For this weekends celebration of Mothers Day we had an afternoon tea with a treats trolly filled with cupcakes and an assortment of sweets and toffees for our residents to enjoy.

Our residents began preparing for summer today! It was a lovely bright and warm day so we pulled out the spf 50 sunscreen and soaked up the rays. Out came the seed trays and we enjoyed an afternoon of sunbathing and planting seeds for the garden. So far we have tomatoes, strawberries, nasturtium, marigolds, morning glories and a few others. Fingers crossed for a warm and sunny season.

We started the morning with a selection of beautiful hymns to sing along to, in the afternoon we talked about special memories with our Mothers and then of becoming Mothers ourselves. We read poetry and ate delicious cupcakes with fresh fruits, we had lovely chocolates, and flowers were being delivered throughout the day, we had a wonderful day full of fun memories.

Bowerfield House had a great day celebrating Hat Day and the Queen`s Platinum Jubilee. We had lots of fun whilst we decorated our home red white and blue, we had our funny hats on for brain tumour research awareness. We enjoyed a lovely meal, our chef made a really royal feast. We had prawn cocktail for starters and a beautiful turkey roast dinner fit for the Queen, we then had a strawberry gateau for desert and little mini cupcakes and the Queen even visited us! We had a singer, Sam, in the afternoon, which the residents loved to sing along to the familiar songs.

Nora celebrated her 106th Birthday, where she was presented a signed birthday letter from the entire Manchester United football Club, by Jane Clinch Home Manager for Gateford Hill Care Home, Jan Hemsworth, Deputy Home Manager and Lindsay Tanner, Hospitality Manager.

Nora has been an avid supporter of the club for many years.

In preparation for the Easter celebrations, we have been busy in Arts and Craft creating some wonderful Easter Bonnets.  The Easter bonnets will be displayed in reception and then returned to the residents on Easter Sunday when the Easter Bunnies will be delivering chocolate eggs.  The bonnets will be entered into our competition and judged before the Easter weekend, with winners announced and prizes given. 

Being creative is so good for your brain and overall wellness, Kents Hill has a varied Art Club at the home that is well attend.  This week the group were making their very own personalised canvas bags, there were some  beautiful designs by the end of the class.

We have really embraced the sunshine this week and had everyone out for cocktail making whilst soaking up the rays! It was lovely to get out and feel the warmth and enjoy a gin or two!

St Patricks day was enjoyed by our Irish couple as they had a lovely meal shared together with their family.

Bowerfield House had a great day on Tuesday, the sun was shining and it was lovely to get out in the garden. We had our sports day which included welly throwing, egg and spoon race, bean bag target throwing and hoop throwing on cones, we had so much fun!

We had a much earned rest enjoying an ice lolly and a lovely chat in the garden. It was so nice to get out and enjoy the fresh air, it is the best medicine going and it boosts our vitamin D.