Activities at Hollyfields Care Home

Today the wonderful children from Franche Community Primary School joined us as we paid our respects to our fallen soldiers. It was an absolute privilege to welcome two groups of students, each giving us a very special performance.

Proving you're never too old to learn something new, the pupils provided many facts about the war years during each show they read poetry, gave informative talks and sang beautiful memory provoking songs to commemorate all those who fought for us.

Our residents and staff shed some tears, as we talked about what 11:11 means to us.

Thank you Franche Community Primary School for stopping by, you're a credit to the local community.

This week I had the pleasure of escorting one of our residents to her old church. 

Mary was apart of so many groups and had a lot of friends. One of her friends reached out to us about an afternoon tea being held at The Church of England St Bartholomew's Areley Kings Stourport on Severn asking if we could bring Mary along for a catch up. Cake would be involved so of course we said yes! 

It was so wonderful to see so many of Mary’s old friends and hear the stories and memories they shared. We had afternoon tea and then had a look inside the church and where Mary always sat. 

We look forward to visiting again for the next afternoon tea in the new year!

Residents at Hollyfields and Ivy House love the animals from domestic to wild! Today we had a visit from North Yorkshire Moors Birds of Prey who brough in a parliament of Owls for our residents to meet.

We learned some amazing facts ... Did you know an owl is soundless in flight, allowing them to catch their prey and that they have supersonic hearing and can even hear our heartbeats!

As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health. Our residents loved being able to see them up close and were even brave enough to hold them.

It is with great pleasure that we recognise Rebecca Baynham for Employee of the Month award for October. Rebecca has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication and commitment to our home, she always goes above and beyond to support our residents and colleagues. We commend Rebecca for her outstanding work ethic and unwavering commitment to excellence. 

Congratulations Rebecca, everyone at Hollyfields and Ivy House hope you enjoy spending the £25 voucher and celebratory bottle of sparkling wine!

Our residents and staff thoroughly enjoyed our trip tonight to Hagley Place Care Home in Ludlow. The homes activity coordinators put on a wonderful firework display and we enjoyed some tasty food too! 

Thank you to Mandy for inviting us all to join you at your beautiful home, Mary’s smile did not falter and Martin talked about building bonfires in his younger years. All of our residents agreed it was a wonderful display.

Our residents and staff had a wonderful today Bells Farm Shop cafe, the lovely ladies Mandy, Jo and Pat. We had such a warm and welcoming reception and our residents loved chatting about their past and the things they enjoyed doing. And of course, there was cake! There has to be!

We made skilfully crafted cards, with direction from the professionals that we are sending off to Buckingham Palace for the Kings upcoming birthday. We do hope he enjoys recieving them, as much as we enjoyed making them.

All of our residents expressed their thanks and joy for a lovely afternoon out, we look forward to welcoming Mandy, Jo and Pat to Hollyfields to guide us through our Christmas card making. Keep your eyes peeled for dates if you would like to join in.