Activities at The Spires Care Home

The Spires recently presented Cherry Orchard Garden Services CIC with a cheque for £880 to purchase two new walk behind strimmers.  Cherry Orchard Garden Services offers work based learning for adults with learning disabilities and autism. The charity offers service users training in top quality gardening skills and then service users use these skills to support local elderly people to maintain their gardens in the Lichfield and Burntwood area. The grant had been awarded by Barchester’s Charitable Foundation, a charity that helps older people and adults with a disability or mental health problems across England, Scotland and Wales by offering grants to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community.

The team at CoGs welcomes home manager Amy Doyle to tour their base and to see the fantastic work that they do. The team work with their service users to learn gardening and woodwork skills which then benefit the local community.

Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair.  The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.

We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas.  The experience was truly enjoyed by all.

The Spires care home, in Lichfield, has held a birthday party to celebrate 5 years of serving the local community.  Staff, residents and guests commemorated this special occasion with live music from local entertainer Matt Clay, a beautiful homemade cake by head chef Polly Holmes and a visit from the Sheriff of Lichfield who handed out long service awards to the staff who have worked at the home for five years and gave a speech thanking the staff for their hard work, particularly through the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event in celebration on National Ice Cream Day. Wall’s team took us on a great journey through history, sharing fascinating details about the brand since its launch in 1922. We learned about major innovations such as the introduction of Mr Whippy, Cornetto, Viennetta, Twister, and Carte d'Or.

Residents were treated to a singalong to Cornetto classic ads, an interactive quiz about fun Wall’s facts and best-of-all, an ice-cream tasting session. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our ice-cream lovers.

Lisa Wilkinson at The Spires Care Home in Lichfield has been crowned Dementia Care Champion of the Year for the North 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’.

Lichfield and Tamworth organisations have come together with The Spires Care Home to celebrate Care Home Open Week. Care Home Open Week exists to connect care homes across the country with their community. With around 1.5 million people working in the adult social care sector in England in 2021/22 - more than in the NHS - it is the largest sector in the UK.

Grace Cares is a Lichfield based, not-for-profit that wants to stop care items needlessly going into landfill, make them available to people at around a third of the price, and use the profits to help care workers, older people and their families with hardship grants and the local community with social groups and activities.