All the Highfield family sent our warmest wishes to Queen Elizabeth II for her 95th birthday! We all enjoyed the afternoon reminiscing about Queen's life history with celebratory national tea day at the same time and thanks to our amazing chef for making quite possibly the nicest homemade Victoria sponge, scones with fresh strawberry and not forgetting the clotted cream!!  

Cedar Court Care Home in Cranleigh, Surrey, donated 150 children’s books to Royal Surrey Hospital Charity, bringing smiles to children needing hospital treatment over Christmas and New Year.

Young children being cared for in wards, outpatients, and A&E were given a copy of Gerry Giraffe and the Loch Ness Monster – a charming and colourful illustrated story written by our multi-talented Business Development Manager Pam Sharman! This thoughtful donation cheered the staff and children alike.

Today at Manorhey we had a very special themed day. We took a trip to the wild west where we enjoyed activities in the morning followed by a decadent lunch and a western movie in the afternoon with popcorn and drinks. The menu included pulled pork barms, hot dogs, loaded fries, mac 'n' cheese, coleslaw and spicy beans, followed by a sticky toffee pudding which went down a treat. 

Our resident enjoyed a sunny afternoon creating their very own personalised flower displays in the main lounge, using a variety of beautiful flowers. Flower arranging activities are very popular amongst the residents here. We enjoy it with soft background music which is a great stress reliever promoting a calm and relaxing atmosphere.

On the of the Grand National we had horse racing on! Most of our resident really enjoy betting on the horses. The winners are happy showing off their winnings!

Congratulations to Cedar Court Care Home in Cranleigh, Surrey, which ended the year rated ‘Good’ across all areas after a Care Quality Commission inspection in the autumn. 

Inspectors also commented that: “The service had a strong, visible person-centred culture to help people to live their lives to the fullest” and that “people were treated as individuals whose life and experiences were considered and factored into care planning.”  

A fantastic result and well done to the home manager Nimmy and the entire team. 

On Thursday 15th April the residents joined to the celebrations of World Art Day. We remembered the birth of one of the greatest artists in history. Leonardo Da Vinci, a multidisciplinary artist that created one of the most beautiful pieces of art that we can still admire today. To celebrate this day, the residents created beautiful paintings that have been displayed in the Allingham House Art Gallery. A space where we exhibit the latest pieces of art work from our residents, so everyone can enjoy and appreciate their artistic skills. 

The residents joined to the celebrations of National Tea Day enjoying a traditional afternoon tea. Everyone got involved. Kitchen staff baked fresh scones with jam and clotted cream, also they prepared delicious cucumber sandwiches, meanwhile Pam from admin team baked beautiful cupcakes that the residents really enjoyed. 

Pizza day here at Clarendon Court, what a great job we all did, preparing and then handing over to our chef to pop into the oven ready for our evening snack. 

When the sun is out some of our residents have enjoyed lunch al fresco. Others preferred to eat inside but ventured outside for a stroll after lunch instead.