Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home

Here at Boroughbridge manor we have brought the Olympic Games into the home, together we created our own Olympic themed decorations and also by providing a day of gentle exercise, some stiff competition and all round good fun with our own in house games! Residents were invited to take part in a number of point scoring games which included beanbag toss, bowls and basketball, all of which were easily adaptable, enabling everyone to give it a go! The competition was fierce (as you can tell by the concentration in the faces from most of the action shots!) and any signs of cheating were immediately spotted by the most competitive residents, but overall the teamwork, support and laughter shone through and what a fun time we all had!

We’ve kicked off the week by spending time in the sunshine, enjoying our wonderful garden and outdoor space! With a selection of refreshing drinks and fruity ice pops always available to enjoy, we’ve been sure to head outside to soak up this lovely weather each day before it gets too hot. Our garden is always accessible and available to anyone in the home. The sunshine has had us all reminiscing about our favourite holidays - those who enjoyed going abroad regularly and those who much preferred to head off to the caravan by the coast no matter what the weather. Our resident Lucy said “the sunshine really makes me happy” and I’m sure that we can all agree!

Boroughbridge Manor hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a tombola, bottle stall, pick’n’mix sweet station, garden games and staff took turns to head into the stocks, allowing the children to soak them with the sponges, all of which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.There was entertainment provided all afternoon by the fantastic Rebekah Austin too.

Staff at Boroughbridge Manor care home made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, including cold fizzy drinks, homemade burgers and a variety of delicious cakes prepared by the catering team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!

Barchester care homes and hospitals nationwide linked together for a fantastic quiz in celebration of Barchester’s 100th live virtual event.

Residents engaged in a variety of questions ranging from historical trivia to visual puzzles and brainteasers.

For those joining everyone had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

As the men’s team reached the final of the Euros tournament we set up our own evening of football fun! We played some ball games up on memory lane to warm up before all settling down to watch the match together, with a drink from our in house bar! Residents enjoyed cheering on the team, unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be but there’s always next time! It was wonderful for our football fans to be able to watch the match together and even those who haven’t ever enjoyed football, had a really fun evening!

With the heatwave upon us we jumped on our mini bus and headed to G&T's Ice Cream parlour to enjoy a sweet treat each on such a lovely summers day! With an array of flavours to choose from, residents enjoyed some really delicious ice creams, a favourite being the Risplith Ripple! Some of us even had to have 2, we just couldn’t resist! It’s really important to use here that residents are still able to do those things they always used to enjoy before moving into care, so we always try our very best to make this possible! What a lovely trip out we had together.