Activities at Meadowbeck Care Home

We had a fabulous time joining NESCAFÉ’s virtual coffee experience. We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, to have a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.

To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz, and to the delight of all to taste the signature Sweet Cinnamon Shaken Iced Coffee cocktail.

Bowling fun right up our residents alley! Lots of cheering, oohing and aahing filled the room as residents showed their competitive sides, seeing who could score the most strikes whilst having a game of ten pin bowling.  These games bring so much fun bringing a smile to everyone’s face and a great way to build friendships whilst keeping us active.

Residents at Meadowbeck enjoy their regular sessions with the homes Magic Table, there are lots of interactive sessions.  Residents enjoy getting creative, showing their painting skills, whilst others simply take delight in playing the piano and singing along to their favourite sons.  It was a lovely afternoon.

Our home was filled with flowers, cards, balloons and decorations as we celebrated the day of love in style with sweet treats and gifts.  We marked the day by staging a themed photo shoot with our Valentines frame and sending the lovely photos to families and friends; residents enjoyed showing their creative side making spiral hearts to hang around the home.  

Our residents had the opportunity to taste delicious themed sweet and savoury treats, prepared by our talented chef as they got together for our afternoon tea with a glass pf prosecco whilst listening to all-time favourite love songs and sharing stories of romantic moments in people’s lives. It was a lovely day and it was wonderful to see everyone go to so much effort to get involved with the day’s festivities.

We welcomed in the Year of the Tiger with a day of celebrations and activities. The Chinese New Year is China’s most important festival that celebrated the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar.

Inspired by Chinese culture and traditions, our residents enjoyed a creative session with Chinese New Year DIY dragons to mark the day, we had a discussion about the animals associated with the Chinese zodiac. It was a fun day.

We all enjoyed a variety of delicious Chinese dishes thanks to our talented Chef along with prawn crackers and spring rolls.

We had a lovely time joining Chef Alex Connell from Vegetarian for Life for a Valentine’s-inspired virtual cookery demonstration.  Chef Alex created some delicious Valentine’s Day-inspired vegetarian desserts, which our residents had the opportunity to try too.

First, our residents sampled a wonderful sticky toffee pudding, which was absolutely heavenly. Then they tried hazelnut truffles which were a huge hit and finally they were treated to a chocolate orange cake which everyone adored.