Activities at Bushey House Beaumont Care Home

Prior to Diwali celebrations this month, our residents were entertained when by Jignasha, from the Jain Temple in Bushey who visited us to explain how Diwali is celebrated in the Jain Faith and also gave a masterclass in teaching us all to make some delicious Diwali sweets which everyone enjoyed eating afterwards.

Before we bade a fond farewell to Jignasha, we were treated to a meditation class which our residents all agreed was really relaxing and left everyone feeling calm and at peace with the Wold as we floated into the Grand Dining room for our lunch together.

At Bushey House we always welcome visitors at all times of every day and especially when members of our local community attend our monthly afternoon cream tea events with our residents in the Grand Dining Room, overlooking our stunning gardens surrounded by beautiful trees and shrubs displaying autumn hues of gold and red which was the main topic of conversation at our most recent event.

All are welcome to join us to enjoy a scrumptious cream tea events to sample the culinary delights prepared by our award winning Chef Avni and catering team and numbers are limited so booking in advance is recommended to avoid disappointment!

Residents recently enjoyed wonderful 'Harvest Festival' celebration, hosted by the Reverend Tayo and the Rector David, of St James Church Bushey.

In the run up to our 'Harvest Festival' event, residents, relatives, staff and friends generously donated non-perishable foods, toiletries and money given to the 'Red Trust Food Bank in Bushey.

During the multi-faith service, we focused on the meaning of harvest and how many religions celebrate at this time of year.

We also enjoyed an information talk given by a representative from the Red House Trust, to tell us all what happens to our donations we collected and explain the great work they and their volunteers do to help for people and families in our local community.

We were also joined by the organist from St James who played some hymns that included timeless favourites such as: "We Plough the Felds and Scatter (the good seed on the land ....)" which we all enjoyed singing at the tops of of our voices and nearly raised the roof of our Grand Dining Room!

We were all of a flutter yesterday when residents welcomed VIB (Very Important Bird) 'Bonzo', to Bushey House.

We were all taken under Bonzo's wings when we learned about how she was found abandoned and has grown from strength to strength since being hand-reared by the staff at 'Performing Pets'.

Our residents loved holding and stroking Bonzo who's now ten weeks old and quite tame, especially as for many it was their first encounter with an owl up close. We look forward to regular updates about how she's progressing.

We are very lucky to be visited by Performing Pets each month at Bushey House, and our residents look forward to interacting with the wide range of pets they bring into visit us.

Residents and staff were all pleasantly surprised, when the Essex & Hertfordshire air ambulance landed in the garden at Bushey House.

The air ambulance had been called to a medical emergency which occurred at a nearby address and Bushey House was the closest space, with a large enough area to enable the helicopter to land safely, to attend the situation.

Our catering team were only too pleased to offer some hospitality. by serving the crew breakfast, comprising sausage and egg sandwiches and freshly brewed tea and coffee.

Residents watched with interest, as the air ambulance took off to return back to base.

Some of our residents had a fun afternoon cycling in Cassiobury Park. Watford cycle hub have specially adapted trishaws, where residents could feel they were once again riding a bike.

After a couple of laps, we enjoyed some refreshments in the local tea shop. We are planning to take some more residents out in the near future.