Activities at Crandon Springs Care Home

What's all the fuss about?

At Crandon Springs, we truly value honest feedback from our residents and their relatives. It's what helps us to grow and improve and gives us confidence in the things we are really good at as a care home.

Head over to carehome.co.uk to read all of the wonderful testimonials from members of the Crandon Springs Family.

A Huge thank you to all of our caring Team/Staff for making our residents and families feel special 24/7

Pop into our coffee shop for free Cake and Coffee/Tea, all freshly made by our in- house Chef’s

Today we had a fascinating talk about the old Mendip hospital and cemetery by a lovely lady called Clare Blackmore.

Clare is very passionate about the subject and gave an Interesting talk into the lives and history of the residents who lived in the old hospital to our residents who gave her a favourable response.

A big thankyou to Clare from all of us.

Mendip Hospital Cemetery is the last resting place of 3,000 patients from the Somerset and Bath County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, later the Wells Mental Hospital and latterly the Mendip Hospital.

It is a site full of history and was saved from development for housing by concerned local residents, local politicians and members of the public in 2000.

Since then the site has been cared for entirely by dedicated volunteers and turned into a peaceful wild garden amongst the grave markers and the history researched and recorded.

It is a very unique place and the patients, and some staff buried there, shown due deference and through ongoing research their stories are being told and some are displayed in an exhibition in the chapel on the site.

Only open on Sundays during the summer with a mid-week opening once a month the volunteers are now planning to open, by booking, guided visits to local history, village or other interested groups to share this special place and learn about its history and learn about the lives and deaths of those buried there.

Many of those buried there are from the city of Bath and its surrounding villages

It is also a very beautiful and inspiring place with wild flowers, sculptures, a pond, woodland paths, be inspired and absorb the atmosphere.

High Tea

Our High tea is made onsite, from scratch, every morning for unbeatable freshness.

The menu is seasonal, but you can expect things that Indulge Your Sweet Tooth with Our Luxury Yet Traditional Afternoon Tea.

The Amazing thoughtful Ginette our Senior Carer has set up a Memory Café for our Dementia residents on Memory Lane. Ginette sourced from Charity Shops in Wells a Beautiful Tea set and Cake stands.

All had a wonderful afternoon of memories and conversation while Jo, our resident Crandon Springs friendly singer entertained our residents.

Our weekly music Therapy

Spending time with the residents listening and dancing to our resident therapy musician Michael Angus,

Another wonderful week of activities…. Ladies having Coffee and enjoying our Chef Stu’s famous Chocolate Cake in the Café this afternoon…. All welcome… Please pop in!

Upstairs on Memory Lane we had our amazing talented music therapist Michael come and entertain.

Michael is a regular to Crandon Springs on a Friday morning and our ladies and gentlemen all gather together to watch him create his magic with his guitar.

Michael sings a variety of old songs to provoke memories and stimulate our residents they especially like Sweet Caroline, Que sera sera and Show me the way to go home, which is Michaels grand finally.

They are all sing along most passionately and a few of them even have a little dance.

Earlier in the week a different kind of music. filled the air as we welcomed Brenny a local Country and Western singer from Glastonbury who has over 30 years’ experience in the entertainment industry.

Our residents thoroughly enjoyed her renditions of some old classics and joined in with gusto singing Daisy Daisy .

We look forward to her next visit and she was thanked for a lovely afternoon.

On Memory Lane we have been making butterflies to display at our Alzheimer’s open morning.

Our residents are very proud of their art work and after all their hard work enjoyed a cup of tea and biscuit.

World's Biggest Coffee Morning!!!!!!

We raised an amazing £177.00.

On Friday morning we held our Macmillan Coffee Morning in our stunning Crandon Springs care home in Wells.

The coffee morning was well very supported by our residents, family and friends. We had an amazing selection of lovely homemade cakes and delicious snacks.

Thank you to Jenny, Sue, Colin, our residents, their families and our staff for their generous donations and support.

Michael our resident musician entertained in the lounge and everyone had a good singalong.

The raffle was won by a resident’s family member who was most pleased.

Thank you Sue and Jenny for supporting our activity coordinator, the Amazing Helen with serving cakes, teas and coffee.

A Big thank you to all our wonderful, caring team/staff!!! Always going the extra mile!!!!