Activities at Hyacinth House Care Home

We recently had the pleasure of Amanda Eames from Beyond Me to come and speak with our residents and community about her unique platform BeyondMe. Here is the Snapshot of her meeting Arthur with who is a resident at Hyacinth House.  What an amazing man with a passion for steam trains. 

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With the wonderful weather, we have been enjoying outdoor life. Activities Co-ordinator and staff decided to take our enthusiastic gardeners on a trip to Knoll Gardens.

Our residents had a fantastic time walking through the various themed gardens and brought more ideas and suggestions on what to introduce to our outside space at Hyacinth House.

There was a variety of stalls including Tropic Skincare, Beautifully Bespoke, Park Lane Jewellery, UW with their £20k Prize draw, Bric-a Brac, face painting, games, tombola and many prizes. The raffle winners have been notified - congratulations to Val for winning the lion guessing his name correctly!

Nigel Revill entertained us and we were grateful the weather held off to enjoy delicious ice creams by Jims super whips, making for a lovely afternoon.

Special shoutouts to Shelley Barker Angela Moody Anne Griffiths Fiona Bowden Moorey Karen Beake Dorset Event Service’s Tasha of Beautifully Bespoke for helping us make the day extra special.

Thank you to the Hyacinth Team and to everyone for taking part, helping us raise £363 for our fantastic Barchester's Charitable Foundation. 

We had a wonderful surprise recently when little Barney popped in to see us, for an impromptu visit. Val and Ben are friends of Hyacinth House and the proud owners of baby pygmy goats, they will be training them as therapy goats to visit homes such as ours.

As they are close by and were taking Barney out for the first time they called in to us to see how he copes with new surroundings. Well there was no need to be worried he took it all in his stride, calm and confident and so well behaved surprising us all. Residents thought their eyes were deceiving them when he walked in reception, he certainly stole our hearts! 

Thank you Val and Ben for visiting, we are excited to see the progress of Barney's training and future visits!

At Barchester, we believe in encouraging our residents to continue with their previous hobbies and interests, supporting them in whichever way we can.

Any resident coming to one of our homes is supported with completing our 'Getting to know me book' and is especially important for Tammy, our Activities Coordinator to discover and dig deeper into their pastimes and passions.

Arthur is one of our permanent residents that has relocated to the area. He has a deep love for steam trains and speaks fondly of his past family holidays, they nearly always involved a steam train journey. His daughter Sue remembers her Dad's passion too and being 'dragged' onto different trains, although secretly enjoying the journey and family time.

Inspired by Arthur's stories, we wanted to create a day to remember. A trip to enjoy the beautiful Dorset countryside, taking in the views such like Corfe Castle aboard the Swanage Steam Train. Hopping off to enjoy a picnic while taking in the view of Corfe Castle.

It was very special to see how Arthur enjoyed the day out, he hadn't been on a steam train for many years and is now looking forward to another adventure.

Here’s a snapshot of the variety of exercises that our residents enjoy, these are designed to keep them flexible and mobile! 

We’ve been focusing on muscle strength with a range of fun and engaging activities. The parachute game is an absolute favourite, bringing smiles and laughter to everyone! 

We also welcome fantastic external visitors who lead dynamic armchair classes with props and music, making each session enjoyable and energising. Our residents love these classes, it’s all part of staying healthy and active! 

At Hyacinth House, we’re committed to ensuring our residents maintain their flexibility and mobility, contributing to their overall well-being and quality of life.