This week we spiced up our life with some Bollywood fun. Our residents tucked into a starter of Poppadoms served with mint yoghurt or mango chutney, Bombay mix and garlic naan bread. 

This week we brought a Spanish flavour to Carmel Lodge with our "viva la fiesta" afternoon. We were blessed with beautiful weather which meant we could eat al fresco. Our residents enjoyed a selection of tapas including, hot and cold meals, cheeses and seafood. The sangria was flowing and  the mood set with Spanish music from the Gipsy Kings. Some of our residents learnt a a basic Spanish dance with large red fans to the music Bamboleo which was fun. We also learnt some simple Spanish phrases and had a quick fire quiz.

This week at Carmel Lodge we carved pumpkins, decorated gingerbread coffins and today we had our monster mash ball. We enjoyed a feast with lots of Halloween themed food and a tipple of cauldron juice. Our residents were delighted with the prizes which was kindly donated to us by one of our pen pals from postcards of kindness. 

This week we have been playing games, the winners were given silly hats to wear all day. Here are some of the winners and their lucky prizes. 

The district nurses came to Howgate today to give our residents their annual Flu vaccinations, they said it was a lovely home and thanked the staff for all their help. 

Residents at The Westbourne continue to enjoy the theme of Italy with an array of Italian food to sample. The chef served a taste of Italy in true style in the dining room and was happy to lend his Italian chef hat to diners for the day. A great celebration of Italian food. 

Throughout the month we have had Olympic activities. Our home has been split into 2 teams, a red team and a blue team. All staff on shift tomorrow for the party have been told which team they will be competing on and are going to be dressed up in their team colours. Throughout the month residents have been competing in various competitions to earn points for their team. Some examples of the competition include bowling, games, darts, cake decorating, ball throwing, ring toss, trivia and bingo. 

We did Bowerfield Olympics. We had a red and a blue team, residents and staff went against each other in a number of activities. Everyone had so much fun. We enjoyed a buffet party, and celebrated a number of birthdays including a staff member turning 21. 

The Residents enjoyed taking part in making autumn wreaths and decorations for the Home. 

We chatted about the colours of autumn, read poems about the season and traditions from around the world. 

Abingdon Court are celebrating after being rated Good in all areas during a recent CQC inspection.  As well as thanking the staff for their hard work we want to thank the residents, their friends and families and the local community who continue to support us.