Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

Resident’s at Leeming Bar Grange had a fantastic time celebrating VE Day. In the lead up to the main day, they created bunting and decorated home-made shortbread and buns. Residents also enjoyed a 3 course meal together, which included a firm favourite, traditional feast of homemade fish and chips. There was lots of singing and reminiscing throughout the day, and the team visited the residents in their rooms to serenade them with wartime favourite, ‘We’ll Meet Again', much to the delight of everyone.

At 3.00pm, the home joined the nation in raising a glass, and enjoyed a slice of homemade VE Day-themed cake made by our super talented chef, Janet! Residents also received a VE Day goody bag filled with sweet treats. 

Residents of Leeming Bar have been delighted each time they receive some beautiful handmade cards and messages from their loved ones and members of the community through their pen-pal initiative.

The residents have loved reading the messages in the cards and they have been displayed proudly in the home. As part of their recent arts & craft sessions, residents have been creating cards and messages to show and send to their loved ones; it is amazing how a simple letter, short story, poem or even a photo or drawing can brighten someone’s day.

Staff at Leeming Bar are multi-talented, and the Receptionist swapped roles with the the hairdresser for the day. One resident had her hair done and nails painted so that she could look her best for her Skype call with her daughter.

It’s always a lovely treat to be pampered, and our residents deserve it. We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at the home as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this one was our most fashionable one!

Living in a care home doesn’t put a stop to celebrating life, and our engaging activities are designed to be enjoyed by all who want to join in.

Mothers’ Day has been different for everybody across the world this year. Many people have been faced with the reality of not being able to give their mum a hug on this special day. The home's local Lidl supermarket kindly donated 20 bunches of roses to raise the spirits of the residents, and to thank all the key workers here at the home for all their hard work.  

Many of the residents have not received a rose in years, while others have never received a rose in their life. We are delighted that, with the generosity of Lidl, it brought a smile to their faces and shows them how much we care during this unprecedented period. We continued the celebrations with a wonderful afternoon tea.

Residents at Leeming Bar made the most of the spring sunshine with an afternoon tea picnic in the home's beautiful garden.

The picnic table was set up with a variety of different treats, including cakes, buns, chocolates and a selection of drinks. Everyone enjoyed having a catch up over cake and tea, while listening to the children play in neighbouring gardens.