Activities at Wood Grange Care Home

On this day we gathered at Wood Grange where Staff, friends, family and residents met and we headed towards Wellhead Park where we did a loop and stopped off at the 'Don’t Lose Hope' Garden. It was a lovely warm day and our residents really enjoyed listening to the history of Bourne, meeting members of the public and then ending the walk with an ice cream.  One of our residents Mary said,  “I have had a lovely morning, thank you”.  We are continuing our sponsored events but due to the nature of how extreme they are, the activities team and family members will be doing this one with the support of residents. On the 29th September, four of us will be sleeping under the stars in the Wood Grange Garden followed by a 24 mile walk around Rutland Water on the 30th.  Please see our Facebook Page to find details of our just giving page and wish us luck!

Staff at Barchester Healthcare’s Wood Grange care home, in Bourne have welcomed a new member to the team, introducing a Relative Ambassador who will support other families who are considering care options and be a support to those whose loved ones are now living in the home.

Mike Taylor, is the husband of Resident, Maria who is a permanent resident at the home and is delighted with his recent nomination to the role.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Wood Grange care home in Bourne got up close and personal with some furry friends photographs when the activities team hosted a dog photography competition in light of National Dog Day, which fell on August 26th.  National Dog Day is an annual event to raise awareness of the number of dogs in rescue centres and to encourage people to adopt dogs from shelters and dog homes.

Residents had a brilliant time admiring all the photograph entries that came through from both staff members and relatives. The residents learnt about the different breeds and their characteristics and reminisced about pets they once had. The idea for this event was to be a virtual Dog show where the photographs were displayed on a large board for all to see. It was very hard to decide on an overall winner however after counting the votes we found the winning pup. Gwyn had the winning vote for the best photograph, well done to Gwyn and her owner Maggie who is the homes administrator.

Wood Grange are always busy with creative projects, this particular project was creating miniature boating hats for the residents to wear as badges or to place on top of their furry friends heads.  The residents thought these looked very neat to wear for the summer season.  Maureen said, “I really like mine for my little poodle”.  Residents shared creative ideas with each other whilst talking about previous hobbies and current affairs.  This was a slightly more challenging craft than normal but the end result was worth it.

Wood Grange residents have been enjoying a pamper morning which has been scheduled on Tuesday mornings, we are extremely lucky to have Gosia as a member of staff at Wood Grange who is trained in the beauty field.  The residents have been enjoying facials, Indian head massages, manicures and hand massages. This is very popular with our residents as Gosia creates an Spa atmosphere which is extremely relaxing for them. The smiles on their faces, says it all.

Residents from Memory Lane enjoyed getting in the garden on a sunny Saturday afternoon to pull up potatoes, the ladies then later joined by one of our gentleman worked well as a team.  They were pulling them up which then led to a gardening treasure hunt for these lovely baby sweet potatoes.  The residents enjoyed the feeling of the soil which gave them great satisfaction of finding the little potatoes, the bigger the potato the bigger the satisfaction.  They  did a great job with clearing the dirt using dustpan and brushes.  Our residents enjoy activities that allow them to connect with nature and work together, this fit the bill perfectly.