Activities at Hethersett Hall Care Home

We were egg-static to receive duck eggs from Incredible Eggs recently, and we were all so excited to set up the incubator and pen then wait for them to hatch.

After a day, the eggs started to hatch and soon all the ducks were born and chirping happily.

The following day we introduced them to our lovely residents and they had lots of fuss and cuddles.

Yesterday, they went for their first swim and they loved it. Please see out Facebook page if you would like to see footage of our fluffy friends hatching.

To kick off Easter, we enlisted our creative residents who helped us decorate our Easter tree using different textures and coloured eggs, providing a sensory experience as well as a feast for the eyes. The residents spent time choosing the colours and delicately placed each egg on the artistic tree.

On Good Friday, our residents designed and made their very own Easter bonnets. All sorts of materials were used, including little chicks, shredded paper and stickers, all utilised to their fullest potential to create amazing bonnet creations. Later that afternoon, our fabulous staff paraded the bonnets in a fun fashion show – everyone was smiling and clapping along. Daisy our dancing cow even took part!

Over the weekend, our residents attended an Easter Sunday Service via Zoom with the lovely Reverend Rosie of St. Andrews Church in Trowse. We also played Easter-themed games, including egg bowls and egg races, finishing our celebrations off with an Easter egg hunt around the grounds with the help of a giant chicken.

Residents like to keep active; we’re very lucky to have our own ping pong table, and it always proves to be a successful group activity, not only for exercise but for sharing a laugh with others with those social needs too!

We received a very generous gift from Cladspray Solutions through our connection with Friend in Deed. They kindly donated a brand new Alexa, a digital photo frame, headphones, as well as other forms of technology, which our residents will thoroughly enjoy and support activities for a well enriched lifestyle. Thank you all so much!

We are very lucky to have a Magic Table 360 in our home; residents love to interact with it. Whether it’s by themselves or part of a group, there is something for everyone, at all different skill levels.

The games and apps are specially designed for people living with dementia to stimulate their varying needs. Sweeping leaves can be both sensory and help improve dexterity; it’s also a great conversation starter and talking piece.

To celebrate Intergenerational Week, we planned a fun game of scattergories with the children of Firside Junior School through Zoom. We competed to see how many catergories we could name in 5 minutes.

The children were very excited to chat with our residents and share a little about themselves. We certainly had a great time! Big thank you to teacher Lucy and her students for their cooperation and for bringing smiles to our residents faces.

To further our celebrations of National Intergenerational Week, we took part in yet another exciting sing, rhyme and move session with little visitors from Friend in Deed. So many of our residents came along to enjoy singing with the children. There were smiles all round and it was such a joyous atmosphere.