Activities at Station Court Care Home

Residents, family members, staff along with young adults from Brightside had a ‘hoot’ at Station Court’s in-house petting zoo experience with the wonderful and wild animals from Animal Antics.

We met, held, cuddled and petted Pip and Squeak the friendly mice, pecan and silk baby chick’s, Diesel and Lilly the fluffy bunnies, Zena the bearded dragon, Bracken the barn owl and for the brave Cornflake the snake and Millie the Millipede which have all been rescued and given a new lease of life thanks to Animal Antics bringing wonder and joy along to us all in our home.

A ‘Eggcellent’ Easter weekend was had by all at Station Court. Local children joined our staff and residents at our Easter eggstravaganza community event meeting Flopsy and Fluffy the Station bunnies for a day of Easter fun creating Easter bonnets, challenging each other at egg and spoon races and Easter themed games before heading into the sunshine egg hunting in our garden and devouring Easter bakes and treats. Residents had an ‘eggstrodinary’ day at our Easter Hop with live entertainment from the brilliant Michaela from Musical memories performing her Easter variety show having us all singing along and hopping to music through the eras and everyone in our home had an eggcellent delivery from the station bunnies – after all your never too old for laughter and chocolate at Easter.

Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy. Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles. Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.

We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games. 

Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.

Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.

Station Court care home in Ashington recently collected much needed items for local charity Streetworx. The care home held a collection point for much needed items such as warm clothing, sleeping bags and hot pot foods from staff, visitors and the local community. Residents made blessing bags for the charity to distribute and staff members volunteered their time to see the amazing work the charity do first hand delivering items, offering advice and someone to talk to for those living on the streets in Newcastle.