They say home is where the heart is and at Field View Care Home, Hesleden Road, Blackhall we are most certainly the care home which cares.

In 2019 we are delighted to say we have raised £545 for charity this year. In April we raised £160 for the Guide Dogs for the Blind association by organising a bring and buy sale and our lovely residents also knitted and crocheted blankets for the dogs whilst in training.

Congratualtions to Mr Fry, resident at Troutbeck Care Home in Ilkley on winning the wonderful McMillan Coffee Morning Hamper. 

The home raised  £120 with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you to everyone who donated and entered the raffle we have been delighted to support such a worthy Charity and Mr Fry was very pleased with his hamper. 

On Tuesday 1st October Julie, Activities Coordinator at Troutbeck Care Home presented Father Phillip of St Margarets Parish Church, Ilkley with a cheque for £143.50 and a box of homemade chocolate cupcakes from fundraising at events within the home. 

Father Phillip was delighted to receive the cheque and he spent a couple of hours having coffee and spending time with residents. 

The Belvedere Care Home in Alderley Edge hosted a Community Dementia Café on Wednesday 9th October. Residents, relatives and visitors were entertained by Desi Uke and his marvellous Ukulele. Angela our Activities Coordinator arranged lots of Dementia related activities for visitors, professionals and residents to take part in. The afternoon ended with afternoon tea and a raffle.

The residents, relatives and staff got into the "Spirit" of Halloween when they dressed up for the day. There were witches, ghosts and ghouls a plenty.  Preparation started well before the day with all the decorations being made by residents in arts and craft classes.

Witches, wizards and magical cats walked the corridors of Bridge House Care Home last week, as staff took great delight in dressing up in an array of spooky costumes for Halloween. 

Residents spent the morning baking Halloween-themed cakes and really enjoyed the specially prepared themed menu designed to celebrate the day.

Annie Lewis, Home Manager at Bridge House, said “It was a lovely celebration and the residents really enjoyed the baking along with the fantastic magician who came to entertain us all in the afternoon”.

 

They’ve done it Again !

Staff at Bridge House Care Home, Elstead are celebrating their fantastic achievement of being nominated for the 2nd year running

at this year's Surrey Care Awards, in not just one, but two categories! .

Kim Doody, Deputy Manager has a well deserved individual nomination in the Front Line Leader category, whilst the home is competing for the prestigious Care Provider of the Year award.

The gala Awards ceremony takes place at Epsom Downs Racecourse  on Friday 22nd November - so fingers crossed.

 

Rose Lodge Care Home on Carers Way, Cobblers Lane, Newton Aycliffe recently completed a fundraising walk in support of the Alzheimer's society.  The staff at Rose Lodge met outside the home and walked along the 5 mile Great Aycliffe walk to raise money as part of the Alzheimer's memory walk.  They all had such a lovely day which took a few hours and they even met up with one of our residents part way through with her son which was a lovely surprise to the walkers.

The staff and residents of Willowdene Care Home of Lizards Lane, Sedgefield were tickled pink on Friday 18th October after holding their annual fundraising event to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness month.  They had a lovely day dressing up in pink to support the charity and raised £95 through donations from the staff to go to the charity. Angela Penman, Activities Coordinator said “Our staff and residents love to have a bit of fun at the home and it gives the residents of Willowdene a real sense of giving something back whilst raising money for a worthy cause”.

We hosted a very special event at Buckingham House  on “Wear it Pink Day.  Breast Cancer Now is a charity that is close of the hearts of many of the staff and families at Buckingham House.  The team threw themselves into the day dressing in pink and there were plenty of cakes and goodies available throughout the day.

All proceeds will be donated to “Wear it Pink”