Activities at Woodhorn Park Care Home

Tensions were high as residents and colleagues came together to watch the FA cup final, there were cheers and a little friendly banter between team supports within the home.

Residents were delighted to see Manchester City win their 2nd trophy of the season.  It was a great atmosphere in the lounge.

Staff and residents marked Parkinson’s Awareness Week with a bake sale.   The staff and residents spent time learning about how Parkinson’s disease can affect different parts of the brain and the body causing involuntary movements or rigidity in muscles which can then ‘freeze up’ and not work. 

Residents and staff also learned about the possible psychological impact of the medication used to treat disease which can cause compulsive behaviours and depression in some people. It can also be linked to a reduced sense of smell, impaired vision and attention deficit disorder. As well as this we ran a bake sale to raise money for Parkinson’s UK and we managed to raise £120.

A big thank you to Cooplands Bakers for kindly donating a variety of biscuits and treats for our residents to enjoy as part of our National Biscuits Day celebrations.

Who doesn't love a biscuit with a cuppa!

What is not to love about this day! residents enjoyed taste testing a variety of cocktails and mocktails from pina colada’s to strawberry mojitos with our very own cocktail master Anna followed by a quiz as part of our international cocktail day celebrations.

Celebrations have been in full swing as one of our residents reached her centenary in style. Margaret was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as she received a telegram from the King in recognition of her landmark birthday.

Margaret was a typist when she left school and always worked in offices. Margaret has 2 daughters and 1 son who she loves very much. Margaret enjoyed going on holidays and would often go away with her daughter. Margaret is a very friendly lady who enjoys to have a good chat with others about the good old days. She joined Woodhorn Park in March 2022, where she is enjoying a new chapter of her life.

The birthday girl, said: their secret to long life cups of tea.

To honour the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, we immersed ourselves in poetry and the sounds of bagpipes and of course, gave the time-honoured address to the ‘Great chieftain O’ the pudding’ race’ – the haggis.

Our Head Chef Naomi addressed the Haggis reciting the poem then cut the Haggis, our very own wee “scottish lassie” had a smile from ear to ear.