Activities at Ouse View Care Home

Congratulations to our brilliant Maintenance Manager - Kevin Field for reaching the final of the Barchester Care Awards as the winner of the North Division Health and Safety Champion Category.

While Kevin didn't win the National Award, everyone at the Ouse View Care Home is so proud of him.

Our residents, family members and colleagues came together to cheer on Kevin as they watched the Awards Show live.

Your dedication and commitment to the health and safety of our residents is truly inspiring. Thank you for making a positive difference in the lives of those we care for.

To be recognised for your efforts at national level is a huge accomplishment in itself.

Staff and residents at Ouse View in Fulford held a charity coffee morning and bake sale on Friday 29th September to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Having a coffee morning is the perfect chance to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause. The money raised helps everyone with cancer to live life as fully as they can.

Residents enjoyed spending time with friends and relatives, and members of the local community.  Head chef, Ian Snedden, had baked lots of lovely cakes, biscuits and pastries for everyone to sample and for guests to buy to take home. Some residents had baked truffles for the occasion too along with their visitors and members of the community, everyone was spoilt for choice!

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Ouse View care home in Fulford marked Alzheimer’s Awareness Month which is taking place throughout September.

Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, the loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, remembering, reasoning – which can affect a person’s day to day life and activities.  Functions that can be impacted are memory, language skills, visual perception, problem solving, self-management and the ability to focus and pay attention. The number of people living with dementia in the UK is forecast to increase to over 1m.

Here at Ouse View Care Home in Fulford we open our doors to the local community for a knit and natter group, this brought smiles and newfound friends.

We meet each Wednesday morning at 10.30 am, to welcome anyone eager to explore the therapeutic art of knitting. During these sessions, attendees have opportunity to knit their own patterns and creations.

General Manager Rebekka Richardson expressed her delight at the event's success, saying, "We embarked on this project with the aim of providing a haven for members of the elderly community seeking a change of scenery and the chance to forge new friendships. We firmly believe that a cup of tea and a friendly chat can work wonders."

Staff and residents from Ouse View care home in Fulford take a trip down memory lane as they explore our kitchen rummage box before mixing up some mouth-watering treats.

Residents had a fantastic time recalling experiences of eating and being in the kitchen both at home and school, they shared their anecdotes and reminisced about the changes in family meal times and about different equipment now used.  Everyone remembers with great fondness being allowed to lick the spoon at the end of a baking session.

Staff and residents at the Barchester’s Ouse View care home in Fulford got up close and personal with their furry friend Bruno the PAT dog, in celebration of National Dog Day. Residents celebrated all the wonderful things about man’s best friend and spent time with the beloved dog Bruno.

National Dog Day is an annual event to raise awareness of the number of dogs in rescue centres and to encourage people to adopt dogs from shelters and dog homes.

Residents had a brilliant time learning about different breeds and their characteristics, reminiscing about pets, and discovering fascinating facts about dogs and puppies. However, nothing could compare to the time the residents were able to spend with Bruno. Seeing Bruno and stroking him brightened the day of residents and staff.