Activities at Cumberland Grange Care Home

Yesterday we celebrated National Floral Design Day a little early with a lovely flower arranging session

It was wonderful to see everyone getting involved, choosing their favourite colours and creating their own beautiful displays. The home was full of smiles and creativity.

Our home is certainly looking vibrant now, a beautiful and colourful step into spring.   

We know just how magic music is, and today was a perfect example of this. Our residents enjoyed dancing and singing along to familiar songs bringing back special memories and a smile to everyone’s faces. It was so heart-warming to see.

Thank you so much again to D&M's Disco, Wedding & Party Specialists for providing the perfect party atmosphere with a fantastic playlist for our residents.     

This week our residents took a trip to Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market. We had a wonderful walk around looking at all of the stalls and doing a little bit of shopping before stopping off for a hot chocolate.

A beautiful festive morning spent together! 

A huge thank you to Fliss for delivering such a fantastic Autumn themed session here with us last week.

Our residents were able to get up close, touch and feel different items from over the years - all relating to this beautiful time of year.

Backed with film footage and Fliss’s expertise, our residents learnt interesting facts and shared their own stories in return.

A truly fascinating afternoon and we cannot wait to welcome Fliss back again soon.

What an incredible afternoon we all had at our Dementia Disco this week.

We danced and we sang like no one was watching!

Thank you so much to D&M's Disco for bringing us our favourite music and joining us.

We were so pleased to welcome the RNLI pop-up shop into the home again today, it meant a great deal to many of our residents.

Thank you to the lovely team for bringing so many beautiful items for sale and some fantastic raffle hampers, all in aid of the RNLI, helping create such a warm and enjoyable day for everyone.  

We had a delicious time celebrating National Pizza Day!

Residents enjoyed making their own pizzas today with the help of our activity team with a variety of different flavours, margarita, ham and pineapple, chicken and sweetcorn and pepperoni.

Beth our General Manager then bought pizzas for the team to enjoy at our Staff meeting today. A small Thank you for all their hard work and dedication.     

This afternoon our residents enjoyed singing their hearts out to some Christmas classics whilst enjoying a cocktail or two.

The festive cheer and laughter filled our home and has certainly got us ready for the big day.

We hit notes we didn’t even realise were possible!

A huge thank you to M&S for providing us with one of their wonderful Memory Boxes full of beautiful clothing and accessories dating from the 1940s to the 1970s.

A fantastic way to reminisce, share memories and hold meaningful conversations.

Our residents were thrilled and loved seeing and trying on all of the items in the box. 

A beautiful morning spent at the Exeter Cathedral Autumn Fair last week.

Lots of amazing independent stall holders!

Our residents thoroughly enjoyed browsing and shopping amongst the peaceful atmosphere followed by a coffee in the cathedral cafe.

Our residents have been enjoying a lovely afternoon celebrating Pancake Day with freshly made pancakes and plenty of tasty toppings!

From classic lemon & sugar to indulgent chocolate and fruit, there was something for everyone to enjoy.  

We enjoyed a lovely Teddy Bears’ Picnic here at Cumberland Grange. 

Residents brought along their cherished teddies as we shared afternoon tea with scones and enjoyed reminiscing, telling stories, and sharing special memories connected to them.

A truly heart-warming afternoon enjoyed by all.   

We were delighted to welcome back the brilliant Cameron Lemmer to Cumberland Grange last week.

Our residents absolutely loved his performance at our 4th Birthday Party, so we couldn’t wait to invite him back for another wonderful afternoon of live music. He didn’t disappoint, the lounge was filled with smiles, singing, and a few dance moves too!

A big thank you to Cameron for bringing such joy and energy to our home once again. We’re already looking forward to your next visit.

Celebrating life and making our residents smile is at the heart of everything we do.

Our resident Val used to have a shop called Rougemont Casuals on Queen Street and she wanted to take a trip down memory lane and visit what was once hers!

It is now a dentist and the receptionist was kind enough to show us around on the ground floor. Val could remember the old fireplace in the photo which made her smile!

We then went for coffee and a pastry across the road and we enjoyed looking across the road to the old building, taking everything in and reminiscing.

Sometimes, it is the simple things which bring us the most joy! Today we made Vals day and this is exactly why we love what we do.

Making precious memories and sharing special moments.

Who doesn’t love a game of bowling?

Our ladies had a fantastic time bowling this week. Friendly competition and a sense of nostalgia.

There were some fantastic bowling ball swings with plenty of splits and spares but no strikes this time. Re-match pending…!