We are enjoying getting out and about again and in October we enjoyed a lovely day out to the Japanese Gardens. We had such a wonderful day following the map of the gardens and exploring the bridges, gardens and pathways.  We would definitely recommend a visit if you’ve not been before.

We had a wonderful Halloween party at the home in October with lots of spooky pumpkins and a table of snacks for trick or treat.  There was lots of fun and games, lovely food and singing and dancing. 

We thought we’d set ourselves a challenge of learning the accordion at the home today.  What a chuckle we had taking turns and seeing who could make the best tune.

Doing the things that we love the most. Thank you to Lugar bowling club for helping us support our residents to keep involved. Over seventy years membership between them and a few championship titles. New memories were made and time spent remembering the good old times.

We celebrated the MMCG and Countrywide 7th annual care awards in September and were delighted when Glennie House was a winner. Our very own night shift carer Kimberly McCracken, won Carer of the year 2021. So unbelievably proud to have her as part of our team. Well done Kimberly.

We celebrated a belated Macmillan Coffee morning at the Home in September raising money for this wonderful charity. We held a raffle in the home and raised £61 to this amazing cause and then enjoyed a coffee morning with the residents who enjoyed cupcakes and a little tipple.   A huge thank you to residents and their families and staff for there support.

Well done to one of our incredible team members who took part in the Memory Walk with her daughter and family to raise money for Alzheimer's Society . They took part in the South Shields memory walk on 9th October and raised a whopping £485 for the charity. Alzheimer's Society touches many people especially our team and residents at Willowdene who are living with dementia. 

We celebrated Halloween at Willowdene and had lots of fun dressing up in the home.  Residents and staff dressed up and had a Halloween party.  We were entertained by Sam Naylor who was brilliant and enjoyed lots of sweets and cupcakes during the afternoon and a Halloween buffet for tea on the evening.  A good night was had by all.

We celebrated Alzheimer’s month at the home in September by creating our own dragon flies and lilies.  Our residents created a wonderful display of their work and to remember Alzheimer’s during the month of September.

We got into the Halloween spirit during arts and crafts at the home in October and created our own ghouls. We think we did a really good job of them and the concentration during arts and crafts was intense.