Castleford House

Today we went to collect our Dunelm mystery box from Gloucester, after we had the highest vote in a Facebook competition! On of our resident’s , who has regularly asked about the competition after we told her about it, joined us to come and collect it. She had a fantastic time looking around the shop…

During the pandemic we have sadly lost some members from our Castleford family. With the restrictions and lockdowns we haven’t be able to hold memorial services for anyone since the beginning of 2020. This Christmas we wanted to make sure we remember those we have lost This year we started a new tradition by having…

Today has been a very special day at Castleford! One of our resident’s, who came to live with us a year ago, has longed for a dog to keep her company in her room. So this year, her Christmas wish was to have a dog. So we made it happen! Working with her family we…

Last night we had the pleasure of Chepstow Musical Show Choir – CMSC visit Castleford for a Christmas performance! The lovely ladies sang a variety of Christmas carols whilst we enjoyed some festive treats and hot chocolate. We made sure to make enough for our guests, too! We watched the choir from inside, in the…

This weekend a couple of our residents visited The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, to hit the shops! One resident wanted to get some new shoes and he enjoyed browsing around the shops the Mall has to offer. He chose some dashing new kicks and is extremely pleased with his purchases, he was even confident enough to…

This year we are focusing on fulfilling people’s Christmas wishes. Whether this is recreating old traditions or trying something new, we are up to the challenge! To kick off our first Christmas wish , one of our residents has never managed to successfully leave the building because she experiences severe anxiety, but this week we…

To finish our summary about “Trophy Thursday”, we finished the evening of Thursday 2nd December at the Athena Hotel, Leicester, for the national Caring UK 2021 awards where Castleford House Lifestyles Coordinations team had been nominated for the “Activities Team of the Year” award. The awards are a national event that “celebrates excellence throughout the…

What a day Thursday 2nd December 2021 was! It was the day Castleford House Nursing Home took home two awards – one local, one national in an absolutely incredible evening.To kick off our roundup of “Trophy Thursday”, we started the evening at Gloucestershire University, where Jess Gayford, Fiona Hutchings, Anna Mason, Jade Mason and Kym…

Today, we have made a start on decorating our wonderful home ready for the Christmas season! The resident’s have gotten into the festive season with Santa hats and listening to traditional Christmas songs! One resident has sang along to all of the, showing us all her fantastic voice! She said: “I’ve got my chocolate, my…

Today we had our own “60s Funky Fest At Castleford”! We turned back time and had a groovy Sunday afternoon! We transformed Severn lounge into a 60s psychedelic paradise, with tie dye and flower power! We stuck to the era with our food and drink and indulged on tie dye cupcakes, cream soda, spam and…