Activities at Tixover House Care Home

Yesterday we had the pleasure of having Saxophonist Zechariah entertain our Main Lounge full of residents.

Zechariah said ‘it was a joy to perform to you all on this fine summers day.’

He filled the sounds of our home with his saxophone, whilst residents soaked in the sounds, to the cool breeze coming through our courtyard doors, with a cold drink and ice lolly in hand.

It was such a lovely way to pass an afternoon together within a social setting.

Barchester care homes and hospitals nationwide linked together for a fantastic quiz in celebration of Barchester’s 100th live virtual event.

Residents engaged in a variety of questions ranging from historical trivia to visual puzzles and brainteasers.

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

A lovely morning spent @rutlandvineyard, drinks, cakes, wine tasting, a talk about the vineyard and lots of conversation amongst the ladies who joined us for the visit.

Here at Tixover House we regularly enjoy accessing our beautiful outdoor spaces, grounds and neighbouring countryside, so we were very keen to promote National Walking month. We take our residents out on 1-1 or group-based walks, often having to wrap themselves in blankets on cooler May days. The smiles and joyfulness remained nonetheless. We enjoyed seeing the gardens come to life in bloom and often stopped and spoke to our neighbouring community. At the close of National walking month and tying in nicely with our conversations about flowers and gardens, we enjoyed flower pressing in our home and one lady kindly wrote a personalised card alongside the pressed flowers for the ladies within our nursing department. 

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life.  Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales.  

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.