Activities at Claremont Parkway Care Home

Claremont Parkway care home residents and colleagues wish to congratulate Care Assistant; Vivian Amaechi on receiving Employee of the Month for August 2024. Vivian has been nominated for her continued positivity and passion to the role, she is helpful and very conscientious with the work she does; a hardworking team player.

Home Manager; Jacob Bindura said "Vivian is a wonderful member of staff always willing to go the extra mile. We all hope she enjoys spending the £25 voucher on something special for herself. Keep up the good work and dedication to your Claremont family."

Emergency Services Day (also known as 999 Day) is a national day across the UK celebrated in recognition of the NHS and all emergency services.

Claremont Parkway wished to honour our local emergency services by hand delivering delicious home-baked goodies prepared by the home’s head chef to thank all the staff stationed there for their selfless service keeping the community safe.

Jacob Bindura, General Manager at the home, said: “Our local police officers, ambulance crews and firefighters put their lives on the line every day to save our lives, loved ones and homes, so we wanted to take the opportunity to let them know just how much we appreciate all that they do for us. We think they are truly wonderful human beings.”

Care and Activities Assistant; Karen Whitney said: “I can’t imagine how terrifying it must be to go into a burning building to rescue someone or to turn up at the scene of a major incident not knowing what you are going to have to deal with, I think our fire and ambulance crews and our police officers are absolutely amazing and I can’t thank them enough for their service. They are all heroes in my eyes.”

Claremont Parkway provides; residential and nursing care for short and long-term resident stays. Run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals.

All Barchester homes welcome our emergency services personnel to visit at any time on their duty breaks for free refreshments, use of our facilities and a moment of relaxation whenever needed.

Pebbles are a fantastic medium for art, tactile and smooth in different colours and sizes. Our residents had fun creating their own personal pebble collage pictures. Peter choose an expression of 'love whilst Bronwen went for a 'smiling face'. We had trees and even Stonehenge as part of the final gallery.

Our residents adore all kinds of animals and that's exactly what we get when Michelle's Animal Therapy & Petting Party visits our home. From a pampered pussy cat to happy hen, bearded dragon and tiny tortoise! Michelle's menagerie of petting animals are the perrrfect recipe for an afternoon of cuddles and snuggles. Thank you Michelle for making our day.

As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health. The Activities Team organise regular pet therapy sessions at Claremont Parkway many of which are open to the local community. Please keep an eye out for our next event poster and pop along for some furry-friend fun!

As the wind blow through the Claremont Parkway gardens our activities team were out collecting leaves of different shapes and sizes to use within this week’s arts and crafts session.

Whilst listening to Il Divo our residents used PVA glue and fine sand to create beautiful leaf silhouettes. They spoke about the various types of tree and brushes they thought the leaves had come from, and the ones they remember from younger days walking through local parks.

Hosting events for friends and family members to join us is an essential part of our activities program and we are always looking for new ideas to bring the wider community into our home.

On Monday we were entertained by the marvellous magician Steve Dimmer who was full of mischief and magical tricks that had us all fully engaged. Our residents and guests enjoyed an afternoon full of laughter, it was lovely to see the great grandchildren of our resident Ambassador Mary; Amelie and Charlie completely spellbound by Steve's wizardry!