Activities at Dovedale Court Care Home

Our new Friday Social Club is proving to be an absolute hit with our residents, family & staff, who all get their glad rags on and join the fun each Friday afternoon!

This gives our residents the chance to mingle with each other and enjoy quality time with family and friends. It’s so lovely to see our residents enjoying each other’s company and teaching the rest of us how to really boogie!

With guest singers once a month and regular themed music throughout, there’s not much room for boredom here!  We even have some fabulous mocktails for the more ‘spirited’ to enjoy.

This month, Dovedale Court has been busy getting stuck in to some new activities. The Physio Pedals in particular have been very popular, with some of our residents nearly pedalling to Lands End.

Exercise is an important part of our activities programme. The pedals help promote circulation in the feet, which also helps improve mobility. Many of our residents enjoy using pedals, especially if they can eat cake at the same time.           

Dovedale Court care home took a trip to Avenham park nr Preston city centre. 

With such nice weather, they had a nice walk by the river, passed a few horses, families enjoying the weather and dog walkers. We chatted along the way and enjoyed ice cream in the sunshine.  

Residents at Dovedale Court enjoyed a shopping trip round Asda.  

Looking at different things from clothing, the home department and food, the trip sparked many memories and residents chatted about the trip to Asda and days afterwards. 

Using a really great App on our giant touch-screen tablet, these residents teamed up to do a number of Wordsearches. 

They were absolutely brilliant and completed a good few. They even had a go through all the different difficulty levels. 

A massive shout out to St Annes-on-Sea Town Council this month as our Residents get out and about in their Community for Sounds in the Square.

Sounds in the Square is a wonderful event where we can engage with singers and dance our hearts away. Music is a vital part of our Activities Programme at Dovedale Court so, finding resources like this in the wider Community is an absolute blessing!   

Residents at Dovedale Court enjoyed taking part in some intergenerational activities today, with some of the students from Runshaw College. 

They took part in painting plant pots and pebbles, while some let their competitive sides out and took part in some prize bingo, winning some delicious treats! Residents really enjoyed meeting the students and taking part in the activities they had planned.   

We had a brilliant afternoon out in the countryside at Alpaca fold in Samlesbury. Alpaca Fold has 21 Alpacas that roam the farm fields freely. 

It’s no secret that everyone loves alpacas, they are fun and have lots of character and our residents love being out with them. The staff really looked after us at Alpaca Fold, and we will certainly be back. 

With it being Bob Marley day, we had a good excuse to make and taste cocktails whilst enjoying reggae music. 

The residents were really engaged with it, tasting, dancing, socialising and a great time was had by all. 

Is this the coolest gang you've come across?

We arrived at Red Rose Bowling in Preston and, from the start, the residents were in sports mode. They were so competitive, and it was great to witness. 

The winner of the day was David, so when we go back, he's definitely the man to beat. 

Dovedale Court welcomed some new team members this month who have been enjoying life at Barchester.  Our two new Chefs, Marlon & Marcell, have been making their mark with some delicious food and plenty of cake, which is why they’ll never be able to leave.

Our Mystery Maintenance Man, Jay, is doing a fab job keeping our home in good repair and trying to avoid the daily jump scares from the rest of the team in preparation for Halloween.  Here he is just before another scare.

Finally, we welcome our new Activities Lead, Alana, to the team.  Alana has been getting busy, ensuring our Residents have days filled with fun, laughter, and that cake we mentioned earlier… Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for all the news on what we’ve been getting up to here at Dovedale Court!

A visit to the British commercial museum in Leyland. What a fantastic time the residents had looking at old vehicles and trying on old fire marshal clothing and helmets.  

Our resident, David, decided to sit on the pope's mobile and give the crowds a wave.      

We've had some great weather and to make the most of it, our gardening club is back on. 

We got to plant a vegetable patch, pull out a few weeds and do some tidying up. We finished the afternoon with refreshments in the garden.  

We had a fab trip out to Charnock Farm Garden Centre. We got to meet some of their animals. Diego the little Shetland pony was their favourite.   

We finished the trip with a stop at their café to have a chat and reminisce about the farm.

We had a fab morning out at The Garden Room. Our residents were made to feel welcome from the moment they walked through the door. 

We can definitely recommend a visit as the staff there were absolutely brilliant and couldn't have looked after us any more.