We have been in production mode in November making some gorgeous Christmas Wreaths. We have some talented resident’s in the home and we think they have made an excellent job of creating these Wreaths.

A happy home is something we always offer at Wallace View and our fabulous Domestic team are always singing.  The residents love it and one day they asked if they could have a sing along with the domestic team, which they were honoured to do.

Christmas wreath making at the home ready for Santa coming to visit us.  We started with the round base and added on the ribbons, tinsel and bows which we liked ready to hang on our doors in December.

We had a lovely day in November learning how to play the accordion.  The residents had such a chuckle trying to play this and the sounds were interesting.  We all took turns in trying to press the buttons and play along to some songs we knew.  It was much harder than it looked.

As the winter weather sets in we are hosting more movie afternoons at the home and in November we enjoyed a film of resident’s choice.  We had bags of popcorn and sweets along with a cuppa as we all watched the movie on Brambles and enjoyed reminiscing about when we first seen the film in the old picture houses.

As we say good by to Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes where our residents enjoyed a beef broth for lunch and then mini hotdogs and ginger cake for dinner, followed by a fireworks display.

We have placed Remembrance crosses around the gardens at Oaklands, in quiet reflection for those we have lost. We also think of all who are still with us, who have served.

November's challenge was to enhance our dining experience in the home. We sat down with our residents and asked them about some of their most favourite dining experiences over the years and one theme which came out a few times was weddings our residents had attended.

We thought this would be a brilliant idea for our residents to attend a wonderful wedding breakfast at Oaklands.

It’s beginning to look like Christmas at Willowbank Care Home and we were delighted when Santa’s helpers came in to the home to entertain our residents.

Our residents are loving our new fish tank which was kindly donated by Alyson Thompson’s husband and were delighted when our new fish arrived at the home.