Activities at Hickathrift House Care Home

Over the past few months, residents have been busy knitting away making squares for the Norfolk Knitters group. They were all collected to make blankets and Carole, Evelyn and Jeanette from the group brought them back on Wednesday 17th April to show the residents.

Staff at Hickathrift House recently put the 'fun' in 'fundraising' with a bingo event to raise money for an OMI Interactive Sensory Table for residents. The event, held on Thursday 4th April at Tilney St Lawrence Village Hall, was hosted by our carers, Julie Price and Lisa Tibbs, who wanted residents to have the dementia-friendly equipment.

The OMI Interactive Sensory Table is a specialist system that responds to gesture and movement, creating dynamic images on any surface, which can can motivate and inspire with engaging content. It can stimulate language, physical and mental development and encourages active participation.

At the event, prizes worth hundreds of pounds were donated by staff, loved ones and local businesses. Residents, their relatives and staff all did their best to support by attending and purchasing raffle tickets. The event raised a grand total of £922.50, all of which will go towards the interactive table.

Residents, staff and families had an exciting afternoon on Monday 1st April; a lovely gentleman called Russell brought an interactive sensory table into the home for residents to play around with.

Everyone was wowed by the amazing technology; it had lots of different games and a special sensory application for people living with dementia. It is also mobile, so it can be taken into the rooms of residents who aren't able to get about as easily. 

Staff have already planned a bingo evening to raise money to purchase one of these tables, and we will be coming up with many more ideas, so watch this space!

Residents enjoyed a fish & chip lunch by the sea in Hunstanton on Friday 22nd March. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t kind, but that didn’t stop everyone tucking in wrapped up warm in the minibus. We can’t wait to go back when the sun is shining!

Resident, Joan, was over the moon on Friday 22nd March, when she had a visit from Ricky, who brought his motorbike to the home to show her. Ricky is the Husband of Kerry, one of our Senior Carers, and we can’t wait for him to come again.

Residents were spoiled on Wednesday 20th March when two beautiful visitors stopped by to say hello. 

Hickathrift staff members, Gemma and Louise, brought their horses, Noah and Gemini, to the home, as residents had been asking to meet them for a long time, but the girls wanted to wait for better weather.

Residents enjoyed feeding them polos and carrots and making a big fuss of them.