Activities at Henford House Care Home

Leading up to Christmas the residents had some very busy afternoons with different musicians coming in to play and sing with them including one evening with a fantastic choir and brass band which was organised by one of our nurses and after each of these sessions warm mince pies and mulled wine was served. Besides lots of singing a range of animal visits took place including Charlie the donkey, Sharandys birds of prey, Alpacas and Tropical Discovery with the reptiles and giant insects, the residents were occupied each day with great activities.  Our annual visit from Mr. & Mrs Claus and Bubbles the Elf from Frome Grotto also called in to wish all the residents a Merry Christmas.  We held our Carol service on the 16th, enjoyed a warm buffet and called the raffle and was lovely to see so many visitors attend this.  Christmas Day was a busy day in itself with a traditional 5 course lunch to then relax and enjoy the Kings speech.

The Christmas market at Henford House on December 3rd  went really well, many visitors enjoyed the different variety of stalls including sweets and fudge, wood turned items, floral Christmas decorations, hand knitted decorations, artwork on trays and coasters, body shop, fabric made decorations and more different types of art on wood and  more.  Warm mulled wine and mince pies were enjoyed after browsing and lots of raffle tickets were sold for the Christmas raffle which will be drawn on the 16th after the Henford House carol service.  Was lovely to see some old faces and new, there was a wonderful atmosphere in the home.

We took a little trip out to a local garden centre recently where places like this are getting in the festive spirit.  Pretty lights were twinkling and such a variety of Christmas trees to admire let alone all the pretty Christmas decorations sparkling away.  So much to look at and enjoy, delicious cake and pots of tea went down very well in the  coffee shop before exploring all the beautiful items on sale in the shop.  It was a nice change to get out and about and to be amongst the community seeing them having a lovely time.  After a little bit of shopping was done we returned back in time for supper.

The residents had a lovely afternoon making a fuss of the beautiful rabbits when they came to visit us, the rabbits had their own little beds so they could sit on the residents lap to be able to smooth them and learn about their breed and for some of the residents it brought back very fond memories of having rabbits as pets when they children, the rabbits visited the lounge and did room visits.

The residents continue their projects in pottery, the procedure from creation to going in the kiln and then choosing the colour of glaze to finished product is now so much quicker since having the new kiln on site.  The residents are now looking at making items for Christmas to be able to give to their friends and family.

Our residents enjoy gardening club throughout the year, the changing of seasons always give them something to work on from planting bulbs in pots and plants in hanging baskets and tubs to growing fruit and vegetables, the potatoes go down well after harvest when the residents indulge with butter on the boiled potatoes, they also grow herbs which are lovely to handle with their different fragrances and are very useful for the chef to use in the kitchen.