The Orchard

Jean and Alex are pictured playing balloon tennis together. This is Jean’s favourite activity and she always participates in this active game. Jean is very good at batting and serving the balloon during a 1-1 or group activity.

On the last day of the year, we had a New Year’s Eve treat – an celebratory Indian dinner! Staff and residents joined together, just like families do, to enjoy the delicious meal of curries and garlic breads and celebrate the new year ahead.

Our annual Christmas party was merry and bright this year; we had a fabulous festive buffet with lots of delicious snacks to choose from and plenty of drinks and music to accompany the celebrations. Lizzie and Tom dressed up as turkeys – all the residents found their outfits highly amusing! A big thank you to…

We had a jolly time with these Christmas photo filters! It was all about having good fun and encouraging everyone to smile – the activity really created a positive atmosphere within our home sweet home.

Our lovely cat, Missy, couldn’t wait to get in on the Christmas tree decorating action, and assisted with her helpful paws!

We are really proud of our in house cooks, Paulina and Helen, for making these delicious Christmas treats for ourresidents. Visual presentation is always on point and, most importantly, the taste tests are always a resounding success! Here are more delicious delights – an iced winter berry fruit loaf, strawberry gateau and a marvellous meringue.

Our lovely cat missy couldn’t wait to get in on the action assisting with her helpful paws!

We’ve been busy with group activities decorating the Christmas tree and lighting up our home making it look cosy and warm, each resident chose there own baubles to hang on the tree with Christmas carols playing we had a jolly time.

A favourite group activity over Christmas was when our residents chose their own baubles and placed them on the tree. Christmas carols were playing in the background and when we switched the tree lights on, it made our home feel extra warm, cosy and very festive.

In December, we sang carols, including some real classics – Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, 12 days of Christmas and, of course, Jingle Bells, to name a few. We decorated gingerbread jumpers and constructed a beautiful gingerbread house. We needed lots of icing to hold the house together! It really did look beautifully festive.