Activities at The Cedars Bourne Care Home

We have had a whirlwind month here at The Cedars. Sarah and I were thrilled to attend the annual Barchester Care Awards in October, in which Sarah Longstaff had been nominated for Care Practitioner of the year. This followed her win at the divisional level; placing her in the top 5 Care Practitioners in Barchester as a whole. We had a wonderful time and Sarah was thrilled to be nominated. It was a night we will not forget in a hurry!

Following this, we were happy to hear that our activity co-ordinator, Helen Hudson, has been shortlisted for the Annual Lincolnshire Care Awards, and we wish her luck in her upcoming interview. We will find out if she has won her category at a Gala Dinner in March. - Another of our staff, Senior Carer Sarah-Jane Knight has completed training and is now a swallowing, oral health and nutrition ambassador, and will be supporting the home in this important area. 

The team make The Cedars the wonderful place that it is, and we are incredibly proud of them all.
 

To mark World Children's Day, we held a special coffee morning looking at toys past and present. Residents really enjoyed reminiscing over their own childhoods, as well as bringing up children and grandchildren. Maureen especially enjoyed looking at the 1939 Golden Gift Book, saying it was 'fascinating'. 

The highlight of the event was a chance to learn programming with volunteer Michael; through Lego Boost, a Lego- built robotic cat that could be programmed to meow, move or wag his tail. There was a lot of laughter as we tried our hand at this STEM toy- so different from what some of us had as children!

Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Emily and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to Reubens' Rainbow Landscape.

Residents truly enjoyed the sensory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.

Everyone who joined had a wonderful experience and can’t wait to put their creative skills to the test by painting some landscapes of our their in the coming days!
 

Staff and residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne celebrated Bonfire Night with a bang this November 5th when they wrapped up warm watch a fantastic firework display and enjoy lots of seasonal treats washed down with some creamy hot chocolate. 

Bonfire Night commemorates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot when 14 individuals tried to blow up the House of Lords during the state opening of Parliament on November 5th 1605. We started the evening by enjoying traditional bonfire night treats, including jacket potatoes, hot dogs, burgers, and parkin beautifully prepared by home chef Julie Gelsthorpe; served picnic style in the lounge, before watching the beautiful low level, low noise display that our residents and their visitors love every year.  

The Cedars Care Home in Bourne recently presented The Carer Sitter Service with a cheque for £1000.  

Staff from Central COOP funeral care and The Cedars Care Home in Bourne, along with staff and friends of The Cedars Care Home, took part in a ten mile walk around Bourne and the surrounding villages on in September to raise money for The Carers Sitter Service, a local charity that provides free respite support and home sitting for people who are restricted because of the 24-hour care they are providing for dependent relatives and friends. 

At The Cedars when an opportunity arises to fulfil a wish, as a team we do our utmost to put the wheels in motion to enable that wish to come true.

Colin is a lifelong rugby fan and mega fan of his rugby playing grandson Josh, in his earlier years Colin was his transport and support to games all over the country…
-– Colins wish is to be able to watch his grandson play again -–