Activities at Cheshire Grange Care Home

Here at Cheshire Grange the Christmas preparations aren’t much different to many peoples at home and that includes lots of festive makes. The residents on all communities have been very productive working in groups and for those who chose to stay in their rooms, the team took the crafting to them. The list of decorations and gifts made reads like the lyrics to The Twelves Days of Christmas!!! There was jewelled snowflakes, rag wreaths, glove snowmen, Dickensian Spoonville, Christmas hat, tree decorations for St Marys tree, thumbprint robins, Christingles ….. all that was missing was the partridge in the pear tree!

There’s always lots of fun at games at Cheshire Grange over the festive period, especially when the mischievous elves come to visit. This year the elves brought the snow with them and they had lots of fun frolicking and playing with snowballs as residents looked on from the warm. The elves also brought their Elfie Selfie frame with them and had lots of laughs getting the residents, staff and visitors to smile for the camera.

Across our services, Residents enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of the Donkey Sanctuary Manchester. Residents were thrilled to meet the lovely herd of donkeys, including Henry and his best friend Tiny Tim and to learn more about their every day care.  They were introduced to the sanctuary’s work and the impact they make to the lives of donkeys in need worldwide.  The virtual experience was truly enjoyed by all.

We recently took two of our ladies who live on Memory Lane to a Quilting Exhibition at nearby Haydock. Jeanne, was a very talented quilter, producing some amazing work, and this was an ideal chance for her to still have a connection to a favourite hobby. Jeanne loved the trip out, admiring the amazing quilts on display especially drawn to those of vibrant colour and interesting textures.

Jeanne talked about her trip with great joy to her family and other residents, it really was a Sunshine Moment.

Staff at Cheshire Grange always welcome a ‘non-uniform day’, and this year’s Children in Need Appeal gave them the perfect opportunity to don bear ears, Pudsey t shirts and onesies. The residents thought this was great fun and the day was filled with smiles and laughter.

We were delighted to welcome John Jones, our talented accordion player, back to Cheshire Grange. He really is a firm favourite as he visits residents in their rooms, giving a personal show of their favourite requests. John can play most tunes covering a vast range of countries, from Bulgaria to Italy to Sweden, who knew you could play an Abba hit on the accordion!