Activities at Appletree Grange Care Home

Residents of Appletree Grange have been busy growing their own vegetables as part of the homes gardening club and life enrichment programme. 

This has kept them them busy during lockdown by starting the good life in creating their very own vegetable patch. The Residents chose which vegetables that they would like to grow and tended to them with great care and attention. The result has led to an abundance of carrots, parsnips and little gem lettuce.  All the vegetables were incorporated into their meals and they all agreed they tasted much better than the ones they normally had!’

Residents of Appletree Grange showed their creative side as part of their popular arts and crafts session.  Residents had lots of fun making some colourful wall art flowers from paper and cardboard, as they found it relaxing and were over the moon with the end results and how easy they were to make.  These floral creations are now on display throughout the home.

Residents from Appletree Grange enjoyed an afternoon of baking, which took them back to their younger years.  Baking sessions are a popular group activity for the home and the activity had taste buds tingling as the aroma of gingerbread wafted through the home.

Sharon Stewart, General Manager, said: “The residents enjoy spending time in the kitchen, as it not only brings back memories of their childhood, but also times when they’ve baked with their own children and grandchildren. Once all the bakes were made, we all enjoyed sitting down with a cup of tea and a home-made cake.”

With lockdown restrictions, Birthday celebrations aren't quite what everyone had planned but here at Appletree Grange we’ve made it work as Residents took part in wishing Rita a wonderful birthday.  The birthday girl was delighted to be presented with a bouquet of colourful blooms and a delicious home-made birthday cake.

Residents and staff joined together in singing Happy Birthday then watching her blow her candles out!   Happy Birthday Rita.

Residents enjoy competitive fun during an afternoon of games at Appletree Grange.  After everyone had warmed up, things got exciting when it was time to play ‘Tin Can Alley’. During each turn, residents were sending the cans off the table and scoring well for the number they were able to knock over with the ball.

Residents at Appletree enjoyed an afternoon of flower arranging to help decorate the home with springtime blooms. The flowers came courtesy of the local Co-op store, who kindly donated flowers to the home, by way of thanks to the care team, who are doing a wonderful job and to bring a smile to Residents.

Everyone enjoyed assorting the flowers to create beautiful arrangements in various vases, while having a catch-up over a cup of tea.  Sharon Stewart General Manager, said: “Everyone really enjoyed the flower arranging activity. Our home looks and smells even more lovely now the beautiful blooms are on display.”