Activities at Mount Vale Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from PAT dogs, entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Mount Vale Care Home
Residents enjoy Macmillan Coffee Morning
We celebrated our McMillan Coffee Morning on Friday 25th September. We enjoyed lots of delicious treats kindly donated by staff and residents for this worthy cause. It was a very different occasion this year without any visitors but we made up for it with lots of chatting and laughter.
Fun in the sun
Residents enjoy time in the garden making the most of the sunny weather. Residents had a wonderful time catching up before sitting back to enjoy a refreshing cup of tea and a slice of homemade cake.
Fun at the Fair
Residents of Mount Vale had a fun filled day at the Fair as they hosted their very own Summer Fair in the homes grounds. They enjoyed hook a duck, coconut shy, splat the manager and staff and many other fun games!
The home held a Raffle for staff to say thank you for working so had over the last five months during the pandemic and there were lots of prizes and sweets for everyone. It was a great day which was finished off with a picnic and pimms!
Long Service Award
A registered nurse at Mount Vale care home in Northallerton has received a prestigious 10 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare.
Jill Duck, registered nurse, started at Barchester in August 2010 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.
Missing You!
Residents and colleagues of Mount Vale were delighted when their friends, the children from Rosedene Nursey, paid a visit from afar with a special hand-made banner saying how much there were missing us and their regular visits. They also left a bunch of colourful handed picked flowers for the residents to enjoy. We look forward to the time when we can welcome them back as part of the home's intergenerational links.
A Sweet Donation
Rosedene Nursery sent a hamper full of cupcakes, sweets, biscuits, cards and pictures from the children who usually visit once a week for our reading corner. They were all saying how much they missed coming over. Our residents were thrilled by this and made everyone smile. This is Marian, one of our residents, who is 100 years old.
Upcoming events
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time and could make a difference? If you are interested in Volunteering we'd love to hear from you.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting? For more information on what Mount Vale has to offer get in touch with a member of our friendly team.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency personnel - come and take a break with us! There may be a cake or two available .....
Community Cafe
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our popular community cafe -
