Activities at North Park Care Home

Our residents recently enjoyed a Mexican Fiesta. In the weeks building up to the event our residents painted Mexican flags and enjoyed setting them up in our reception area to welcome guests. On the day we enjoyed freshly prepared tacos and tequila along with a lot of music, dancing and laughs. 

Celebrations have been in full swing at North Park Care Home, as one of its residents reaches her 90th birthday in style.  Jessie who has resided at North Park for 7 years was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents in the lounge where she enjoyed a surprise performance from ‘The travelling ukuleles’ and a home-made birthday cake.

The bad weather can't stop us from having fun! On this cold and rainy day one of our activities co-ordinators, Linda, planned a fun afternoon in the lounge and set up our board games, puzzles and a painting station for our residents to enjoy.

We take pride in our activities programmes as we know they promote socialisation amongst our residents. Our residents' families also got involved in board games and there was a bit of healthy competition to go around! It was all fun and games. 

Two of our residents enjoyed a trip out to our local pub. We try our best to grant all of our residents at least one "wish" using money that is kindly donated to us by the local community and for Paul his was to visit The Brinkburn Pub where he used to visit a lot with his family.

Steve our head of maintenance drove Paul and his friend David, who is another one of our residents, to the pub in our own mini bus. They enjoyed a classic pub lunch and a pint which went down a treat!

Our team got into the Caribbean spirit and organised a fun filled day including hook a duck, knocking down coconuts and stocks where residents had the opportunity to throw wet sponges at staff and their relatives! Our team and volunteer Trish worked hard to transform the home into a Caribbean paradise.

Lisa our General Manager dressed as a pineapple and Ben our Deputy Manager dressed as a banana! The children who attended thought they looked very funny! "Kev The Care Home Singer" kept us all entertained throughout the day with his amazing singing and music. Jerk chicken was also on the menu! 

Steve Hagan at North Park Care Centre in Darlington has been crowned Head of Maintenance for the North NE Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2023 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 252 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.