Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

Residents are overjoyed at Mallard Court care home as Barchester Healthcare has implemented a visiting pod for residents to continue to spend time with their loved ones.

Balancing resident wellbeing and safety is at the forefront of Barchester Healthcare’s thinking and they understand how important it is for residents and their family and friends to be able to spend time together in the safest way possible.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Mallard Court care home, in Bridlington were delighted to be invited to have the vaccination at the home which has lifted everyone’s spirits after what has been a very challenging year for everyone.

General Manager, Dianne Peters said: “Last year was a year like no other and the vaccine feels like the light at the end of the tunnel.  Our teams have been magnificent in how they have risen to every challenge during this pandemic and we are proud to play our part in this next phase to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.”

Creating a splash of colour! Mallard Court residents and staff had a fun filled afternoon together creating a colourful ‘Butterfly’ mural for display in the home for everyone to enjoy as they walk by.  Everyone had a really good time and there was lots of laughter as things got a little messy, but thankfully the paint was water based!

Mallard Courts Residents Ambassador, Jeremy celebrated his 73rd birthday surrounded by the other residents and staff. The birthday boy enjoyed a lovely meal and a delicious birthday cake especially prepared by the homes chef.  Jeremy commented that he had a wonderful day and was very much looking forward to this week’s National Pie celebrations and sampling all of the goods!  Happy Birthday Jeremy.

Residents and staff all got involved with the spirit of the day, and staff dressed up with Alice, White Rabbit and Hatter to make guest appearances.   A Mallard Court spokesman said "Residents and staff prepared for the day making posies and decorating the dining room with lots of wonderful memorabilia related to this beautiful story and reminiscing with the musical soundtrack playing in the background".  Dianne Peters, General Manager at Mallard Court, said "This has been a huge amount of fun and sparked a lot of memories for residents to talk about, creating a visually enhancing experience for our residents". 

Mallard Court in Bridlington has decided to make its garden more attractive to birds by planting shrubs and flowers that will benefit wildlife throughout the year and have been busy constructing nesting boxes for the large garden areas.

Steve Moss, Lifestyle Co-ordinator and residents at Mallard Court  have decided to plant brambles, hawthorn and honeysuckle, which provide berries, attract insects birds like to eat, and provide good nesting material.

Nest boxes for smaller birds have  been strategically positioned around the gardens and several will provide residents with a good view of all the comings and goings should birds take up residence.