Activities at Elgar Court Care Home

I am sure you will all agree, British summer has been slightly unpredictable this year. However as soon as we had a warm spell this week, residents were quick to get out into the garden and start planting the pumpkins ready for autumn. Watch this space to see how they grow – fingers crossed!

And after all of that gardening, isn’t it nice to have a refreshing drink on the terrace and make the most of the fantastic weather here.

Life doesn’t stop once you move to Elgar Court, in fact we celebrate our residents and with our care and support , we encourage everyone to live the life they want.

This week we welcomed to our home, the Malvern Town Primary Care Network where they held their breakfast meeting. It was a pleasure to meet you all and, provide you with a substantial breakfast so you can all continue doing all that great work in our community. You are all welcome to drop by anytime!

We have been open for three weeks now – hoorah! However, people passing by have noticed that we have scaffolding up again…..

But no, thankfully our building isn’t faulty or falling down. You will be pleased to hear that as well as taking great care of our residents, we are currently taking great care of local nature too by installing bird boxes and bat boxes onto Elgar Court.

Next week is National Bat Week, so we will post any pictures of wildlife we see from our second floor terrace, where we will have a ‘birds eye’ view !!

Friday cinema club is now well under way, with our residents enjoying watching films the way they used to at the cinema - a tub of ice cream and popcorn! Giggles were heard all afternoon from the lounge, as residents watched their chosen ‘film du jour’, ‘The Fully Monty’! Families and friends of residents are also welcome, so please do drop by and join in

At Elgar Court, resident enrichment is an incredibly important part of our care. This week, one of our fun activities was Italian themed, with residents enjoying pizzas they created and made themselves.

Residents started the day with a continental breakfast of platters of melon, Italian meats, cheeses and croissants. Then at lunchtime, fun and laughter filled our dining room with residents making their pizzas – and wearing their Chef hats!. As you can see from the results, these pizzas looked delicious and our residents were super pleased with their creations – all enjoyed with a variety of homemade Italian side dishes and desserts of Tiramisu and a Limoncello tart. Buon appetito!

A Resident’s daily enrichment and joy can take many forms,  which is why one to one quality time is really meaningful to a resident, and to us.   

Truly getting to know our residents, ensures we meet their emotional needs and more importantly, these are understood by us.    Pictured here is our carer Fran, exploring a number of activities with our special resident, Martha and finding out what gives her joy.