Eileen was a big help, laminating pictures they had coloured to make placemats for St George's Day. We had a lovely day where everyone enjoyed taking part in a quiz and we had a fish and chip lunch from the local chip shop. 

Residents have really enjoyed making these pictures from egg boxes and we have them framed and hung in our lounge, there's lots of discussion going on as to what animals we do next for our picture gallery. 

We had so much fun today decorating our trees for the last activity in this months theme Earth Month. We spoke about different trees and had a fun day with plenty of giggles. Our tree pictures are on display in the home. 

Celebrations for St George's Day at The Belvedere. Our residents had fun colouring in the St George's shield which we then used for our bunting decorations. We had a lovely morning making homemade scones and these were enjoyed in the garden with tea, fresh strawberries and some juicy watermelon. 

We may not be part of the EU anymore but our residents still enjoyed European Day. This morning we looked at different countries in Europe and what they are famous for, residents talked about the places they visited in Europe. To finish off the day we enjoyed various types of food from France, Germany, Poland and many more. 

It is well known the incredible effect that the ocean has on our well-being - the sight, the sound, the smell.

It may not have been the brightest day, but it truly was a joy for those living at Kings Manor to venture out of the home and take a trip down to Sidmouth.

Although we were not able to leave the van (expect a single member of staff to pick up some ice cream), everyone was able to enjoy the natural scenery along the way and the beautiful sea views as we reached Sidmouth beach.

The Easter Bunny made an appearance at Kings Manor over the weekend, he brought all the people living at the home a lovely Easter Egg and much joy as he hopped around. The team at Kings Manor also got involved by dressing up, using hair chalks, and even used their vocals on the karaoke machine. Huge thanks to Ottery St Mary Primary School who sent in some lovely Easter bags for the people at the home, they were thrilled to receive them, thank you so much.

The people who live at Kings Manor love to make the floral arrangements that are used in our restaurants. Each week the activities have a selection of flowers, sometimes from the gardens at the home that are then prepared and turned into some beautiful centre pieces for all at the home to enjoy.

Spring is well on its way at Kings Manor Care Home, having our own gardener on staff allows for a very hands on approach to the development of the gardens and also to support anyone at the home who has a passion for gardening. There has been a lot of planting recently at the home and much excitement as everything is starting to grow.

We are proud to welcome our PURRRFECT pets to Buckingham House. We have introduced some of these lifelike tabby cats for some of our residents to enjoy. The people who have one of the cats are enjoying the lifelike robotic felines who purr their way through the day.