Castleford Lodge

Today we focussed on providing the “feel good factor” for people and did this through a pamper afternoon! Some of our lovely ladies and gents enjoyed some spa treatments, accompanied with a Malibu spritz and some sweet treats.One of our resident’s gave us all a good laugh this afternoon with her charcoal bubble mask as…

This is Penny, pictured here after having been to the Lucy Thomas School of Hair & Beauty! Doesn’t she look wonderful!?

It was always going to be a Christmas that was different, but in all fairness, the day was like any normal Christmas Day. Jane Oliver- Green did a wonderful job on the Christmas lunch, clients received presents that staff felt they would like and the day went without a hitch. Of course, it was lovely…

The lovely thing about Lodge life is that everyone likes to get involve with everyday activities, such as baking.

There is always something new going on at the Lodge. This is Melanie instructing our clients to use both sides of the body with the aid of balls! The mind boggles!

First, we had Kaye MacNamara, who came to us in 2016 and is a senior carer at the Lodge. Then, we employed the lovely Nikki Williams who works 10 hours a week as our housekeeper. Then, we got the amazing Josh, who works outside the Lodge, keeping it spick and span!!Thank heavens for family dynasties…

Today we took full advantage of our air-conditioned minibus and headed out on an adventure! We headed towards Tintern and admired the beautiful views the Abbey has to offer! Our resident’s enjoyed the views and one said: “it’s absolutely beautiful here!”.We then headed down to Monmouth, where we visited Green and Jenks and we had…

This beautiful lady celebrated a big milestone – 50 years old! Surrounded by family and friends, and of course her Lodge family, Penny celebrated in style!! Her beautiful cake was made by Lyndsey Eden.

The less we say about almost winning this football tournament, the better!! Well done to Gareth Southgate and his team for giving us something else to talk aboutother than COVID-19!

Everyone loves cakes, especially when they are made by Lyndsey. Here’s a peek at just some of the beautiful celebration cakes that she’s made for clients at the Lodge.