Activities at Hurstwood View Care Home

We celebrated Carers Week at Hurstview View by gifting all of our Carers with a special card and some delicious biscuits, just as a way of saying thank you for all the incredible hard work that they do.

Easter was a great sunny time at Hurstwood, and to brighten up the home, the residents created some wonderful flower arrangements, which were displayed in our café area.

Dinky the pig came to the home, along with some of her friends, including a tortoise, a bearded dragon and a skunk.

We have had the pleasure of 2 visits from the lambs at Petpals, where we all got a chance to feed and pet the animals. They were very noisy whilst waiting for their milk, but then bounced around, playing happily after. Some of the lambs even went to resident's rooms for a stroke.

On a hot spring day at the beginning of April, we took a small group of residents to a pub in a nearby village. Bill Potter, resident of Memory Lane, commented, "it was lovely to sit in the sunshine and enjoy a nice cool pint."

Tracey has also been visiting us twice for music therapy. Everyone enjoys getting involved with singing along to the piano and playing musical instruments. There is also a chance to talk about some of our favourite songs and name the singer from pictures. We can’t wait for our next visit from her.

Local cheerleading group, Spirit Elite, attended Hurstwood View on a quiet Sunday morning to show us their new routines. It was the first time some of them had performed to an audience, but after a few nervous cries, the performance was underway. We enjoyed four routines from the children, who ranged from the ages of 4 to 15 years old. The room was packed out and a big round of applause was given to all.

We all had fun and games at the annual Christmas party. An afternoon of singing some popular songs and plenty of carols was topped off with Mince Pies and Mulled Wine. It was great to send our Christmas wishes to everyone who attended.

We invited staff and family members to bake their best mince pies and enter them into the grand mince pie bake off. With a panel of five judges including staff and residents, each pie was studied on its presentation and taste. We are proud to announce that Helen took away the Golden Spoon for a second year running.

Residents, family and friends enjoyed two separate trips to the local church where over 50 Christmas trees had been decorated and displayed. It was a lovely community event and great to see all the local school children their enjoying the beautiful trees too. It was an all rounded off with a cup of coffee and mince pie in the church hall.