In honour of Florence Nightingale, we had a small gathering and celebration for our nurses at Cedar Court this afternoon. As a Registered General Nurse and also being our Regional Director, we also had our special guest, Petra join us for the same.  Our nurses provide such great care for the people who live with us it was nice to have an opportunity to show them we they are valued. Thank to everyone who made this say special.

International Nurses Day, such an important day when we celebrate all the amazing work all nurses do day in day out. 
We are so lucky to have exceptionally dedicated nurses working with us and today we would like to recognise them and thank them for all they do! 

Pets really bring joy to the hearts of the people living with us at Water Royd Care home.   Spending time with animals is so beneficial and something that we love happening here.  Everyone enjoyed a nice visit from our little furry friend Luna, and his buddy.  We were playing fetch, feeding them little doggy treats and having lots of cuddles.  

With the weather being so lovely and warm we wanted to get outside for a BBQ with the people living with us.  There was much food, laughter and a very special guest that joined us.

We wanted to support The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) which is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.
One of the people living with us wanted to lay the first bit of soil on the tree so we made that happen for her which was amazing to see.

Over 75 colourful make a wish balloons filled the sky over the Kents Hill, each with a special wish-tag attached from every Resident. We are thrilled to say that some of our balloons travelled as far as Kent (as notified by the local who found the balloon on their farm) Our Residents absolutely loved this creative activity and let’s just hope all those wishes come true! Thank you to our Lifestyle Team for making this such a memorable experience.

Over the weekend we held a special event at Kents Hill Care Home and we planted a tree in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee! The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Mohammed Khan, joined us for the event and personally helped to plant the tree and held conversations with our Residents. It was a beautiful day, enjoyed by all our Residents and the team and we are very grateful to the Mayor for taking his time and joining us all for such special day.

He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide and many of the people living with us Monread Lodge enjoyed spending time remembering this legendary singer.

Our residents enjoyed finding out lots of interesting new facts about Frank, watching a documentary about his long showbusiness career and of course, listening to his many wonderful classic tunes . To finish off our reminiscing, we sang along to our favourite Sinatra songs.

In observation of the International Tea Day, we went to the famous Blackpool Tower. Three of our residents spent their afternoon on the Ballroom Hall. Good old days were reminisced when the dancers swayed on the dance floor. This was made wonderful by a pot of tea and coffee partnered with well-made cakes and sandwiches. The day was capped off with an hour spent on the Promenade where they were able to soak up in the sun by the beach. We went home with wide smiles on their faces and memories to cherish.

Our lovely ladies arranging spring time sprays to brighten up our dining experience.