Activities at Cookridge Court Care Home

As part of Barchester’s Life Enrichment Programme, team members and residents at Cookridge Court enjoyed an exciting virtual talk, generously hosted by Five Sisters Zoo.

The residents had the opportunity to explore and learn more about the animal life at the zoo and the important conservation, rescue and education work carried out at the grounds of the zoo.

Five Sisters Zoo was officially established in 2005 with just a small collection of rabbits, guinea pigs, goats, and pigs. Since then the zoo has grown into an exciting collection of over 160 different animal species from all around the world.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Cookridge Court care home in Leeds are full of the joys of spring, so much so they are tik tokking their way towards the sunnier weather.

To kick off springtime celebrations, the home’s activities coordinator, Laura Marshall, came up with the idea of producing a springtime dance video.  She comments: “Brighter days are coming, the sun is shining and at Cookridge Court, making staff and residents smile and laugh is one of our top priorities. A smile is infectious and goes a long way.”

Laura wanted a song that residents could reminisce to and would enjoy. “Let’s twist again by Chubby Checker worked perfectly because when you hear it, you can’t help but dance and do the twist!” she says.

We hope you are having as much fun as we are! This morning, an ‘egg-xtra’ special visitor came to visit the residents & team members to deliver chocolate eggs. You are never to old to have a visit from the Easter Bunny.

We have a fun-filled day packed ahead of us, with a special Easter lunch cooked by the amazing kitchen department and finally testing our general knowledge with an Easter quiz to finish off the day! 

We are very ‘egg-cited’ to be getting creative, ready to make Easter bonnets for our in-house competition.

Our residents have thoroughly enjoyed themselves, producing some ‘egg-cellent’ creations and are ‘hopping’ into that Easter spirit. 

Delicious meals are an important part of the day and we are continuing to visit different countries around the world month. Most recently, we visited Greece.

Cookridge Court Care Home in Leeds has teamed up with Leeds City College for a newly launched pen pal scheme, connecting residents within the home to the local community through letters written by the college’s students.

Residents of Cookridge Court, which is run by Barchester Healthcare, have been sent ‘letters of kindness’ by the students of Leeds City College, and are making new friends through the inter-generational scheme.