Activities at Hunters Care Home

We have been raising a cup of tea in support for Macmillan Cancer Support.We had a competition for 'guess the number of sprinkles on Colin the caterpillar cake?' Staff and residents chatted over tea and homemade cake.

On Memory Lane, residents took part in a Famous Faces game.They reminisced about the different faces and completed jigsaws, which reminded them of a favourite place or pet. This lead to great conversations and residents finding common interests with other residents.

Today, we took up the challenge to make an entry for our Harvest Bread Making competition. The residents helped to roll, cut, kneed and mix to make our beautiful bread wheatsheaf and a country mouse.

The Olympic Games 2020 in Japan have been postponed unfortunately, but this has not stopped the residents at Hunters enjoying themselves and taking part in their own Olympics. To coincide with the British Athletics Championships Hunters held its own very unique version of the traditional Olympic events.

The residents took part in bowls, golf, tennis and bean bag shot putt to compete for a coveted golden trophy. Each winner was awarded with their trophy during a presentation ceremony with the National Anthem playing in the background. Everyone enjoyed a fun afternoon with no one taking things too seriously.

At the end of the summer term, the children from Bibury and North Cerney Primary Schools sent some lovely pictures that they had made in an arts and crafts session.

Both schools have strong links to Hunters; we take part in many joint community-based activities. In recent months, the residents have not been able to see the children, but it gave them a real lift to receive so many beautiful pictures. The kind thoughts of the children brought real happiness into the home. The residents decided that the best way to display the art was to make the pictures into large collages, which could be displayed around the home, bringing a smile to the face of everyone who sees them.

At Hunters, we always try to do things to make the residents feel extra special. One way to do this is to use our wish tree: in reception, there is a basket of leaves for the residents to write out a wish. The leaf is then hung on the wish tree. At the end of the month, the staff team grant as many wishes as they can, which is always guaranteed to put a smile on the faces of the residents.

In the past, residents with a love of horses have attended riding for the disabled. One lady simply wanted to try a take away cheese burger, and another wanted to visit some special places form her youth.

Recently, the staff team have had to be more creative and, often, this involves technology. One lady really wanted to see the house that she shared with her husband for many years. Although we were not able to visit her former home in person, we were able to grant the wish with the use of Google Earth. Margaret was able to see her old front garden, the front of her house and road by using street view.