Activities at Mount Vale Care Home

Staff and residents at Mount Vale used London Fashion Week as a great excuse to talk about what fashion means to them and to reminisce about different outfits they have worn over the years.  Staff and residents swapped photos of their favourite outfits, talked about clothes they had made themselves or that they had bought or had made for special occasions.  

They watched some catwalk shows from London Fashion Weeks past and present and picked out which were their favourite designers and those they weren’t so keen on! Staff and residents then took part in their own cat walk, modelling beautiful dresses, fun outfits including Banana Man. 

Residents and families at Mount Vale care home in Northallerton enjoyed an afternoon of grins with a live music performance that took place at the home. Local Excalibur performed a selection of classic hits, including Sweet Caroline, Country Roads, and My Guy.

Residents joined in with the singing and clapped along as the band performed their finale song, I got you, babe. The hospitality team at the home also provided a spread of sweet and savoury treats for guests to enjoy during the show.

General Manager Trudi Gillespie said, “Our residents and guests had a wonderful day singing along with the wonderful performers. We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at Mount Vale Care Home as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this was one of our favourites!”

One resident said, “I haven’t heard some of these songs in many years. The classics never go out of style!”

Love was in the air at Mount Vale. Residents, staff, and volunteers were all dressed in Valentine's-themed clothes.

All residents were given a little Valentine's treat, including heart-shaped sweets and love bugs.

Couples came together in the Library for a romantic Valentine's lunch, including prosecco and love bug chocolates. Thank you to Dana for a beautiful meal.

We can't wait till next year.

Mount Vale has recently brought a new splash of colour to residents’ lives by installing a digital Rainbow Table which brings with it a whole new world of interactive possibilities.

The Rainbow Table is a versatile digital platform that uses all kinds of interactive games and apps to connect people with each other, their family members and friends, all while stimulating movement and cognitive activity. The Rainbow Table can be used individually or as a group, residents are invited to play all kinds of games, take part in activities and classes, quizzes, brain training and sensory apps, connect with others via Zoom, watch films and TV programmes, listen to music. The possibilities really are endless.  It is a great way to spark discussions, get everyone up and dancing, debating, reminiscing. The Rainbow Table is rapidly becoming everyone’s favourite piece of kit.
 

Residents and guests at Mount Vale enjoyed a night of grins with a live music performance that took place at home. Local Excalibur performed a selection of classic hits including Sweet Caroline, Country Roads and My Guy.

Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as the band performed their finale song I got you babe. The hospitality team at the home also provided a spread of sweet and savoury treats for guests to enjoy during the show.
 

Mount Vale passed a recent inspection by the Food Standards Agency with 5 Stars, the best possible rating. The Food Standards Agency visited the home unannounced on the 7/1/25 and the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, was rated 5 Stars with nothing to improve upon.  The report stated Mount Vale had a very good standard of cleanliness and that all documentation was maintained.

Trudi Gillespie General Manager at Northallerton said: “We are delighted that Mount vale was rated 5 Stars following the Food Standard Agency’s most recent inspection. The team at Mount Vale work so hard to ensure the home has the very best hygiene levels so it is wonderful to have everyone’s hard work recognised.”