Activities at Oak Grange Care Home

Mother's Day is a day to honour and appreciate mothers, as well as mother figures such as stepmothers, grandmothers, and foster mothers. It is a day to recognize the important role that mothers play in our lives and to express gratitude for all that they do.

Today at Oak Grange we filled our home with beautiful flowers that the residents arranged and ensured all our ladies had a little gift, with a lovely Roast Dinner to fill us all up. Special day had by all.

Residents and staff at Oak Grange in Mollington celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day last week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and everyone dressed in green to mark the day.  Held on March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day actually observes the death of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, but the day has come to be a huge celebration of Irish heritage and culture.

Staff and residents at the home marked the day by making shamrock decorations, learning some Irish words and phrases, learning Irish dances, going on a virtual tour of Ireland, listening to Irish music. The homes hospitality team prepared a fantastic Irish spread with traditional Irish dishes such as boiled bacon, Irish stew, soda bread, colcannon and black pudding all washed down with Guinness or an Irish whiskey.

Oak Grange Care Home in Mollington went to explore Chester Cathedral to see ‘Gaia’ - measuring six metres in diameter, the Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface. The artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet on this scale, floating in three-dimensions.

The installation creates a sense of the Overview Effect which was first described by author Frank White in 1987. Common features of the experience for astronauts are the feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.

We had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.

Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.

Our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session.  Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!

We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.

Celebrations were under way at Barchester’s Oak Grange care home, in Mollington, as residents and staff marked St. David’s Day.    The home was in high spirits as they celebrated the national day of Wales with daffodil decorations, traditional Welsh treats including baking their own Bara brith. In honour of the traditional feast day and the country’s patron saint, residents and staff were treated to traditional Welsh food and drink.  Everyone tucked in to welsh cakes, leek cawl, bara brith, washed down with a nip of Penderyn whisky.

General Manager, Sarah Butler said: “We love celebrating St David’s Day here at Oak Grange. All the staff and residents were wearing daffodils and our head chef Simon did a brilliant job of preparing a lovely spread so that we could really celebrate the day.”