Activities at Claremont Parkway Care Home

Our residents honoured the bravery and sacrifice of those involved in the D-Day landings this Thursday when our care home held a special commemoration event to remember this pivotal moment in history.

Residents shared their memories and stories, and we watched a documentary that brought the events of 6th June 1944 to life. We were joined by vocalist Steve Jay who took us back to the era in style through his wonderful performance that had us all singing along, before settling down for a traditional afternoon tea with homemade scones, cream and jam.

We will never forget the heroic men and women who sacrificed everything to protect our freedom.

Our residents had a lovely afternoon singing along to Pete who is one half of singing duo Nice N Easy Activity Show Community Group.

What a performance! With a selection of songs such as The lady is tramp, Tie a yellow ribbon, Sweet Caroline and many more, Pete had everyone up and dancing.

We'd like to say a big thank you to one of our care assistants who kindly booked the entertainment as a treat for our residents...Thank you Miranda it was a fabulous surprise.

For International Tea Day on 21st May the activities team brewed up several tea related activities for our residents to enjoy. We started the morning by getting creative with personalised mug designs, poetry recitals and fact finding all about tea!

In the afternoon we had a quiz and some sensory tea tasting before finishing the themed day with the best activity of all, a survey to determine the 'Best Dunker' which biscuit would be the winner and survive the longest?

On the 15th May we celebrated International Day of Families. The activities team visited residents in their rooms to talk about their families and what makes them happy, we looked through family photos; old and new, it was wonderful to hear their memories and stories around each photo.

After lunch the lovely Jenny Simmonds joined us to sing a range of songs from an ABBA medley to There'll Always Be an England, Reach for the Stars and The Power of Love, all of which had us toe tapping an arm waving together as one big extended Claremont Parkway family!

We've had a chocoholic day in celebration of 200 Years of Cadbury!

Staff and residents were treated to an afternoon of nostalgia and delicious memories when they were joined by Cadbury archivist Sarah Foden and Brand Manager Connor Gould for a talk from the nation’s favourite chocolate brand.

Since the opening of its first shop in Birmingham in 1824, Cadbury has delighted the nation with its confectionary and drinking chocolate. It has been with us throughout every day and seasonal moments, even popping out of our 99 ice cream cones on the beach. It’s the brand behind our favourite selection boxes, as well as the Cadbury Dairy Milk we unwind with on the sofa. Tastes we’ve known for generations – these have long been a part of Britain’s rich cultural history and the lives of Brits across generations.

Sarah and Connor walked the Barchester residents through the story of the brand’s great success from the very first shop to how Cadbury is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2024. They shared photos from down the years, examples of old packaging and ad campaigns from the Cadbury archive in Bournville. The carefully selected archive material tells the story of an iconic British brand, this year celebrating its 200th anniversary that has been part of people’s lives through generations, in moments big and small. The brand’s rich history evoked all kinds of nostalgic memories for the residents who all have their own Cadbury memories.

Connor Gould, Brand Manager at Cadbury, said: “It is so rewarding to take part in such a special event as this – we just loved entertaining all the residents this afternoon, especially when it got to the quiz – they all had their own special memories of the brand to share, which was so rewarding to hear. Thanks to everyone at Barchester who joined us. It was wonderful to be able to share our brand story with you all and to hear about what Cadbury means to you.”

Home Manager; Jacob Bindura said: “What a wonderful afternoon we’ve all had, our residents have grown up eating Cadbury chocolate bars, so they were really interested to hear about how the company first came about and how it has evolved over the years.”

We're pleased to report that following an unannounced visit yesterday; 13th May 2024 from the Food Standards Agency Claremont Parkway was once again rated 5 Stars with nothing to improve upon.

The report stated ‘Excellent standards at time of visit, detailed and up to date records. The report continued by stating ‘No advisories, a perfect score’.

Jacob Bindura, General Manager at Claremont Parkway said: “We are delighted that our home was rated 5 Stars following the Food Standard Agency’s most recent inspection. The team at Claremont Parkway work so hard to ensure the home has the very best hygiene levels so it is wonderful to have everyone’s hard work recognised.”

Well done to the whole hospitality team for continuing to maintain the highest of standards.