Activities at Denmead Grange Care Home

This month we celebrated Housekeeping week. Our residents wanted to share how grateful they are for the hard work and it does not go unnoticed. This is a national day to celebrate all housekeepers. We would be lost without their support and dedication. 

We treated our team to fresh flowers and some chocolates as a small token to say Thankyou for everything they do.    

We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of our favourite songs from Amanda. Amanda sang the afternoon away with us. The music was enjoyed by all and sparked old memories and conversations about personal favourites, family parties and wedding songs. Some of the staff and residents got up and had a little dance. 

Vicky, our activities leader, hosted a wonderful afternoon and prepared some lovely refreshments, including Prosecco and canapés.      

Our residents really enjoy their exercise classes weekly. We decided to make the most of the beautiful weather and take our class outside. We have lovely trees surrounding our garden which gave us some cool shade so we could do our class outside in the fresh air. We enjoyed a light exercise session and then ice cream and mocktails in the sun.   

We had the pleasure of a visit from A Pitch in Time Quartet. At times, you could have heard a pin drop whilst they blow us away with their amazing vocal talent and harmonies.   

Their voices really captivated the room, it was a truly memorable afternoon for our residents.  

We enjoyed an uplifting time with the talented ukulele band called the Wakey Wednesday’s. Bringing us joy, high energy, and plenty of smiles through the power of music, the band created a warm and fun atmosphere for us all to enjoy. 

The fantastic celebration of community, friendship and feel-good entertainment.       

We headed off to one of our very magical tea rooms the Mad Hatterz. This is a themed tea room which was a sensory experience with lots of decoration and lights. It reminded us all of the traditional story of Alice in wonderland. 

Whilst we were there we enjoyed fresh cakes and lovely coffee. We really enjoy getting out and about exploring new places in our local community.    

This year has been all about using our beautiful gardens in the lovely weather we have had. We decided to take one of our classic themed Bingo sessions out in the garden to enjoy the sunshine. Each time we had a different theme and this was a food-themed Bingo. Our lovely Head Chef provided us with a BBQ alongside the fun. 

We had a selection of BBQ favourites, including burgers, Chicken wings, Pulled Pork and a selection of salads and sides. We had a lovely time in the garden whilst enjoying our activity with good company and friends.    

Our lovely Gents wanted to go to the local pub for a pre Football beer. It was just before one the big matches. We headed down to our local pub the Chairmakers and had a cold beer. The Gents discussed all the different world cups they had experienced and debated who they thought would be this years winner. We enjoyed getting out in our local community.    

We enjoyed celebrating the week with a variety of thank-yous to our amazing Care team. We started off the week with a visit from the local ice cream van. Throughout the week, staff were given homemade presents from the residents and sweet treats to enjoy on shift. We ended the week with a staff and resident BBQ with fun garden games. 

It was wonderful to see the fun between the staff and residents and to show our carers how much we appreciate all they do.

We had a wonderful morning filled with Colouring, Lego, and exploring the power of music through singing and musical instruments.

We absolutely love the joy, laughter, happiness and meaningful connection we’ve built with our friends at First Friends Nursery. Watching the relationships between generations grow through shared activities, music, creativity, and conversation makes these visits so special to everyone involved.      

This month, as part of our Round the World day, we visited Italy as requested by one of our residents who taught English in Italy. Our Head Chef and his team prepared a wonderful meal including Prosciutto e Melone, Creamy Tuscan chicken, Spaghetti AI Fruitti mare and a Raspberry and Lemon Polenta cake. This was enjoyed by all. We have even added Creamy Tuscan chicken to our regular menu as requested. 

Later on in the day, Vicky and Craig hosted a pizza-making activity where the residents made their own dough and topped them with their favourites. This was a lovely sensory experience which involved sharing memories and different ways to make different foods.      

We hosted a fabulous Country and Western themed family party. We were joined by our lovely friends and family and enjoyed a wonderful day in the sunshine. We had a fantastic BBQ including pulled pork, hot dogs, corn on the cob, potato boats and a selection of cold sides. 

We had refreshing cocktails followed by ice-cream sundaes. The residents and staff were entertained by a wonderful singer and had their own 1-1 line dancing teacher who got everyone up on their feet. The afternoon was filled with fun, laughter and making memories.       

We had a wonderful visit to Staunton Country Park. One of our residents had horses her whole life and enjoyed the farm life so this visit was special for her. 

We enjoyed learning about the animals and it was a sensory experience as we were able to feed the animals which was a lovely experience. We spend the afternoon enjoying walking around the country park and then had lunch in the sunshine. What a lovely trip out to remember. 

The residents had a wonderful day celebrating our round the world day this month we went to Spain. We started the day with an amazing Spanish themed 3 course lunch, the dining rooms were beautiful decorated to set the atmosphere, where residents were greeted with a glass of Sangria. We then enjoyed an afternoon in the garden watching our head chef cook us Paella, whilst we sat sipping Sangria doing a quiz.              

Then to end the day we enjoyed tasting Paella whilst our Kitchen Assistant entertained us by playing Spanish music on his Guitar.  

Celebrating International Nurses day with a huge thank you to all our incredible community team of District Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Mental Health team, for their amazing hard work, compassion and kindness.    

Their dedication, care and support make such a difference every single day, and we are so grateful for everything they do for our residents, we are so grateful to have you as our extended team. Today and everyday we appreciate each and every one of you.