Excitement came to Oaklands Care Home today! 

The kind generosity by our Regional Director, Paul Brookfield who arranged for a visit from an ice cream van and all residents and staff could have an ice cream of their choice. 

Brymor Ice Cream is very local to our home and they have an ice cream parlour not too far away. Brymor ice cream is a true 'Yorkshire Delicacy'. 

When the ice cream van arrived residents went out to choose an ice cream. 

On the 1st of August everyone at Clumber Court Care Home enjoyed a beach day in the garden. It was an amazing day and we had a BBQ, games, bubble wands, a sand pit and lots of fun and laughter. 

Today was a sad day at Yohden Care Complex on Hesleden Road in Blackhall,  Ivy Barker, our lovely 102 year old resident said goodbye to us all as she made her final journey to Durham Crematorium.

Ivy moved into Yohden Care Complex back in 2006 and was an important part of the family at Field View and will be such a huge miss.  We couldn't let Ivy leave without the farewell she deserved and the staff lined the road outside of the home and launched pink balloons as she drove past the home as she stopped for us all to pay our final goodbyes to Ivy.

We are continuing with the Yorkshire theme at Howgate House with staff and residents wearing flat caps and moustaches.

We have been overwhelmed by the kindness we have received at Manor Park Care Home from the local community during our time in lockdown we have had an abundance of letters and cards from people giving us praise and saying how proud they are of the hard work we are doing.

We have been busy painting and planting flowers to create social distancing areas for visitors at Skell Lodge Residential Home. We have up cycled all the outdoor furniture to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for every one to enjoy. 

Yohden Care Complex is delighted to announce the promotion of Hayley Holland to Deputy Manager.

Hayley started her Yohden career in 2001 as a laundry assistant and one weekend was given the opportunity to work a care shift at the home and realised her passion was in care.

In 2011, Hayley left Yohden to pursue her dream as a nurse at Teesside University and qualified in 2015 as a registered Nurse Adult (RNA) but always knew she wanted to come back "home" to Yohden once a job was available.

The ice cream van visited The Moors Care Home on a Friday afternoon with a choice of a number of delicious ice creams and cones for all the residents and staff. A wonderful treat for everyone on a hot sunny day.

We were delighted to hear from Nina from Stirrd (a fudge brand) located in Harrogate who wanted to arrange to give the staff and residents of Ashfield a little treat of some beautiful lemon flavoured fudge and salted caramel marshmallows.

They thought it could not only be a lovely treat for the residents but give our staff a lovely sugar rush as a little thank you for all the dedicated work over the last few tricky months. 

We are still receiving gifts from family and friends. Our most recent was this lovely chocolate basket and card addressed to our marvellous staff for keeping everyone safe.