Activities at Vecta House Care Home

This month’s music theme was chosen by one of our residents Mick after spending time chatting to Hanna at last month’s event. Everyone rocked and rolled to some very popular rock and roll tunes sang once again by the very talented Hanna Nixon. Everyone gathered together prepared with their dancing shoes and rocked the afternoon away. The room was decorated in a classic 1950’s rock and roll diner and residents rocked out with guitars and saxophones. What a fun filled afternoon.

Residents at Vecta House ventured out a mini us adventure to the Donkey Sanctuary. We had a mixture of weather from wind rain and sunshine but that didn’t stop residents from enjoying themselves oh no! We walked around the paddocks meeting all the Donkeys that each had their own unique characteristics with some being very vocal others coming up to the fences where residents had the opportunity to stroke them. After much walking around the Sanctuary residents choose to stop off at the café where they enjoyed a hot beverage and a delicious cake. Before we headed home residents visited the gift shop to get a souvenir to remind them of the days adventure.

For international owl day residents at Vecta House had a special visit from our feathered friends.

Sam from The Falconry Experience brought along with him 3 stunning owls for the residents to meet. Sam spent time with each resident telling residents many interesting facts about these ma9jestic creatures with residents being very inquisitive and asking lots of questions.

We all know the call of an owl “twit twoo” but did you know this call is a duet between a male and female owl with the female calling “twit” and the male responding “twoo”

This month residents, family and friends joined us for our country and western event, this event was organised by the homes activities coordinator after spending time with the residents discussing what activities they would like to be held within the home.

The day started with staff and residents decorated with everything from the wild west, from haybale’s bunting stable doors and gold bars. As residents arrived to the event they were greeted with cowboy hats, neckerchief  and a sheriff badge getting everyone into the swing of things. With lot’s of dancing and singing. Hanna Nixon gave everyone an amazing afternoon of entertainment interacting with all the residents throughout. There was delicious hotdogs made by our head chef that went down a treat with onion and mustard.

Everyone had a rootin-tootin time, yeeha!

Residents enjoyed a trip to the classic boat museum in East Cowes.

Residents had a warm welcome from the staff at the museum on arrival, as they entered to get their tickets we met a lovely chap who was their own personal tour guide for the morning. On entering the first section of the museum residents were surrounded in an array of amazing art, models and artifacts and residents  listened attentively  to the maritime stories of the isle of wight. One of our resident In thoroughly enjoyed himself having worked at the J S shipbuilding yard as a young man and told everyone stories of his experience and memories and enjoying the museums display of the shipbuilding yard.

Residents were also fascinated in the history of Jo Carstairs who was featured on the BBC news recently. Jo Carstairs was known as the fastest women on water and the gallery had an outstanding collection of trophy’s Jo had won throughout her life racing early powerboats. Moira a resident at Vecta House enjoyed the gallery of yachts being a keen sailor herself. Thank you to all the staff at the isle of wight classic boat museum for a wonderful morning.

Vecta house had a week of fun during the Get Barchester moving week. With lots of different and fun ways to get moving from taking a walk around the homes beautiful gardens, Chair exercises and yoga, residents staff families and friends joined together to build up the moving minutes. At the end of a fabulous week vecta house held a cheese and wine afternoon for residents and their loved ones. With live music and a selection of delicious cheeses, crackers and fruits while dancing the afternoon away. The Pimm’s was flowing and the sun shining setting of a beautiful scene for a beautiful day. The event was held to raise money for the Barchester charity foundation with donations made by staff and families along with a raffle with the chance of winning a beautiful hamper full of goodies.