Activities at Tyspane Care Home

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together to enjoy our Summer Fete that was held on 3rd June 2017

We hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, with this year's theme being dance, including live entertainment from the Grumpy Old Men, the Barnstaple Youth Band, Nadine Morrish Dance Academy, Project Dance and cheerleaders from Coombe Martin/Ilfracombe. We were joined by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, and her entourage, who delighted everyone with their presence at the event. The Summer Fete was opened by local Iron Man and charity swimmer, Mike Culley, who is taking the lead in our Motomed Marathon.

Staff at Tyspane Care Home made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as cream teas, cold drinks and ice cream, prepared by the team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!

After 30 years of continuous service at Tyspane, much-loved Activities Coordinator, Hilary Cortis, has decided to retire.

Staff and residents at the home sent Hilary off in style with champagne and presents to thank her for many years of dedication. Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Hilary and she will be sadly missed.

During her time at Tyspane, Hilary has worked in every department and has worked under 13 Managers. She joined the home 30 years ago and was one the first members of staff to be employed. 5 years later, the home was sold to Barchester Healthcare, so she has been with the home since it first began.

Celebrations have been in full swing as resident, Doris, reached her 100th birthday in style.

Doris was amazed to have so much fuss made about her and was delighted to see all her family. She said the secret to her long life was keeping active.

We decided to celebrate to celebrate our annual Christmas buffet with residents, relatives and guests. We were joined by the Grumpy Old Men, who played to us long into the night.

Residents, their relatives and staff all enjoyed themselves and everyone looked extremely festive.

Residents and staff laced up their trainers and warmed up for their weekly session of flexicise and singing.

Staff and residents could be seen flexing their muscles - even those who had suffered a stroke were going for gold in this exercise class. The staff encourage residents to flex the upper parts of their body, which will hopefully encourage them to keep active. At the end of the class, as a warm down, Physio Assistant, Babs Spear, had all the group join in with singing to help their lungs; residents were singing Durham Town and many other songs, and really enjoying their sessions. Even those living with Dementia could remember the words of some songs and could be seen singing along to the music.

We celebrated bonfire night on Monday 7th November. In celebration, welet off a selection of fireworks once the sun had set.

The residents enjoyed traditional bonfire night treats, including hot dogs with lashing of onions, treacle toffee and parkin beautifully prepared by our chefs.