Activities at Ross Court Care Home

Care Assistant; Susanne Ray took a troop of residents out to explore our beautiful gardens last week. They picked various flowers together, then placed them delicately between tissue paper to press within several heavy books over the coming week. Everyone was so impressed with the end result, Susanne transferred them to frames for display on our piano for all to see.

We were very lucky to receive a letter from the Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting this week. At the start of April we decided to send a Birthday card to the Queen, on the occasion of her 94th Birthday on 21st April 2020. We included a letter from the residents and two photographs of the home and the residents out enjoying the garden. We never expected to receive a response from the palace (Windsor Castle, where she is staying) and were thrilled when the envelope and letter arrived yesterday – Thursday 30th April.

The Home Manager; Nicola Thomas went around the rooms and showed the residents and read it out to them, they were all overjoyed and it lifted their spirits during this extremely strange time. We give thanks to Her Majesty for her kind response.

The residents of Ross Court Care Home took time to remember on VE Day. Following the 2 minute silence at 11 o'clock, the home was filled with wartime music and singing. Delicious afternoon cream teas were served in the lounge where the residents enjoyed the sun and 1940's sounds. They raised a glass of sherry to all those brave souls lost during the war and courageous survivors. "We will never forget the sacrifices you made". All staff at Ross Court wish to thank our wonderful residents for sharing their memories of such an important day to us all.

Residents at Ross Court are using their time indoors to get ahead of the Easter celebrations with some cheerful cards. These were made using wool wrapped around some cardboard and then covered with a piece of card with the shape cut out. The residents really enjoyed the finished result although they were a bit puzzled by the wrapping of the wool part of it!

As you can see they were all happy with their efforts and are looking forward to making some more in the coming weeks to send out to family & friends in the Community as they are unable to see them during this time.

The Cats for Comfort team called in on Sunday 9th February so that our residents could meet and enjoy the company of their Maine Coon cats for a couple of hours.

Thelma, Anne and Dennis were especially happy to see them, and had been waiting all week for the opportunity. Thelma’s favourite is Monty the ginger cat. Honey Bunny is just a normal cat, but according to Lynn, the owner of Cats for Comfort, she rules the roost over all the boys.

All the other cats are Maine Coons that originated in America. The residents all had a wonderful time meeting the cats, with Dennis asking for a photo of the event for his room.

They will be back to visit us again in a couple of months!

On Friday 7th February, the Beavers Troup from Ross-on-Wye came up for their second visit to Ross Court. This time we decided to work on some heart shapes for Valentine’s Day by using a template and drawing around our hands.

The Beavers, aged between 6 and 8 years old, were very proficient and then helped by drawing round the hands of our residents. Pam especially enjoyed meeting them all, as she loves children.

Once the art work was finished using a mixture of coloured card and old music sheets, the Beavers stopped for some refreshments before they performed an investiture for one of their newest Beavers who joined 3 weeks ago.

This has now become a regular visit, with the next date scheduled for April. The friendships between the residents and Beavers are starting to form, and everyone finished the evening with smiles on their faces.