Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

Here at Mallard Court we love our volunteers helping with our Activities Team, and they bring something extra special for everyone.

A very special young lady called Grace visits every week, to spend time joining in our activity sessions with our residents, visitors and staff.

Grace with her Grandma, are helping us at our Spring Fair with other volunteers, along with Megan, our Work placement student from the East Riding of Bridlington college.

We love our pampering sessions here at Mallard Court, whether it’s  having a nail manicure, hand massage, foot spa or having your hair styled by our very talented hairdresser, Graham.

Pamper sessions are a very important and  intimate activity for our residents to enjoy, sharing fond memories of times gone bye, and enjoying a cup of tea together

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Mallard Court care home in Bridlington were treated to an interactive virtual Valentine’s table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve.  Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers, all sourced from her local flower farm. She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours.

During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Valentine’s-themed table decorations. The displays will be used to decorate the home ready for Valentine’s Day celebrations. Some residents chose flowers in traditional red and white hues, chosen from some of their favourite blooms. The greenery was sourced from the gardens around Mallard Court.

A Domestic Assistant at Mallard Court care home in Bridlington has received a prestigious 20 Year Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 20 years.

Sue Kirby, started at Barchester in January 2024 and she is a much loved and admired employee by her work colleagues, residents and their families.

Sue with her bubbly, lively personality and good sense of humour, is such a dedicated employee, and always makes time to have a friendly chat with anyone.

We love our flower craft activities here at Mallard Court sharing the wide variety of beautiful flowers and which are our overall  favourite ones.

It’s such a therapeutic activity, reminiscing together the time we have spent tending our gardens over the seasons.

We are really looking forward to our gardening club activity which commences in February, for everyone to join in together.

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.