Activities at Threshfield Court Care Home

Residents, loved ones, friends and staff members at Threshfield Court Care Home have been very generous by donating festive food and essential items to be given to the Skipton Food Bank.

As we all know, during the pandemic and towards the end of 2020 many families are struggling to provide the basic food items let alone prepare for the Christmas period.  It was a decision that the staff overwhelming agreed upon, to help those less fortunate. It really has helped everyone at our home get into the spirit of the festival.

Stacey Nicholson, Senior General Manager at Threshfield Court Care Home, said: “Staff, residents and friends of the home all donated very generously to the Skipton Food Bank and it really is heart-warming to see how much people care about helping others who are less fortunate. Thanks to everyone who contributed. It will all be distributed to where it is needed most within our community."

Residents at Threshfield Court care home, in Threshfield recently enjoyed receiving a parcel from their local Community Champions, Sarah and Eileen. The parcel contained a lovely hand written card along with puzzles, word searches and beautifully knitted squares.  Residents at the home enjoyed their morning coffee and a delicious slice of home-made cake whilst opening the parcel.  It has meant such a lot to the residents as visitors are currently not able to visit in the home at this time.

It is never too early to prepare for the festive period.  At Threshfield Court, we are busy making Christmas Decorations and making our plans for December 2020.  It is amazing how much fun you can have with a glue stick and glitter and also how we accommodate all abilities and interests. 

A simple activity colouring a bauble enables us to have meaningful discussions about how we celebrate Christmas and what we enjoyed doing. 

We are preparing our wish list for our Christmas Eve Treat Box  which has become a lovely tradition at Threshfield Court.  The items are chosen by the residents and are handed out on Christmas Eve and a beautifully decorated box.

Once a week at Threshfield Court we have a Movement to Music session.  We do tend to like the Abba songs which just seems to give everyone a little bit of extra energy.  We start our workout with a gentle arm chair warm up, working from the head down to our toes.  We steadily increase the intensity as our bodies warm up and we become more relaxed.  One of our favourite cool down activities is to throw different size balls around and have mini competitions.  As always, we end our session with a sit down and a chat with a nice cup of tea and a biscuit”.

Residents are overjoyed at Threshfield Court care home in Threshfield, as Barchester Healthcare has implemented a visiting suite for residents to continue to spend time with their loved ones for the autumn and winter seasons in addition to the outdoor visiting that has been on offer for those able for many months.

Balancing resident wellbeing and safety is at the forefront of Barchester Healthcare’s thinking and they understand how important it is for residents and their family and friends to be able to spend time together in the safest way possible.

At Threshfield Court when it is damp and dark outside we fill our home with colour and brightness with the aroma of sweet smelling flowers.   Ten pumpkins were delivered  to our ladies who thoroughly enjoyed  the flower arranging in very alternative vessels.  We had a really super afternoon and re-discovered our creative talents.   We were amazed at the talent that we have in our home as it appears that there is a real art to flower arranging.