Activities at Mulberry Court Care Home

Here at Mulberry Court Care Home we are lucky to have our therapy cat Connie who is continuing her training under the watchful eye of owner Angela.

Today Connie visited several people bringing back memories of residents own much loved pets and providing both joy and comfort to some of our bed bound residents.

Connie will be back for another session at the end of the week doing more room visits.      

Resident, Norman had always wanted to return to St John’s University where he taught in the early 1950s Norman wanted to go back and see a photo of himself from that time which is displayed proudly in the entrance to the original part of the university and is also the place where he met his wife Anne at one of the many dances held there they have been married to for over seventy years! so staff at the home made his wish a reality proving the old adage, it’s never too late.

Norman has lived at Mulberry Court for nearly two years with his wife Anne and is beloved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making his dream come true, as they knew how much it meant to him, and they all wanted to be there to see the smile on Norman’s face when his dream was realised.

The Ambassador Cruise Line 2026 World Indoor Bowls Championships started last week, so... Mulberry Court have decided to have their own championship this weekend. 

We recognise here at Mulberry Court that games like bowls are highly beneficial for our family of residents of all ages and abilities, particularly older adults and those seeking a low-impact activity. It offers a unique blend of physical, mental, and social benefits, making it an excellent activity for overall well-being. What great fun as well.    

Mulberry Court would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas... It has been so lovely to welcome so many family members and friends into our home to join our Christmas festivities.

Special mention to chef Ian and our kitchen team as everyone said how delicious their meals were. We finished off by coming together and listening to HM The king as he gave his annual address.         

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together to enjoy a wonderful Christmas Fete. In attendance was the Lord Mayor of York Martin Rowley BEM and his Sherriff. There were all kinds of stalls on offer manned by volunteers, friends and family and lots of local stall holders came along to sell their wares too from local honey to lovely craft items, handmade jewellery and cards etc, the list goes on!

The team at Mulberry court care home would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who either manned a stall, donated a raffle prize or who came along to support the home.  There was a fantastic atmosphere and in total the home raised over three hundred and fifty pounds which is brilliant.

The Mulberry Court Care Home – Barchester Healthcare minibus has been out on its travels again today. Four of our lovely ladies wrapped up warmly as we headed out for Thirsk garden centre. Along the way, we spotted signs spring was on the horizon with beautiful snowdrops breaking up the landscape and the first lambs of the season.

On arrival, we had a look around before heading to their restaurant where we all enjoyed a delicious spread. After lunch, our ladies made their final choices before heading for the tills, then back to our home, arriving just in time for the afternoon tea trolley. We shall be heading out again to various locations as the weather hopefully improves.    

Here at Mulberry Court Care Home – Barchester Healthcare, we have certainly had a fun-packed educational afternoon as we welcomed Dave from the mobile police museum to our home.

Dave was a serving officer himself, having been based in West Yorkshire, including Bradford, where the Bradford police museum building is situated. Since retiring, he now brings the mobile museum to those who can't get to the Bradford museum itself.
Or navigate around the building.

Everyone listened with great interest as Dave took us through the history of the police force from the 1800s to the modern day. Everyone was able to hold and look at the artifacts in great detail and try on hats and uniforms, which created so many happy smiles.
We are looking forward to welcoming Dave back at a later date to hear more on the topic of the mounted police and the role they play, from supporting at football matches to being on the front line.   

Staff and residents are celebrating receiving exceptional feedback in the home’s customer satisfaction survey.  Everyone is as proud as can be after the home scored incredibly highly in all aspects of the survey.

A colossal 93% of the residents at Mulberry Court stated that they would recommend the home to a friend. In the six different areas of the survey covering people, care, environment, activities, dining and communication, the home consistently scored over 87%. The home’s top score out of the six areas was for the calibre of its staff at 97%, followed by the quality of the care delivered at 96%, and the home’s environment at 95%. All team members are thrilled to have received such brilliant scores.

Here at Mulberry Court Care Home - Barchester Healthcare we have said farewell to Christine our residents hairdresser who after many years with us is retiring. Christine certainly had a busy last day making sure our ladies and gents are all looking their absolute best for Christmas!

We wish you a Merry Christmas Christine and a happy New year - enjoy your retirement, with best wishes and thanks for everything from all our residents.

Here she is being presented with a beautiful bouquet by Eileen our resident ambassador.     

Here at Mulberry Court, we were gifted some pantomime tickets, so a few residents along with members of our team headed out on a cold and wet afternoon to York’s Grand opera house to see Cinderella.

The classic story was told along with songs and spectacular costumes as well as the usual sprinkle of traditional pantomime humour.

Everyone had a marvellous time and really enjoyed the performance.     

Mulberry Court Care Home – Barchester Healthcare would like to send you love on Valentine’s Day. 

Our residents have been enjoying making Valentines wreaths for their loved ones. Here are some photos of their beautiful creations! 

Today at Mulberry Court we attended a special church service with our local Minister, where we all celebrated the unique traditions of the epiphany, the profound moment of realisation. 

At Mulberry Court we recognise that church services are very important as they provide spiritual comfort and foster a sense of belonging and purpose for our family of residents. We hold church services in our communal lounge on a fortnightly basis.  

Here at Mulberry Court Care Home – Barchester Healthcare we have done our final activity of the year and hosted a "cheese and wine afternoon." It was so wonderful to see so many residents attending with their families and new friendships forming.

We have certainly had a busy year, from celebrating all the usual anniversaries/events such as Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, and Easter, to mention but a few, to marking the 80th anniversary of VE day, to our Viking invasion and, of course, ending the year with not one but two national television broadcasts as featured on BBC Ones "The one Show" and ITV's "This Morning". Here's to many more memories being made next year! 

Thank you everyone for your continued support to Chantana, Mike and I (Zoe) from activities, and I'm sure I speak for all our wonderful staff in wishing everyone a very happy and healthy new year.    

Wow, what a morning we had here at Mulberry Court Care Home – Barchester Healthcare as we welcomed ITVs "This Morning" into our home!

As local youngsters, George and Stanley, continued their twelve acts of kindness and the coverage continued to grow, This Morning's production team contacted our home and asked if they could film, so, of course, we said yes.

The section was presented by former Coronation Street star Colson Smith, who was lovely and spent time chatting to everyone.
Here are just a few pictures from today. Thank you to all our wonderful residents who appeared on camera...and those who were watching in the wings and on TVs throughout our home.      

Today at Mulberry Court we have had some very special young visitors. George and Stanley, as well as their mum Sophie and grandma Carol all come as part of the boys' "acts of kindness" through December.

They were inspired to do kind acts after seeing a TV programme, and decided to combine it with raising funds for the hospice their mum works for. So far they have raised over £500!!! 

They gave residents handmade cards and brought in some treats too, for everyone to share. Resident Jean, a keen knitter, was so inspired by the boys she donated a shawl/blanket she'd made to be passed onto someone at the hospice, proof that a little kindness goes a long way, and long make it continue.

We wish the boys continued success and hope your radio interview in the morning goes well, along with your other kind acts.

Here are a few pictures from this morning, with kind permission from the boy's mum, Sophie.