Activities at Hurstwood View Care Home

We had a great evening at our sister home Lydfords Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, as we welcomed Tour de Barchester to #easthoathly.

Now in its second year #tourdebarchester took place from the 6-9th June. This 4 day challenge saw the team cycle 276 miles along the south coast, visiting 15 of our care homes on the way! Raising money for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation, there couldn’t be a better cause.

It was a lovely sunny evening with bbq, live music, and a great party atmosphere. Thanks Lydfords for your wonderful hospitality, our residents had a great time.

Earlier in the day we also got into the spirit by hosting our own cycling challenge here in the Cafe. We didn’t quite make 276 miles, but everyone in the team was keen to have a go!

To learn more about Tour de Barchester, and to donate to this worthwhile cause, please visit our website: https://www.bhcfoundation.org.uk/tour-de-barchester-2023

Since launching our Meaningful Moments initiative, we have created some truly wonderful experiences for our residents, their families and friends. We have taken residents home to see their horses, made delicious afternoon teas to share with loved ones, been out to the shops, enjoyed tea and cake in cafes, drinks at the pub, arranged a garden party for a resident to see all of her grandchildren at once, taken numerous trips to the seaside, attended an Elvis tribute evening, spent some time 1:1 gardening, enjoyed special food, numerous trips through the McDonalds drive through, and so much more!

This week, we spent some time 1:1 with a lady in her room, who loves flower arranging. She chose some flowers from our selection, and arranged them beautifully in a vase. Time was then spent giving her a manicure and hand massage.

If we haven’t been in touch already about your loved one, please do contact us with any ideas you may have, we’d love to do something special for them.

As Summer seems to have finally made an appearance, we are making plans to get out and about in our local area. Seeing as we are so close to the coast, we decided on such a beautiful day, we’d head to Eastbourne seafront. We had a lovely time taking a long walk along the front, then onto the pier for some fish and chips and a cup of tea. Residents loved seeing the sea, breathing in that fresh salty air, and watching the world go by on the pier. We will be building this trip into our Activities schedule for the summer, so as many of our residents as possible can experience it.

We have been making the most of our beautiful gardens, and our new terrace area on Memory Lane the past week. Residents enjoyed coffee and croissants in the sunshine, as well as helping plant and tend to our beautiful new potted flowers. Weather permitting, we are planning on spending lots of time in our wonderful gardens throughout the summer months.

We had a lovely afternoon celebrating the King’s Coronation on Bank Holiday Monday here at Hurstwood View. A huge thank you to all our wonderful residents and their families who made it so special. We were joined by live singer, Clare, who kept us entertained all afternoon. Our Chef, Adam, also made a huge selection of scones and cupcakes, washed down with Pimms and Prosecco!

We have lots of residents here at Hurstwood View who love to socialise!

With this in mind, we have started a Lunch Club where we invite ten different residents each month. Some join from our Memory Lane community, and others from Ashdown Walk. This private dining opportunity is such a wonderful way for our residents to socialise on a smaller scale, and make some lovely new friendships.

This month, we spent the morning making a delicious prawn cocktail for our starter, as well as a banoffee pie for dessert. Our wonderful Kitchen team served roast pork for the main, and our diners enjoyed some chilled fizz, as well as coffee and mints after. We will keep you posted on what we have planned for next month!