Activities at Melbourn Springs Care Home

Meet Ann B – Our Divisional winner – Resident ambassador of the year. What an incredible Achievement!

Everyone at Melbourn Springs is absolutely delighted to celebrate Ann's well-deserved success. Ann has shown kindness & compassion to everyone that she meets and is genuinely a very kind, caring lady.

On behalf of the entire team, we’d like to offer our heartfelt congratulations. We are very proud of our Ann and may you continue to shine in your ambassador role.

Earlier this month, we went on an exciting trip to Kings Ride Stables. A renowned

stable that receives high praise for their long-standing presence and dedication to their craft. 

Seeing our residents interacting with the horse’s in a tranquil environment is always heart-warming. 

A huge thank you to John and Wendy for your kindness and always making us feel so welcome.

We took some of our lovely residents out to Scottsdales Garden centre in Cambridge. We enjoyed looking at all the beautiful plants. There was so much variety and wonderful bright colours. Our resident, Val, had a close encounter on the bench with one of the many statues. 

After a leisurely stroll round, we headed for afternoon tea in the beautiful light and Airey café where we enjoyed scones with jam & fresh cream and a refreshing pot of tea. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed the outing, saying how therapeutic it was giving them profound physical and cognitive benefits. Some even commented how the scents from the flowers took them back to their happier days while pottering around in their garden at home. 

Lovely afternoon had by all.

We spent a beautiful morning at Kings Ride racing Stables.

We were welcomed by John & Wendy Jenkins, who train the beautiful racehorses. We got up close with lots of strokes and carrot feeding and had the pleasure of meeting a gorgeous little foal who came out to say hello.

Wendy very kindly made us Tea and gave us biscuits in the shade where we sat and admired the beautiful animals from afar.
It was an absolute treat for us to visit Kings Ride & we will look forward to returning again real soon.      

This week we visited The Chalk Hare, a beautiful Grade II listed Georgian building in the heart of Royston. We soaked up the atmosphere and relaxed whilst enjoying a drink in the garden. 

Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of activities tailored to residents' interests and abilities.

Some of our lovely lady residents enjoyed a great afternoon at Hitchin Lavender fields. The lavender was beautiful and filled the air with a beautiful calming scent that brought back beautiful memories of times gone by. Our ladies treated themselves to lavender treats in the gift shop and enjoyed a refreshing cuppa in the onsite café. Beautiful place to visit.

We visited Kingsway Crazy Golf course with 2 of our keen golfers to test out their golf skills on the quirky course. Alan and Joy were pretty impressed, with Alan actually getting a hole in one!! I think it was an even score at the end.

Once they finished putting their balls & hung up their Clubs we had to retire to the Jamaican blue for a well earned pint which went down very well.

Our residents had a great time and we all agreed we would visit again.        

A few weeks ago, we asked our residents, “If you could have one meal, what would it be?” The most popular answer was steak! 

Today, we turned that request into reality and treated our residents to a special steak dinner. We’re delighted to say it was a great success, with lots of happy faces, delicious food and wonderful conversations around the table. 

This is all part of our commitment to creating positive dining experiences for our residents, listening to what they enjoy, giving them choice, and making mealtimes something to look forward to.

Four the fourth year in a row, we are incredibly proud to share that we have once again been awarded a 5 star Very Good rating following our recent Environmental Health Inspection (EHO)! 

A huge thank you to our amazing kitchen team. Your hard work, commitment and high standards behind the scenes make achievements like this possible every single day.

We chose the perfect day to head to Royston Heath for a nice brisk walk across the fields to get Barchester moving week. We slapped on the SPF50 Cream, popped our hats on, packed the water and off we went. There were blue skies with a nice gentle breeze and good company.

Feeling totally refreshed on our return, we retired to the Royston Heath café for much-deserved refreshments. A beautiful summer's morning well spent.