Archive for May 2021
Ladies Who Lunch
Ladies who lunch and shop. We had lovely morning spent at the retail park, the ladies definitely enjoyed their cakes.
Read MoreFloral Displays
Cups of tea with biscuits were enjoyed by Elizabeth and Iris while the talented pair put together these wonderful flower arrangements for everyone to enjoy.
Read MoreIce Cream Time
The resident’s faces lit up as soon as the ice cream trolley was wheeled round. It was such a refreshing treat!
Read MoreSmiles All Round!
Often, it’s nice to switch on the iPad and look at photographs of clients, past and present, and take a moment to appreciate that they are always smiling! Despite all that life has thrown their way, the Lodge clients have the biggest smiles. The staff have pretty wide smiles too!
Read MoreChair Basketball
Monica, Valerie and David played armchair basketball in the lounge. Everyone liked the challenge of trying to get the ball in the net, there were some impressive shots too.
Read MoreBuzzing Around
On 20th May, we celebrated World Bee Day here at the home. As ever, Amanda excelled in her costume choice by dressing as a giant, inflatable bumble bee. The staff got involved by wearing colourful tops and head boppers. On the morning tea trolley, Amanda buzzed around the home, handing out bread topped with local…
Read MoreFarm Visit
We are loving the fact we can now go on low risk trips and are really enjoying visiting new local businesses! We decided to stay local and visit Chase Farm Milk. We were greeted by the friendliest sheep dog who we absolutely adored. We then sat in the sunshine and enjoyed our ice-creams. The ‘fairy…
Read MoreDoll Therapy
Our residents are relishing time spent with our new babies. The use of life-like dolls or soft toy animals can bring great benefits to some people with a diagnosis of dementia, particularly those in later stages. Giving life-like dolls or animals to people with dementia is considered by some as a type of therapy; it…
Read MorePots Galore
Jim carefully watered the vegetables and plants.
Read MoreA Virtual Wedding
Over the years we have had many enjoyable celebrations.Today one of our care assistants, Jade Arnott, was kind enough to invite us to share her wedding ceremony, which she streamed via Facebook.We celebrated in style with a buffet lunch and champagne and a beautiful wedding cake.Jade provided us with the wedding favours and we decked…
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