Allingham House was nominated on three of the Care Award categories. All our nominees received a trophy as a recognition for the hard and devoted work that they deliver every day in our home. Also, John Harte, one of our nominees was awarded with the Maintenance Person Of The Year. Our kitchen staff prepared an amazing buffet that residents and staff enjoyed together.

As Winter is drawing closer we know that there won’t be as much colour in the garden.  To be prepared we used our  ‘Gardening Fun’ session to paint stones this week to put in the garden and add some colour for us all to enjoy.

As part of the “National Arts in Care Homes’ day, we took advantage of the beautiful early Autumn weather and took out art outside.  One person who lives at Woodland decided to take a walk around the garden for inspiration and then drew what she saw.

Later this month a circus entertainer will visit Woodlands and in preparation for this we have been creating different elements to make a circus tent display. We have used different textures to do this including puffy paint, glitter and tissue paper. 

A splash of colour was added to the dining room tables today at Hope Green when we decided to get together and organise flower posies. Three of our ladies lovingly arranged the autumnal colours and placed them with care around the dining area as a little surprise at lunch time. It was great to listen to the ladies chatting and working together as a team. Much appreciated and enjoyed by everyone!

Healthy body equals to a healthy mind and so being active is a priority at Mary Chapman Court.  Two of the favourite activities are Fly Balloon, which always starts the laughter and good old catch which always highlights the budding tennis aces in our midst.

Kate received a bouquet of flowers from all the staff welcoming her and to say a big thank you for her support that she has shown us and her dedication to the home.

It has been fantastic and a pleasure to have been able to invite two of our regular entertainers to Birch Heath Lodge last month. Music has such a positive impact on everyone at the home and the events always leave us wanting more.

To celebrate World Egg Day, here at Ashfield Court we decided to decorate our eggs. Here are our final results.  

We celebrated World Egg Day last week at Amber Court. Our kitchen prepared various egg dishes for our residents to choose and enjoy for their breakfast. Yummy!