Activities at Ashby House Care Home

One of Ashby House residents Granddaughter got married recently, and because her Grandmother could not make the wedding, they dressed up in their wedding attire to give a lovely surprise to Margaret. 

She was so overwhelmed by this, it was a lovely afternoon for us all and below is a message from Olivia thanking Ashby House for this chance:

‘’We had a wonderful afternoon so I would like to say a massive thank you to all the staff who supported us and for allowing us to use the living room. It was a wonderful experience and I really appreciated being able to give her that experience.

Have a wonderful Christmas.

Best wishes’’

Ashby House in Milton Keynes commemorated the signing of the Armistice Day agreement on the day that the guns finally fell silent. They joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.

As well as marking Armistice Day by wearing poppies and observing the national two minutes silence, staff and residents were visited by a bugle player from the British legion joined residents and staff at Ashby House to commemorate the day at 11am.

RAF Senior Technician Corporal Peter Tavener was joined by Royal marine veteran …  Peter said it was “fantastic that so many people still show their respect”. On the day our old soldiers were visited by Lance Corporal Jake Hawksworth of the Royal King’s Hussar.  Lance Corporal Jake Hawksworth presented the wreath at Millwall Dens Stadium on 3rd November, and wanted to commemorate in the event in his home town of Milton Keynes.  Mr Bryan Milton, a resident at Ashby House said “it was so lovely that everybody came out, and to chat with the young soldier”.

Francesca Fosu General Manager at Ashby House said: “We have many residents with personal ties to the military and many who have experienced conflict either at home or abroad so it is important to us to always mark November 11th and honour the contribution of everyone involved in the World Wars and in subsequent conflicts.
 

On Thursday 19th September, Ashby House Care Home had the monthly visit from our furry friend Ava the pet therapy dog. Ava is a beautiful dog and was adopted from Romania by her lovely owner Jane.

Ava walks around the home wagging her tail as she goes to visit each resident either in their rooms or out in the day rooms and lounges, Ava brings great joy to our residents that used to look after their own pets, and stroking Ava can be very soothing and calming for them, ( and of course Ava loves the fuss).

Ashby House look forward to next month, welcoming back Ava and her owner Jane.

Arts and crafts was enjoyed this warm afternoon mid-September for some of our talented residents. David has a passion for drawing by eye or by creation, as you can see David face is full of concentration & passion for his artwork, David likes to take his time with his masterpieces so that they are perfect to the eye.

Pam, joined by Trisha, is also very artful and loves her Adult colouring books and does this quite often through the week, but says that it is better to be able to sit with others and have a chat and a cuppa while being artistic. 

Ashby House take Arts and Crafts every week or when the residents wish to do so, we cannot wait for David’s finished masterpiece.

On Bank Holiday Monday at Ashby House Care Home we had a lovely morning planting some herbs for the resident’s gardens.

David & Pam enjoyed the warm sunshine & a nice cool beer whilst planting the herbs.

David also enjoyed doing a spot of Adult Colouring

Bank Holiday fun continued after lunch with a spot of Bingo where residents & their relatives joined in the fun.

Residents of Ashby House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare enjoyed a creative session with Emma from @CreativeMojo as they hosted their arts and crafts session, residents enjoyed painting penguins with pullovers.