

As a multicultural environment, where people from all around the world, work together giving the best of themselves, to deliver the best of the care. We like to learn a bit more about the people that make that possible, joining to the celebrations of important festivals from other countries and cultures.

This time we joined a quarter of the world's population to celebrate Chinese New Year. We welcomed the year of the tiger with many different activities, where the residents enjoyed a Whole Chinese Immersion Experience.