Activities at Hyacinth House Care Home

Day 6 of our Countdown to Christmas brought us joy as we were visited by the delightful children from Play Days.

Elf Day at Hyacinth House was filled with festive cheer, Christmas tunes and playtime with colouring, dinosaur and mermaid toys, but the highlight was Margaret's storytelling of "The Happy Reindeer"

Each child received a gift and gave residents hugs and the biscuits went down a treat. Leaving us with big smiles and hearts filled with joy.

A very special thank you to Michelle and Trevor for bringing the children along and for making our residents and the Hyacinth's team day magical. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

We recently received delivery of our poppies from the Royal British Legion and are on display for purchase.

Margaret happens to be quite crafty and was interested in creating some beautiful poppies to add to the selection to help raise funds.

Margaret used the Sizzix machine with special glitter fabrics and then pieced it all together to make these fabulous poppies, the pictures really don't do them justice! We added them to the selection and they were quickly snapped up by residents and staff.

Margaret is thrilled to see everyone wearing them and to know her efforts has raised more funds for such an important charity.

Please stop by if you would like to collect a poppy and make a donation, if you'd like Margaret's special version, please send a message to let us know.

Last week we welcomed the community into our home for an afternoon full of fun and laughter. It was lovely to see residents and relatives join in alongside their grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Families brought in carved pumpkins for judging and children had the opportunity to decorate home-made spooky shaped biscuits, play musical bumps and colour some Halloween themed pictures, all whilst dressed in their best costumes.

Build your own burgers and hot dogs and hot chocolates were prepared by our head chef Howard and went down a treat, Deputy Manager Janet, took the task of being judge seriously as she awarded the best decorated biscuits, best fancy dress costume and the best carved pumpkin. Prizes presented were vouchers for Hobby Craft and of course, sweets!

Our wonderful residents truly enjoy the camaraderie and a touch of healthy competition. The weather prevented an outside game on this occasion, so we transformed the hallway into a skittles alley.

It was a joy to see everyone supporting each other and Eveline said 'I couldn't agree more when I say, we always have such fun and I love seeing everyone staying active'

Mary joined in for the first time and scored well, making her the overall champion for the day! 

If you would like to learn more about life at Hyacinth House care home, or would like to book a tour, then please give our friendly team a call or drop in.

Last night , our community came together for a Free Jamaican Buffet Night, a tribute to Head Chef Howard's roots and his favourite dishes from home. The menu was a feast for the senses: curried goat, chicken fry, reggae braised pork, beef patties to name a few with an array of sides, including dumplings, plantain, rice & peas and more, refreshing desserts and all washed down with delicious rum punch!

Our guests were entertained to the incredible beats of Cass on his drums and shekere, to Jamaican Classics. 

Our lucky raffle prize winner, Anne received the Jamaican Themed Hamper.

A special mention to Lynne from natural Skin by Lynne for donating a lovely skin care gift bag for a further prize, won by Annie. Our raffle raised a further £60 towards the charity The Big Sleep Easy. Thank you.

Wendy won a bottle of fizz for colourful outfit as judged by Cass.

Visitor Gerald always makes us laugh with his sense of humour wearing an Australia hat! 

Howard and team did Hyacinth House proud. It was great to see familiar and new faces for this special evening, thank you to everyone who joined us, we can't wait for the next event.

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that our Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, has been nominated as a finalist in the Great British Care Awards 2023, having been shortlisted in the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Social Care category.

The London final is part of the Great British Care Awards, a series of nine regional awards celebrating excellence across the care sector. The purpose of the awards is to promote best practice within both the home care and care home sectors, and pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work. The awards ceremony will take place on November 18th and the winner will go forward to the national final next year.

Natasha came to the UK in 1994 from Serbia and commenced her training as a nurse. Natasha, extremely caring by nature, has had an amazing career, and with dedication and determination has progressed from a registered nurse to Managing Director, working in a variety of care settings, both in the NHS and private sector, with London being a main base. Natasha joined Barchester in 2014 as Regional Director leading 10 homes, which then doubled to 20 as Senior Regional Director, and as Managing Director now oversees more than 80 care homes in the South Division. Handling an extremely challenging role, Natasha leads the teams with a calm can-do attitude, she has an amazingly inspirational story and truly deserves to win.

Natasha commented: “I am very humbled to be nominated for this award, and I am very proud to be part of the shortlist, and to be representing Barchester as a finalist. It is an honour to be recognised for doing a job I love and I wish to continue to make outstanding contributions going forward, I am hugely passionate about the care sector.”

Congratulations, Natasha!

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