Castleford House

We have had a Wonderful Wednesday! This morning we have enjoyed the beautiful weather in the garden, arranged some flowers and visited The Milky Baa for a shake!After the sunshine made a return, we took advantage and spent the morning soaking up some rays! We enjoyed a cup of tea and listened to the Beatles…

This evening, for our dinner, we have had a pizza party and ordered takeaway from our local kebab shop ‘Chepstow Kebab’. We have tucked into a variety of pizzas, chips and onion rings and all of our plates were cleared! The resident whose idea it was to order a takeaway, has had “a brilliant time”…

We have had a very busy weekend! Things we have done include; making milkshakes, spending 1:1 time with our therapy dolls, enjoying a breakfast dining experience and helping out our domestic department! We are always keen to promote hydration at Castleford, so we did this, but with a twist! We created Oreo and Kinder Bueno…

This week at Castleford we raised the Jolly Roger and held a pirate themed party!🍻The afternoon entailed a pirate-themed buffet pulled off by our fantastic kitchen team! We listened to sea shanties whilst drinking our ‘Caribbean Sea water’ and enjoyed using props to get some fantastic photos! The hearties who came to our party appeared…

Today, we have recommenced a Castleford tradition at one of our resident’s request, which is Cheesecake Tuesday!We have made and eaten a salted caramel cheesecake with toffee popcorn and pretzels!It was offered around the home for people to try and we had some excellent feedback! One resident told us: “this is really lovely, can I…

Today our two residents celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a socially distanced lunch with their loved ones.The couple and their family have sat in our sensory garden and enjoyed exchanging gifts, cards, and eating the beautiful buffet and cake provided by our kitchen team.So today, in the sunshine, we had a toast to our…

Today we raised a toast to The Queen on her birthday and celebrated, in true Castleford style, with a Cocktail Masterclass! We gathered in the sensory garden where all the residents participated in making their own cocktails! The gents worked together and created a classic mojito and the ladies concocted what they called “the easy…

This morning we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Partial Eclipse that was visible in Britain.With the help of our tinted windows in our conservatory and sunglasses we were able to safely watch as the moon passed in-between the earth and the sun.Everyone enjoyed watching this rare phenomenon and they reminisced about…

Why do we need one?A sensory garden can help people experiencing dementia to enjoy socialising and connect with others. This is achieved by creating a shared experience, taking part in physical activity stimulates the senses and memories and these things greatly improves their well-being. A sensory garden can also help improve physical fitness, health, mood…

Today we have held a ‘Milkwood Garden Party’ and invited our sister homes to join us: Mynyddoedd Mountains and The Lodge have come to our Hawaiian themed garden party! Our residents have been joined by some of the residents from The Lodge and Archie and Craig from The Mountains! We have spent the afternoon in…