Activities at Iris Court Care Home

Iris Court Kick started their Christmas Celebrations this weekend with their Christmas Soiree!.

Residents, staff welcomed all family and community in for the day, to join us browse our Christmas Market with stalls selling handmade goods, Our friendly Community PCSO'S from Hitchin Police station providing information on how the elderly community can stay safe at home. Once any shopping was done we truly got into the Christmas Spirit indulging in Cocktails, Baileys Hot Chocolates and a indulgent lunch of Canapes, Vol-au-vents and some festive favourites whilst enjoying live entertainment taking requests from us for our favourite Christmas songs!.

Being able to invite our local community into Iris Court, along with friends and family are a regular part of life at Iris Court to ensure our residents enjoy these special moments surrounded by their loved ones.

The idea behind the Reverse Advent Calendar is that the collection focuses on different types of products each day so that all the essentials people might need are covered. 

The team would like to ask anyone who can spare a few items of food or toiletries to bring them along to Iris Court to help ensure no one goes without essential items at this special time of the year.   

We cant wait to start collecting our donations for this amazing cause and will be running this over a period of 20 days to collect as much as possible and we welcome any donations to help support.

To mark Remembrance Day, staff and residents at Iris Court care home in Gosmore gathered to honoured the fallen with a “We’ll meet again” inspired performance.

Our residents, family and friends remembered those who fought during the war by welcoming talented local singer, Fiona Harrison, into the home to perform her show entitled “We’ll Meet Again” packed with everyone’s favourite war-time classics. Singing along to the well-known songs allowed families to reminisce about their war-time and share stories. The residents of Iris Court raised a toast to commemorate those who were lost and those who served. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed the performance with one of our lovely residents leaving us with this feedback " It is very important that we keep the memories of those who fought alive and that we also think about those involved in conflicts around the world today.  It has been so lovely to reminisce and fondly remember all those gave up their today for our tomorrow.”

Hitchin Library attended as guest speakers for our Monthly Dementia Cafe, It was a fantastic talk and to hear from the team at Hitchin Library to learn what they are doing to support the elderly community and try and ensure they can continue their life long hobbies & Interest easier. One of the fantastic Initiatives the Library holds are generational rummage boxes which we got the chance to look through today , where you can pick your subject & year and be able to go through many gems of that era which is great for reminiscing and bringing the community and friends closer together by sharing fond memories of each item which sparks a memory of years past. At Iris Court we will be registering with Hitchin Library to be able to access these rummage boxes for our residents here as a fun way to get to know our residents better and learn more about their earlier life experiences and memories. 

Supporting residents at Iris Court to enjoy outings, shopping, meals out and other trips is a key aspect of the weekly activities calendar. 

Iris Court lit up the sky for our silent firework display!.

Natalie our Activities Co-ordinator put on a brilliant show for your amazing residents and their families outside on the balconies of Iris Court. The show was created by a clever idea of smoke machines and laser lighting of course with some dramatic music to add to the excitement.

Everyone loved the evening together whilst indulging in some wintery treats of Hot chocolate, Baileys and toasted Marshmallows whilst wrapping up with some cosy blankets. 

Thank you to our wonderful families and friends who also joined us on the evening making this extra special!. At Iris Court we love opening our home up and hosting events that friends and family can join us for. Shared experiences are the best experiences and we ensure that our residents remain connected with their loved ones whilst they live with us.