"Hi James,

I just wanted to say a massive thank you from myself and V for the support, comfort and love shown to my Mum. We have been on some rollercoasters with Allingham but I have to say that currently I have the highest regard for all your staff and facilities.

I was blown away by the amount of staff that visited Mum this week, with genuine affection and care for her. I know my Mum could be a handful and apologise to anyone that received a back hand from her, she did have a cheeky and naughty streak through her but was the kindest lady anyone could meet.

There was a word game challenge at The Hawthorns recently where residents took part in a variety of word games. At first there was the word wheel, once the word wheel landed on a letter they had to find as many words as they could including the letter. Then there was the letter game, naming various things starting with the first letter of their name. The finale was a word scramble, moving the letters around to name 20 countries. The residents worked well together helping each other when they had difficulties and praising each other’s answers too. Great team work today everyone!!

We up cycled some photo frames today using jigsaw pieces. The residents absolutely loved this idea and said they were good enough to sell!



 

Betty recently celebrated her birthday in style with a virtual trip to Hawaii.  It was fantastic party with dancing, traditional Hawaiian costumes and a Hawaiian themed buffet.

Happy birthday Betty from everyone at Deepdene

Pamper time is one of the favourite activities at Deepdene, so relaxing.

Keen to enjoy the lovely September sunshine we decided to hold a balloon race in the garden.  There was a lot of laughter as we cheered the competitors on. As always, our chef and their team produced a fantastic buffet.

Thank you to a residents daughter who brought us a thank you card and Betty's Biscuits. We really appreciate the kind gesture. 

For National Teddy Bear Day, as a home we decided to donate three brand new teddy bears to a local children's hospital. Before we could do this, we needed to give these wonderful bears a name!

It’s often the simple things in life that can create the most fun, especially when it also reminds us of happy memories from our childhood. This was the definitely the case at Knights Court when our activities team brought in some bubbles to entertain everyone living with us and we had a great afternoon engaging in this nostalgic and whimsical activity.
 

At Appletree Court, we’re always looking for new ideas to give people living with us small, personalised treats for their birthday

We found some empty boxes and decided to decorate them and fill them with a selection of favourite chocolates and biscuits.  As these little treat boxes have proved so popular with everyone, our residents are now making their own boxes to give as special gifts to their family and friends.