Activities at Meadowbeck Care Home

Residents were delighted to have Rainbows and Brownies from 1st York St Margarets come to visit.

The evening was spent having lots of intergenerational fun with lots of singing and playing games together, which involved a balloon exercise and a creative session making colourful bunting for our residents to display in the home.

Everyone enjoyed chatting with the girls, and it was marvellous to hear the laughter fill the room.

Our ladies from our Baking Club came up with the idea to make cheese scones, one of their favourite savoury delights.

Whilst some residents got busy showing off their skills, others enjoyed watching the bakers at work taking in a few tips. Afterwards, the ladies invited Pete, our Hospitality Manager, to join them afterwards to sample the scones fresh out of the oven baked to a golden, gooey perfection.

The aroma alone was irresistible!

We marked the annual Royal Ascot Ladies Day races in style as we dressed to impress, and put on our favourite hats.

Our residents enjoyed the event from the comfort of the home. Some of our residents gathered on the terrace sitting in the shade, and had great conversations about Royal Ascot fashion and celebrated the occasion with a glass or two of Pimms and refreshing fruits. Some of our residents enjoyed listening to the races in the garden or watching on TV. We had a great time debating who was going to win. 

We all had great fun.   

Staff and residents had a fantastic time celebrating National Cheese Day this week, surely one of the best days of the year!

The home's life enrichment and hospitality team got together to source some local cheeses, as well as some more exotic ones. The residents had great fun taste-testing a variety of cheeses along with relishes, chutneys, fresh fruits, plus a range of breads, biscuits and crackers, accompanied by a glass of prosecco. There was a lot of debate over which flavour combination was best. It was very hard to decide on a winner!
 

Today we had a lovely trip out in our mini bus to Deans garden centre. It was a beautiful day with the sun shining, taking in the scenic views along the way with the lambs in the fields.

Our residents enjoy choosing what they want for lunch from the menu, accompanied by a pot of tea and speciality coffees. 

We had a lovely time walking around admiring all the flowers and plants, getting ideas for our raised beds and reminiscing on what flowers they had in their gardens in the past.  

Today we marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day in style by throwing a party to remember with our home specially decorated for the occasion with flags and bunting, and entertainment with the wonderful Nikki singing wartime songs.

Everyone enjoyed sweet and savoury treats with delicious-themed cakes made by our kitchen Assistant Denise. Showing off her baking skills, some of our residents reminisced about their memories of VE Day and watched clips of the celebrations that took place outside Buckingham Palace and all across London.

We had a fabulous day, enjoyed by all. Flags were flying, hands were clapping and feet tapping with everyone singing along.

We had a special visit from Molly at Yorkshire Lamb Orphanage, bringing with her two baby lambs, one of which was two days old and was yet to be named. Our residents all came up with lots of ideas about what to call her, and four-day-old peppa.

The lambs went around the home visiting all our residents which lit up their faces as they each got to have a cuddle. We had a wonderful afternoon with them bringing the delights of spring into our home. 

We celebrated Easter with a whole host of themed activities and egg-cellent entertainment. 

Our residents enjoyed a special surprise visit from the Easter Bunnies, who went around our home visiting all our wonderful residents, gifting them chocolate eggs, and as a thank you to the bunnies for all their help, we sent them away with an Easter egg.

Some of our residents got involved in fun activities, including Easter crafts, decorating Easter bonnets, and Easter bingo.

We had lots of sweet treats on offer with hot cross buns and refreshments. As always, we’ve had an amazing time.

This afternoon, our residents gathered together for our monthly Chitter Chatter Club, delighted to be joined by friends in the local community.

The room was filled with lots of friendly chatter and laughter as everyone shared and listened to each other’s stories, with lots of tea or coffee and delicious cakes and pastries on offer.

Our chitter chatter club is held on the first Wednesday of the month. Why not come along and join us next time?