Activities at North Park Care Home

Residents are overjoyed at North Park care home in Darlington, as Barchester Healthcare has implemented a visiting suite for residents to continue to spend time with their loved ones for the autumn and winter seasons in addition to the outdoor visiting that has been on offer for those able for many months.

Balancing resident wellbeing and safety is at the forefront of Barchester Healthcare’s thinking and they understand how important it is for residents and their family and friends to be able to spend time together in the safest way possible.

Neil a Resident at North Park was born and raised in Paisley, Scotland,  and had only one wish for his birthday.  Neil wanted a traditional hearty Scottish breakfast, compiled of a small piece of haggis, ‘proper’ black pudding and a square sausage. Not to disappoint General Manager, Lisa Frame’s husband Alex sent word out to his colleagues in the British Army and as luck would have it, the plea was answered by a soldier traveling from Scotland to Catterick the day before Neil’s  birthday, who was only too happy to help a  veteran have his birthday wish granted.  Happy Birthday Neil!

Residents and staff at North Park were delighted to be able to give something back to their local community.  Resident, Rita helped staff pack over 200 tinned items along with pasta, rice, breakfast cereals, tea and coffee as well as little extras such as chocolates, toiletries and small gift sets to be collected by a local food bank.

The items had been generously donated by staff at North Park  in their continuing efforts to support local families and individuals who are less fortunate than themselves. Rita said “I think it is marvellous what you accomplish here, you are all so very caring and I’m so pleased to have been of some help to you today”

Following government guidelines we were unable to welcome our usual trick or treaters from the community this year so residents opted to have a tea party with a twist. The homes reception was decked out to portray a spooky, gruesome and comical Halloween  theme incorporating Arthur our freaky clown and Isabella our  gruesome fortune-teller.

Residents enjoyed a delicious evening cream tea with their friends in their social bubbles, while staff dressed in their finery waited on their every need while showing off their best dance moves to classics such as ‘ Monster Mash’, ‘Time Warp’, ‘There’s a Ghost in my House’ and much more. June said she had so much she wished it could go on forever!

North Park care home in Darlington recently presented The Well on North Road with bags of tinned goods, biscuits, travel mugs with tea and coffee sachets, water bottles with cold infusions, toiletries and gift sets and activity packages.  

Staff at North Park care home had been collecting items for the previous three weeks in the hope they could repay the community for the kindness shown to them during the recent lockdowns where local community have rallied around to make their lives easier.

Staff and residents donned their finest ‘Pink’ clobber to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness. Tea, Coffee and delicious strawberry, cherry and raspberry cakes and buns, topped with pink icing, were available throughout the morning. Residents enjoyed having a chat and laugh with friends in their social bubbles while staff served them the tempting treats. Mick who is new to North Park said he’d had a wonderful time and is looking forward to many more.