Activities at Hickathrift House Care Home

Yes, we do love any excuse to have a feast! So, when our team discovered there was a day celebrating the love of cheese, we just had to create a beautiful cheese trolley for all to enjoy. Staff designed lovely cheeseboards and tasting plates from cheddar to Wensleydale with mango and ginger. Our talented Head Chef Andy made modified versions for those with special nutrition needs, this ensured everyone could enjoy this fun scrumptious activity. There were some delightful pairings with crackers, grapes and sherry.

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

Residents at Hickathrift House in Marshland St James, Wisbech celebrated International Flower Day which took place on January 19th.

International Flower Day promotes the psychological boost that flowers can give to people. From growing and nurturing plants and flowers to gifting flowers to show love and appreciation, and sometimes just the simple act of admiring their beauty – flowers have the power to make someone’s day. 

Residents took part in flower-based activities in the celebration including a flower arranging afternoon, reminiscing about their gardens, learning what different flowers symbolise, virtual visits to famous gardens via YouTube and floral aromatherapy which everyone enjoyed. Their collective knowledge about flowers gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive.

Hickathrift House Care Home in Marshland St James, Wisbech, was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 89th birthday on 8th January.

It is estimated that Elvis has sold over one billion records worldwide so to honour the undisputed King of rock & roll, the staff and residents enjoyed a fantastic day of music, fun and dancing. The activities, decorations and costumes provided by the staff sparked fond memories for residents at Hickathrift House.

All over the country our care homes and hospitals linked up for Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!

Residents tested their knowledge with a variety of questions, from historical humdingers and musical musings to pictorial puzzlers and connective conundrums.

Everyone who participated had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

It's behind you! Oh no, it's not! Oh yes, it is! Residents had an incredible time when the pantomime visited us at the beginning of December. We had a spectacular pantomime production of ‘Cinderella' by Eva Long Productions. The room was full of laughs and constant smiling as these performers were making us giggle with their punchlines and amazing acting. The staff, residents and loved ones all joined in with the performance with their amazing singing and interacting with the traditional pantomime calls. At the end, we sang carol singing and everyone was singing along and in the Christmas spirit.