We are almost ready for Monday's Big Tea and are really looking forward to seeing you all. We have been donated these Teapig teabags from Booths in Ilkley for us to enjoy with our cakes, many thanks to the Manager at Booths for her kind generosity.

Our gardener Seth who has spent some time developing the garden to include areas that people living with us can eat from, he has planted plum, pear and apple trees that are already starting to grow. He has also planted strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, rhubarb and more in the raised planters for the people who live with us to enjoy. The garden which is now in full bloom was missing some bee hotels we felt and so the people living at the home joined him to build some.

Birthdays are always a huge celebration, shared by the people living and working at Deepdene. Recently we celebrated with Reginald and Ahmed and the chef did us proud with the delicious homemade cakes. 

To celebrate National Carers Day, resident Eve Woodhead 90 years old presented our carers with a letter from Phil Burgan, Executive Chairman, thanking each carer for the considerable hard work they do. Each carer received a monogrammed flask and an individual letter of thanks.

Howgate House celebrated with a bacon butty break, all staff had a bacon butty and a coffee.

In the afternoon we enjoyed "songs from the seventies" and discussed the fantastic football score on Tuesday. 

Who needs an excuse to have cake?

Recently we  took part in making and baking to help raise some funds towards for The Alzheimer’s Society.

Having many of our residents living with dementia,  it runs very close to our hearts. 

We look forward to another bake sale in the summertime when we should be able to share afternoon teas and cakes with our local community.

 

Our lovely birds Muffin and Blue are a huge part of life at Deepdene. They love to come out of their cages and stretch their wings. They never go far and seem to enjoy socialising with the people who live and work at Deepdene.

At Deepdene we celebrated the very first MMCG Carers Appreciation Day!

Congratulations to our newest Care Practitioner Grace Hough. Achieving this goal through covid has been a challenge but she was not to be beaten.

Well-deserved and on MMCG carer appreciation day too. Double celebration at The Westbourne!

This year June has been chosen as the month to highlight the capital importance of food and drink in maintaining health and wellbeing in health and social care. For that reason, we have created hydration stations where the residents can enjoy a whole range of fresh juices, fruit, sandwiches and salad.

A big thank you to Alison and Clare, Community Champions at Morrisons Skipton for the large box of flowers donated for our flower arranging class. Troutbeck will look blooming wonderful when we have our bouquets on display.