The residents have really enjoyed getting involved with flower arranging today. We now have some lovely displays around the home and some residents have them displayed proudly in their bedroom. 

Friday 8th January ... Elvis Birthday! We have some big fans within our home so we couldn't miss the Kings birthday. We dressed up, sang and danced to all of his songs and enjoyed some classic American snacks. 

The Westbourne residents and staff have been enjoying their January theme of Scotland with some wonderful Scottish dancing together. With two steps forward, two steps back and then round in a circle there was lots of laughter. All finished off with a discussion on Scottish scenery and our favourite memories, it created a lovely vibrant atmosphere for all to take part in. Happy January everyone.

This month, residents have made a start on their 'life story' books! So far, we've included some life history, reminiscence and old photographs. Everyone has loved decorating their books and we can't wait to see the finished results! Here's Kate and Wendy painting their books. 

We know that music has many positives including better health through the enjoyment of listening, dancing and signing. We don't usually colour coordinate the musical instruments to our clothing though! 

Whilst we may not be able to go and see Barry Manilow in concert we can always shake our tail feathers and the maracas and sing our heart out to Copacabana. 

My name is Ashleigh and I am the new Manager of Alexandra Court. I have over 16 years’ experience working in residential care, which I have enjoyed every day of! I  feel privileged to be able to work with and support people to make a positive difference to their lives. I am very pleased at leading  the wonderful staff team here at Alexandra Court and ensuring the residents here achieve the best possible life in our home.

Monday 18th January was world snowman day, so to celebrate we decorated some biscuits, yo look like melted snowmen!

Here at Belvoir Vale we have a new staff member join us today! She saw how busy and hard working our staff are and wanted to help us out, so we got her one of our shirts and put on her PPE and off she went monitoring the floor, making sure the staff were doing all of their jobs. She joined us in a meeting and at the end of the day she came to the home manager and insisted on a pay rise for all the hard work she had done! It was a joy to have her join our team for the day and we look forward to her joining us again! 

One of our residents enjoys poetry so we went through all the books she has and chose ones that she can remember and recite. She likes in particular ones that she knows well and often recites them. This gives her a sense of achievement.