Activities at Rivermead Care Home

Rivermead's resident, Lena recently took a trip to visit her son, Stuart who resides at sister home, Castle Park care home in Hull. The inter-home visits are important to Lena and her son. Stuart on this occasion they chose to take in the delights of a local pub for a spot of lunch.

Stuart was also proud to present his Mum with a beautiful framed photo of her, Lena was delighted to show off this wonderful gift as they enjoyed some quality time together.  

Angela Lawson, activities coordinator said “It was a pleasure to be able to be take Lena to visit her son as often as possible and everyone had a lovely day out

Residents of Rivermead enjoyed an afternoon of fun and mess as their creative skills were showcased. Our Rivermead pumpkin carvers are certainly a creative lot! Their glorious colourful creations are now displayed proudly in the home’s foyer for all guests to see and admire. 

Residents at Rivermead expressed a wish to create something special for the homes receptionist, Sarah to remember on her special day. They did just that with the help of activities coordinator, Angela in creating a beautiful wedding tree for guests to hang their best wishes on for the happy couple.

The tree was decorated with a romantic theme of love feather hearts and pearls and was displayed at the wedding reception at Malton Old Lodge for everyone to see. Everyone is eagerly waiting to see the wedding photos.

Angela, activities coordinator said: “It was so meaningful and rewarding to see all our Residents enjoying themselves on creating the tree for Sarah’s most romantic day of the year. It was lovely to see our Residents create something special for Sarah and Steven”.

We celebrated Renee’s 90th birthday recently. Refreshments were prepared and she had a lovely time!

Residents enjoyed a lively craft session at Rivermead as they get more and more adventurous with each art and craft session that is hosted at the home. This session brought their creative skills together as they made colourful bunting to display at future events they look to host. 

The home's arts and crafts is proving popular and is bringing everyone together, even just for a cup of tea and a good old chat.  Art and crafts for the elderly have been proven countless times to increase cognitive stimulation and dexterity.

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Rivermead to enjoy a summer fete that was held in the home’s grounds on 17th August. Rivermead hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including tombola, raffles, a selection of stalls, games and delicious cakes served which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.

Residents and staff made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as cold drinks, tea & coffee and lots of delicious home-made cakes prepared by the catering team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!