Activities at Melbourn Springs Care Home

Our residents enjoyed a day of Pumpkin Carving to complete our very own window display for the Melbourn Halloween Hike and tucked into a delicious Autumnal lunch - which included some eerie characters donned in costumes kindly donated by the MADS (Melbourn Amateur Dramatic Society)

Melbourn Springs was number 15 on the hike and we had lots of spooky passers-by admiring our window and Pumpkins expertly crafted by our residents. There was lots of laughter too as our residents got stuck into carving earlier in the day - with one chuckling, “Its been years since I’ve had my hand in one of these and I don’t know if I will be doing it again in a hurry either!”

The Ambulance Staff Charity (ASC) is an amazing charity established 5 years ago to support frontline and support staff with their mental, physical and financial wellbeing. All of us at Melbourn Springs fully appreciate the challenges and stresses Ambulance staff must have faced over recent months and continue to face daily.

As a small token of our appreciation, we wanted to express our gratitude to the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) by sending our Deputy Manager Sarah and Home Services Advisor Dan to deliver delicious Cupcakes - handmade by our Head Chef Paul for Area General Manager, Maya and the team. Needless to say they were met with huge smiles and very much appreciated on a dreary, Friday afternoon.

For more information about the ASC and how you can support them please visit: www.theasc.org.uk  

Melbourn Springs has officially opened its Visiting Suite for our residents, their families and friends to continue to spend time with their loved ones over the upcoming cooler months in a safe environment.

The suite is similar to a living room with comfortable furnishings and heating to create a welcoming and warm atmosphere whilst infection control protocols and a thorough cleaning programme takes place between every visit.

Our visiting suite even has an intercom system fitted so residents can clearly communicate, and engage in conversation, whilst being able to see their friends and family through a Perspex glass divider fitted for safety to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

And who better to open our visiting suite than our home’s very first resident Iris - who upon opening the suite said, “Goodness, how clever! We really are lucky to have this special place to see our family and everything has been thought of – it really is excellent!”

A big thank you to Mandy Jinkerson, Community Champion at Royston Tesco Extra who has kindly donated Pumpkins for our residents to carve for our home display. Melbourn Springs will be taking part in the community Melbourn Halloween Hike on 31st October.

The home is number 15 on the trail and has some special treats waiting for all who come to visit us!

Our residents at Melbourn Springs had a fun filled morning creating an Autumn themed collage - complete with leaf rubbings and painted fallen leaves.

It was a lovely session as we all marked the change of the season and our home weekly Arts and Craft session is always definitely one of our most popular activities.

Sometimes you just need to take a second to reflect on life at Melbourn Springs and all that has been happening over these last few months.

Our very first resident Iris said today, “I didn’t know what I was missing out on until I moved to Melbourn Springs - I laugh every single day, we really have a lot of fun and the care is absolutely excellent!”

This absolutely means the world to the home team Iris. Thank you so much and, “Cheers!”