To celebrate the Annual Care Awards, we transformed one of our lounges into a Gatsby-esque ball room and invited all of those who live here and staff to celebrate the nomination of one of our very own nurses, Alexandra, who was put forward for 'Nurse of the Year'! To honour her, everybody donned an 'Alexandra' mask just to show how proud we are of her achievement - a silly touch which provided lots of entertainment for her and those who joined us for the event.

It was a great afternoon, watching the annual MMCG Staff Awards and although Parkview nominations didn't garner enough support to reach the final, both our staff and those living here had a great afternoon, watching the online feed and then partying down with some very old school music to while away the afternoon.

Casual reading morning today, reviewing and discussing current news.

Alexandra's new sweet trolley was a success, residents really loved the trolley and selection of sweets.

Our residents enjoyed the care awards party, celebrating with a singer, so the residents did lots of singing and dancing. We had a special menu made by our chef Michelle and staff dressed as waiters to make it extra special for the residents. Everyone had their name written on a star which made a lovely decoration on the wall and had a seating plan and place names on the table. A good time was had by all.

Let's celebrate! A vibrant atmosphere, dancing with friends, neon hats and chocolates for everyone! What a great day and what a privilege to share in the celebrations together. Residents and staff filled the room with lots of smiles and laughter too. We certainly know how to celebrate in style.

There were lots of celebrations at Birch Heath Lodge as we were preparing to enjoy the MMCG annual staff recognition awards.

In recognition of London Fashion week recently, some of the people who live at The Hawthorns created their own tie-dye t-shirts. We were all pretty impressed with the results, perhaps there’s room for a Hawthorns fashion line!

The people who live and work at The Hawthorns showed their support for World Alzheimer’s Day 2021 by decorating purple ribbons which are on display in our home.

There was also an afternoon of fun playing a memory game all together.

The MMCG Care Awards "Oscar" Day held at Ashmead on Friday 24th Sept 21 was a day to remember for all residents and staff.

Two of the staff team members, Mouna Bah, Deputy Manager and Tikadevi Thapa Magar, Care Practitioner, were both finalists and dressed beautifully for the occasion. Certificates and flower bouquets were awarded to our finalists whilst everyone present enjoyed wonderfully prepared food, music and the late September sunshine.