Activities at Waterside Court Care Home

Waterside Court have been running virtual Dementia Friends information sessions!

We are committed to making Wallingford and surrounding villages Dementia Friendly Communities, where people with dementia are understood, respected and supported. This incredible work pioneered by the Alzheimer's Society has been even more important this year with people facing isolation and loneliness.

If you would like to become a Dementia Friend, or are part of a group/organisation you'd like to make Dementia Friendly, please get in touch with us. We'd be delighted to have you on board!

We were busy again, out and about delivering boxes of Heroes to local healthcare professionals today. We popped in (safely!) to see Wallingford Medical Practice, Mill Stream Surgery and Wallingford Community Hospital, who all greeted us with incredible spirits. Healthcare professionals have been absolutely phenomenal this year and we were happy to be able to spread some Christmas cheer.

We can't wait to work closely with these amazing teams in the New Year! #ThankYouNHS

Waterside Court have been busy thanking fellow key workers in the community for all of their hard work this year.

We spent the day delivering boxes of Heroes and Barchester Goody Bags to numerous key workers, including local pharmacies, Waitrose and local businesses in Wallingford. These frontline workers have faced incredible challenges this year, so we were more than happy to offer some Christmas cheer and gifts. We are thrilled to say that not only did these goodies go down a treat, we also formed some incredible connections within the local community!

We are very grateful to Sam and Alex at Waitrose for offering their support with any events or initiatives Waterside Court hold and we look forward to working closely with them in future. Here's to a fulfilling 2021!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Waterside Court!

The team have been busy getting the Marketing Suite decorated for the festive season. We are eagerly awaiting the Christmas art competition entries from local primary schools to complete the festive look.

We’ll be collecting artwork on Thursday 17th December, so follow us on Facebook to have your vote: @BarchesterWatersideCourt

Waterside Court are striving to make Wallingford and the surrounding communities Dementia Friendly. We have been busy making contact with the local community, including Wallingford Town Council, to help support us with this goal.

Wallingford Town Council gave our Home Services Advisor the opportunity to speak at the full council meeting on Monday 7th December. We are thrilled to say that they have agreed to help us with this very important cause!

The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.

With the pandemic affecting people’s abilities to socialise and connect with their local community, creating this network of understanding is more important than ever.

If you would like become a Dementia Friend, sign up to one of our following sessions:

Monday 21st December, 18:00 – 18:45 (virtual)

https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBSessionDetails?id=a055I00000ECaxXQAT#.X9GIbtj7Q2w

Wednesday 23rd December 10am – 11am (face-to-face)

https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBSessionDetails?id=a055I00000ECauGQAT#.X9GJmtj7Q2w

Wednesday 23rd December 1pm – 2pm (face-to-face)

https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBSessionDetails?id=a055I00000ECaiLQAT#.X9GKE9j7Q2w

We look forward to working alongside the Mayor and local councillors to start making Wallingford Dementia Friendly! If you are an organisation who would like to become Dementia Friendly, please contact us for more information - we would love to hear from you!

Six local primary schools in Wallingford are taking part in our Christmas competition!

We have asked children to design festive drawings and write warm messages to residents in our sister homes. Entries will be collected by our General Manager on Thursday 17th December and drawings will be displayed in our Marketing Suite for a week, before being delivered to residents in our nearby homes.

Voting will take place over the Christmas break and winners will be announced on Tuesday 5th January, with prizes being delivered on the same day. Each of our homes will pick three winners and there will also be a Facebook prize-winner, so follow us now to have your vote! @BarchesterWatersideCourt

Special thanks to:

St John's Primary School - Wallingford, St Nicholas C.E. Infants' School, Crowmarsh Gifford Primary School, Cholsey Primary School, Benson CofE Primary School, RAF Benson Community Primary School.

Intergenerational links between schools and care homes have incredible benefits to both residents and children; we look forward to working with these schools in future and our residents eagerly await lots of creative entries!