Activities at Marple Dale Care Home

As we celebrated Mother’s Day here at Marple Dale,  daffodils were seen everywhere and residents enjoyed FaceTime, Skype and telephone calls from their children. We had a good old singalong to lift everyone’s spirits during the day, and there was plenty of chatting about the old times when the children were young. The team and residents shared stories and made it a day to remember.

Residents at the home were treated to a delicious home-made chocolate cake by the home's chef, which was enough to get those taste buds tingling! Everyone enjoyed sitting out in the garden, chatting and taste this chocolate feast over their afternoon tea!

We’ve all had such a special day. The ladies were really impressed by everything the staff did to spoil everyone rotten! Thank you to everyone for making the day so special.

To combat loneliness and isolation, staff at Marple Dale reached out to the community as part of their extended social network to seek pen-pals of all ages to remain connected during the current coronavirus crisis. 

Residents were delighted to receive colourful pictures and letters delivered to the home. Thank you for adding a little colour and sunshine to our residents' days and for your heartfelt message. It was very touching to receive such nice letters from the children.

It is amazing how a simple letter, short story, poem or even a photo or drawing can brighten someone’s day. The residents of Marple Dale will reply as part of our busy social activity sessions.    We are happy to receive things via post, which can be sent to directly to the home, or you can email us directly at marpledale.activities@barchester.com.                                                                 

This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch saw residents at Marple Dale well prepared, with bird feeders filled and binoculars in hand. Residents enjoyed looking for birds around the home. Residents spotted long tailed tits, Jays and finches using their binoculars and making our own bird feeders to attract them into the homes beautiful grounds. One of the homes volunteers, Mark came to make the bird boxes with residents to put up around the home.

Resident, Len really enjoyed the wood work and said he used to be always making things out of wood when he was younger. Throughout the week Residents took part in a variety of activities related to their feathered friends including their bird watching session. Everyone enjoyed their birdwatching fun and enjoyed delicious treats served by the homes chefs throughout the afternoons.

Marple Dale was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day. Staff, residents and guests started their celebration of love with a family and friends valentine’s themed afternoon with tasty homemade delicious treats as they shared all things love with each other.

Residents exchanged cards, fresh blooms and a small gift with their loved ones supported by the home before an afternoon of song and conversation. Married couple, Keith and Kerry who live in the home were delighted to have dinner together where Keith presented his wife with a rose!

Activities team took a group of residents to the Sea Life Centre in Manchester last week, they got to look at various sea life creatures and fish, we also had the opportunity to have a hands on experience touching a live starfish and shrimps, all the residents had a wonderful day finishing off with a nice meal at the local carvery.

The residents at Marple Dale celebrated Chinese Near Year by going on a visit to china town in Manchester, whilst there we visited a restaurant where we tasted a variety of different foods from China. They also visited a Chinese shop and one of our residents chose a small gift for herself while James tried on a traditional Chinese hat.