Activities at Hyacinth House Care Home

We always relish hosting these events and it was fantastic to see both familiar faces and newcomers today. There's a warm welcome to everyone, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere perfect for making connections.

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Our breakfast selection included: Frittata muffins, sausages in home-made bread rolls, croissants filled with smoked salmon or tomato with mozzarella, basil and fresh fruit skewers and more, our Head Chef did us proud! 

These mornings bring a diverse range of local business together to support, share and inspire, it makes for a fantastic start to the day enjoyed by all!

Walking is so important for our residents to maintain their mobility and we're lucky to have wide walkways and cycle paths on our doorstep, it's the perfect way to stay active safely.

A regular walk to the horse field is the favourite, here is David and Doug making new friends, armed with chopped apples and carrots.

We just love these photos and how the horses just know how to be around people and so gentle and somewhat goofy. The moment was captured perfectly!

We had a fantastic Open Day recently, welcoming visitors to experience life at our home, an opportunity to look round and speak to our residents and team.

From mouth-watering samples of food crafted by our talented chefs, an engaging flower arranging session, the wonderful vocal talents of Sally Singer and Musician filled our morning with music, finishing off the day with a competitive game of scrabble or two.

Plus, in celebration of National Tea Day, Tammy, our Activities Co-ordinator treated everyone to a tea-tasting experience with fascinating facts and history on tea. Residents got to sample some unusual blends including a flower bomb, though we did have a giggle at the glass teapot Tammy bought, it was a tad too small for the flower bomb!

We had a wish from one of our residents who recently relocated to this area, to visit The Tank Museum. Ex-military it was very dear to his heart, Conrad was joined by his son-in-law. We had a fantastic day learning about the history of military vehicles and more. It was humbling to hear our amazing residents speak of their personal experiences and share memories. 

After stopping for a delicious picnic prepared by our Chef we were back taking in the sights, before heading back home. 

We wish to thank the team at the tank museum for the warm welcome we received, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

Let's get planting!

As we entered Spring our keen gardeners here at Hyacinth House began planning our lovely outside space and what they would love to see growing in the garden.

With the sun shining, it was time to take a trip out to start sourcing vibrant flowers to add colour and scent, in the hope to attract butterflies and bees, not forgetting our Chef's request for a large selection of herbs!

With tips being shared with Tammy and Ana, we discussed the seasons of the garden. What flowers worked best and when to start planting.

Residents are excited to get involved and create their vision.

Our residents had the treat of meeting Archie and his owner/handler, Paula, recently. After retiring from the NHS and teaching, Paula still wanted to support people and give back so does this voluntarily. Archie turned four years old last week, he is newly qualified and was wonderful on his visit - so calm and gentle with our residents.

During his visit he went to residents in their rooms and spent time with a few in a group setting. He was a very welcome visitor and big hit with the staff too, we couldn't resist giving him some fuss!

Thank you for coming along and making our day, we can't wait for his next visit.