August 2020 – Page 2 – Milkwood Care Limited

Caribbean Party

What an amazing afternoon! We had great fun at our Caribbean party enjoying exotic fruits and mocktails. We wanted to create a tropical feel to match the exotic temperatures that we were experiencing in the UK. Our spirits were high and there certainly was a party feeling throughout Castleford. The residents donned their lei garlands…

Life carries on!

There’s always lots going on at the Lodge. Everyone gets involved in a good mix of activities – jobs, games, keeping in touch via technology, creative sessions and of course there are meal times to look forward to!

Looking lovely, ladies!

Here, we have some wonderful photos of some of our residents. Yvonne – looking lovely after having her hair done! Kath Parker – sharing a smile for her 3 daughters, Sheila, Jan and Gill. Gillian – enjoying a little sit down break after pottering around the garden! Ros – looking contently out of the window…

Jazz Dancing

Anyone for the Charleston? Applewood enjoyed an afternoon of dancing and sipping on a few flutes of champagne.

A stroll around the garden

One sunny afternoon, Casey, Leah, David, Elizabeth and Margaret enjoyed a lovely walk around The Orchard grounds. It was such a hot day & we all wanted our bit of vitamin D! We spotted the gardener planting all our new flowers in beds and we guessed which flowers were going where. It turns out that…

Arts and crafts at The Mountains

We’ve been spending time during lockdown, getting creative with arts and crafts sessions – here you can see us sponge painting, colouring, sticking and drawing our way through the days indoors!

Family window visits

We have enjoyed some more family window visits this month from Dessie’s son and daughter-in-law.Gina’s son and daughter-in-law came to say hello and Gina was able to wish her son a happy birthday.We had a few mother and daughter window visits, starting with Jo enjoying a rainy day window visit and phone call with her…

BBQ Fun

On a very sunny Wednesday lunchtime, we enjoyed al fresco eating at our famous Applewood BBQ & party.

Creativity Time

Many of our residents look forward to our arts and crafts sessions. They enjoy painting their own masterpieces with bright colours and mixing paint to make different shades.

Birthdays shared this month – Rhoda and Colin

Rhoda celebrated her 93rd birthday with a birthday surprise window visit from her son, Simon. She enjoyed sitting and reading her cards from her loved ones. Due to Rhoda’s kind and caring nature, she also enjoyed sharing her ginormous bar of chocolate with her fellow residents/friends. Colin celebrated his 89th birthday with a delicious Victoria…