Activities at Crandon Springs Care Home

Our residents here at Crandon Springs absolutely love animals. In one of our most recent resident meetings we discussed how much our residents adore pet therapy.

This week Crandon Springs has been introduced to Reggie and he was very much a hit! Reggie not only enjoyed our gardens but also 1-2-1 visits with our residents.

Animal assisted activities is a growing field that uses dogs and other animals to help people with health problems such as heart disease and mental health conditions.

Our residents here at Crandon Springs have been enjoying an afternoon of clay making. We had local artist Philippa to visit the home.

Philippa Threlfall has been making relief murals in ceramic since the 1960s. Together with her husband and partner Kennedy Collings she has completed over one hundred major works on sites all over the United Kingdom and overseas. Some of these were made for private clients, but most were commissioned for display in public situations - shopping precincts, banks, building societies, an airport, hospital and office developments. They lived and worked in Wells, Somerset, where they had a medieval cottage within the Liberty of Wells Cathedral.

August the 30th our residents enjoyed celebrating National Beach Day. Our plan had been to visit our local seaside town for some ice cream and fish and chips! However, with a hint British weather and a high chance of rain we decided to bring the beach to us!

Our Life Enrichment Co-ordinators Tabby and Tracey transformed our dining room into the seaside! The residents enjoyed a freshly cooked fish and chip meal followed by traditional ice cream. The room was decorated with a range of shells, beach balls and fishing nets!

Our residents have alot of happy memories at the seaside and it was great to add to those existing memories!

Our residents here at Crandon Springs have recently enjoyed celebrating National Dog Day!

To celebrate the prettiest pooches and most handsome hounds our residents helped colleagues to create a treat filled hamper for our local Kennels.

A large hamper of toys, treats and other essentials were donated to Woodborough Kennels this week for our local dogs to enjoy.
 

Crandon Springs welcomed our local U3A Wells Committee through our doors. The local U3A group utilised one of our many dining rooms to host their monthly meeting.

Our head chef ensured refreshments were avaliable and a very large selection of fresh home made cakes and scones were on offer. The group has a choice of carrot cake, fruit loaf and a cream tea on offer!

Across the UK members of the U3A clubs are learning, staying active and having fun in later life. It's friendly, local, social and open to all.

We look forward to welcoming back the U3A committee in October for the next meeting. Thank you for choosing Crandon Springs.

OUR 100 YEAR OLD BALLERINA! CARE HOME RESIDENTS CELEBRATE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS WITH ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Crandon Springs care home in Wells were treated to a unique performance from English National Ballet’s Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate Last Night of the Proms. In the picture attached you will see one of our residents, Emma, Emma is 100 years old and is showcasing her ballerina portrait from her youth.

Residents joined members of English National Ballet’s Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Music Director, Gavin Sutherland, to celebrate Last Night of the Proms. They listened and danced along as members of the orchestra took them on a magical, musical journey. English National Ballet Philharmonic is made up of many of the country’s top musicians, and boasts considerable experience in all forms of music-making. With insights and anecdotes into what it takes to conduct an orchestra for a world-class ballet company, this special concert for Barchester Care Homes got everyone’s feet tapping, arms waving and hearts singing!

Fleur Derbyshire-Fox, English National Ballet’s Director of Engagement said: “We are delighted to be able to share the outstanding work of our talented Philharmonic Orchestra with Barchester’s residents and staff.  The iconic music of the Last Night of the Proms is so rousing and evocative, we felt certain this was a concert that would resonate with the residents and get everyone singing and dancing along.”

Lucy Tomlinson, Resident Experience Manager for Barchester Healthcare, commented: ““We love working with our wonderful partners like English National Ballet to bring a wide range of fantastic experiences into our homes for all to enjoy.  The session today was just wonderful and so nostalgic, our residents loved reminiscing about what the music meant to them.

“Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active and socially connected, providing a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities,” Lucy added.

General Manager, Natalie Deverall said: “Today has been such a treat, our residents have all thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  A lot of our residents have a lifetime of dancing memories and to see such a beautiful photograph of Emma really was a beautiful moment.  The orchestra sounded absolutely brilliant and we loved hearing their stories about what it is like to perform at that level.”

We’re making our homes as safe as possible and will ensure that all new residents and staff are vaccinated before moving in or working in our homes.  Please do give us a call on 01749 685180 if you are looking for care or need any further help.

Crandon Springs is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Crandon Springs provides dementia care, residential care and respite care.

For more information please contact Natalie Deverall General Manager at Crandon Springs on 01749 685180 or CrandonSprings@Barchester.com