Activities at Mount Vale Care Home

Staff and residents at Mount Vale took part in a bake sale and cake competition to raise money for Comic Relief’s 40th Red Nose Day on March 21st.

Staff and residents at the home donned their red noses and fashion wear from the last 40 years and got stuck in to help raise funds for this very important cause. 

Residents and staff at Mount Vale Care Home were all very supportive and were there to join in with the fun and enjoy the cakes being sold.
 

Residents and staff at Mount Vale Care Home in Northallerton celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day this week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and everyone dressed in green to mark the day.

Held on March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day actually observes the death of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, but the day has come to be a huge celebration of Irish heritage and culture.

Staff and residents at the home marked the day by making shamrock decorations, learning some Irish words and phrases, going on a virtual tour of Ireland, listening to a live singer, Mike Carter, who had all the residents and staff up doing an Irish jig, continuing the party with a happy hour when the top drink was Guinness. Head Chef Danny prepared a fantastic Irish spread including Irish corn beef hash and cupcakes all washed down with Guinness or an Irish whisky.

General Manager, Trudi Gillespie, said: “Our residents have all had a brilliant day today. Everyone has enjoyed the festivities – I think we all agree St Patrick’s Day is the best of all the saint’s days! We had a fantastic time listening to Irish music and watching Irish dancing. We sampled some lovely Irish whiskies too.”

Margaret, resident at Mount Vale Care Home, said: “It has been a lovely day. I really liked making the shamrock decorations and the virtual tour of Ireland brought back so many memories of holidays. It was wonderful to reminisce about the trips we had all taken.”

Residents and staff celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day this week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and everyone dressed in green to mark the day.

Staff and residents at the home marked the day by making shamrock decorations, learning some Irish words and phrases, going on a virtual tour of Ireland, listening to a live performance by popular vocalist, Mike Carter who had all the residents and staff up doing an Irish jig, continuing the party with a happy hour where the top voted drink was Guinness.  Head Chef Danny prepared a fantastic Irish spread including Irish corn beef hash and cupcakes all washed down with Guinness or an Irish whisky. 
 

Residents have been glued to their screens to watch the pups being put through their paces.  They have been avidly watching the judging of all the different breeds and waiting to see which dogs have been selected to go through to the next round of judging.  But best of all, they love the agility competitions where the dogs all seem to have so much fun!

Residents and staff have been watching their therapy dog, Alfie and owner Wendy at are at crufts at the Therapy Dogs nationwide stand. We are so proud of Wendy for all of her hard work for the charity. Wendy and her dog Jack won the Harriet Hart award for outstanding service to the charity. Wendy and one of her boys visit us monthly, which is a highlight of the month for many of the residents at Mount Vale Care Home. 
 

Bookshelves are bulging at Mount Vale,  where bookworm residents were keen to get involved in World Book Day. Staff and residents at Mount Vale decided to get dressed up in costumes from their favourite books.  Time was spent reminiscing about books and sharing favourite titles with each other. Everyone’s ‘to read’ lists have definitely grown, and we even went to our on site library and got some new books to read. 

Louise Chapman, Activities Co-ordinator commented: “Our residents love to read, so World Book Day is a fantastic opportunity for us all to spend the day with our noses in our favourite books.  We also had a great debate about reading in print or electronically from a tablet. There were strong arguments from both camps!”
 

Residents marked this year’s Pancake Day by attending the annual pancake toss in Applegarth Park where we were able to watch others do the race and see so many people dressed up having fun and, of course, lots of pancakes! Danny, Head Chef at the home, flipped more than 100 pancakes, serving them up with sweet and savoury fillings for all the eager staff and residents.

Brenda said: “My secret to the best pancakes is all in the whipping. Give it some elbow grease when mixing the batter, and you’ll get perfect pancakes every time. I like experimenting with the fillings – the residents’ favourites are chocolate spread and banana and, of course, good old-fashioned lemon and sugar!”