Activities at Juniper House Care Home

Wow! What an exciting day we had with a very special visit from Lucia’s Tiny Farm, a small local business providing friendly animal encounters.

We were visited by so many animals including, a chicken, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, bearded dragon and tortoise.  Our residents couldn’t believe their eyes as all these animals entered our doors. One of our residents said “I haven’t held a rabbit since I was 5 or 6, this is amazing”. It’s safe to say this day was one to remember.

Once again we all had fun at The All Saints Community Project Coffee Morning based at Brackley Town Football Club. This is a community project that takes place most Wednesday mornings, with a range of activities for the community to enjoy. This particular week we visited one of our football obsessed residents was especially happy  as he loved having a look around the football grounds! The residents said that “Football is my passion!”.

During one of Monthly Residents Meeting, when asked for any outing suggestions or ideas, a few of our ladies suggested going to M&S. With the fairly new m&S in Banbury not so far away, we boarded the mini bus for the morning for a spot of shopping. The ladies enjoyed having a look around at all the new summer clothes and shoes. We then of course stopped in the cafe for some delicious tea and cake! The favourite being their creamy hot chocolates and hot cross buns this time!

To celebrate Chinese New Year we transformed our coffee shop into a mini China Town. Our residents and staff tried some Chinese food whilst wearing China hats and waving pretty lace fans. Whilst listening to some traditional Chinese music and all red everything to bring some luck residents had a great time celebrating. Earlier on in the day we had a quiz all about the celebrations.

This year is the year of the dragon. So if you were born in 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, and the impending 2024 you are said to embody a magnetic blend of ambition, confidence, and charisma.

All you need is love.... and chocolate and wine and cake! We had a wonderful time celebrating with staff, residents and staff at our valentines party on the 14th of February. A big thank you to David Mcfegan for playing wonderful music that got us all singing along to familiar classics. Everyone enjoyed wine, bucks fizz, cake, chocolates, strawberries and much more. The kitchen team made the refreshments very on theme for a day of love.

Pancake making on pancake day was a wonderful time here at Juniper House. The smell of delicious traditional pancakes travelled through the home which everyone enjoyed. We opted for traditional lemon and sugar. What’s your favourite pancake topping? We had residents, staff and family members join in the fun and everyone shared their tips and tricks to get the best pancake!