This month at Heeley Bank one of our residents received a very special gift. A "Forget Me Not Box" send by Princess Anne to thank him for his work in World War II, in the navy.

We have lots of fun in the home at Water Royd and one of our favourite activities is exercise to music.  To make it a little more fun we each have our own Pom Pom's to wave about during our favourite songs.  There is always lots of giggles during the activity and we each have our favourite colours we like to use.

Christmas has arrived at Water Royd. We have Covid friendly decorations up in the home, but we still wanted the residents to enjoy a Christmas tree. We thought long and hard about this and decided to utilise our fabulous outdoor space.

Residents can now see there tree from there lounge window view.

Merry Christmas from Water Royd.

Christmas is a special time for everyone and this year will be very different for so many families.  We wanted to send the Relatives of Water Royd a Christmas hug and had these designed by a local firm.

They have now been sent out from the residents to their families and we have had so many wonderful comments come back.

We are delighted with our new visitor booth at Ashfield Court.  Relatives can now visit the home and stay warm in the winter months with our indoor visiting booth which has a private entrance.  We can’t wait to welcome you to the home.

We had a lovely night celebrating Bonfire Night at Ashfield Court last week enjoying a little tipple with our own Guy Fawkes effigy. We had a lovely time reminiscing about Fireworks nights gone by and the fun we had as kids and also taking our families to the local Bonfire night displays

We indulged in high tea today enjoying our chefs amazing baking skills, we enjoyed cinnamon cake with a cream cheese frosting thoroughly enjoyed by all. 

Troutbeck Care Home is constructing a specially designed visitor pod to enable safe and comfortable visits for both residents and families. This will be an addition to our existing virtual and window visits that are already in place. The pod shell is up and plastered and just needs decoration which staff and residents are discussing - lots of exciting ideas. Families will use an appointment system to book a pod visit ensuring a member of the care team is always on hand to support where required. 

The people living at Willow Bank made banners and poppies to decorate the home for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day. Everyone were very moved when watching the remembrance service and those that could stood for the two minute silence. There were tears in the eyes of residents and staff as they remembered those who gave their lives.

Everyone at Bowerfield House wishes a very Happy Birthday to Vera - the lady with the warmest of smiles. This month Vera wore her pyjamas for Children in Need and pink for Breast Cancer Now. She also loved wearing her 1950s outfit for our party. Happy 87th Birthday Vera!