Activities at Hyacinth House Care Home

Conrad and Margot have been a part of our family for almost a year now, and it is such joy to give them moments to spend quality time together outside the home.

This week we treated this lovely couple to a trip to Stewarts Garden Centre, Wimborne, where they enjoyed the stunning festive decorations, explored the shop ending with a well-deserved coffee break in the café.

It is always heartwarming to see how much they love spending time together and we’re grateful to be able to help make those special moments happen.

Conrad and Margot, wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We had a super fun, (and delicious) competition to see who could design the most creative gingerbread house masterpiece! Armed with plenty of sweet treats and sugary inspiration, residents jumped into the festive spirit and created their own yummy creations.

Once the sprinkles and snow was in place.Kamila, our General Manager, stepped in as the official judge. The standards were high, and made for a tough competition, the winner that took the title home - Well done Margot, her prize was shortbread - winning tastes so sweet!

In honour of National Christmas Jumper day and to support the amazing work of the Children’s society, our staff and residents pulled out all the stops with their most dazzling, cheerful, and downright festive Christmas jumpers and accessories.

The day was filled with fun as we hosted a little Christmas parade after lunch, giving everyone the chance to strut their stuff and showcase their fabulous jumpers.

Then came the big moment - A secret vote to crown the best-dressed, stars of the day. It was a seriously tough competition, but a huge congratulations go to Margaret. She claimed the top spot for our residents and to Mati, our head of maintenance, who snagged a well-deserved win among the staff.

Thank you to everyone who joined in, it was festive, fabulous and for a wonderful cause.

This year, Barchester challenged our residents nationwide to design and bake the ultimate Christmas cake. 

We are very lucky to have some incredible bakers among us and together our residents picked the perfect recipe and got to work. Sure there was a few hiccups along the way, but we need a taste test to be sure, right? It wasn't the cake mixture, it was the oven!!! 

Our final result is fruity, boozy and absolutely delicious! We've learnt lots of tips from the masters on keeping it moist and tasty, we can't wait to have a slice of their hard work on Christmas Day.

The winner will be announced soon, wish our residents luck for the competition!

We took a trip to Upton Country Park to visit their Christmas Market, for beautiful homemade cards and gifts (perfect for family and loved ones!) 

While browsing we had some fascinating chats with the stallholders and their crafts - one told us the blue glass found on beaches can date back to Victorian times and are from bottles of poison! 

we’re definitely getting in to the Christmas spirit now, with our wonderful trips out.

We had an unforgettable time at the Tree Festival. We strolled through the state rooms to see a spectacular display of uniquely decorated trees and we couldn't resist trying on some of the fabulous garments from old! We had a such a fun and festive afternoon.

Highly recommend a visit!