Activities at Meadow Park Care Home

Today we welcomed back the lovely Marlene and Sylvia for a cuppa and a catch up over Fish and Chips, in the paper of course.

Marlene and Sylvia came to Meadow Park for respite and have since settled back in the community, today we brought them back for lunch and to see their friends.

Our residents look forward to seeing them, as they not only know each other from Meadow Park, but from the past, with our Freda going to school with Marlene, many moons ago.

Our ladies had a lovely catch up, and shared photos with each other, from their school days, with staff trying to guess who was who.

It’s very special for us to be able to still engage and keep in touch with these ladies, and they know our door is always open for them, if they just fancy a cuppa or a chat.

Our residents were entertained by the team of Meadow Park…. From Cher to Freddie Mercury, there was a variety of acts for residents to feast their eyes on… and score the best. 

The whole team opened the show with Miley Cyrus’ - ‘The Climb’ - then on came our lovely carer David, who gave us a Jackson 5 rendition, next up was the lovely Elsa singing Diana Ross’ Home.

Dennis wowed the crowds as Tommy Cooper… then a blast from the past with the worlds biggest Girl band ‘The Spice Girls’ David & Elsa performed a lovely duet of ‘you raise me up’ then Amanda as Cher with backing from KayAnne.  The Team closed the show with ‘This is me’ from The Greatest Showman. A wonderful afternoon has been had by all, and we would like to thanks our families and friends for coming along and supporting us.

Not forgetting a huge Thank you to the staff, who, some took time on their day off to participate. - Well done everyone… All winners

On the evening of the 25th of January, the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in his honour.  With Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, residents tucked into the Scottish delicacy, an acquired taste however, some of our residents really enjoyed it.

We were honoured to be joined by a local piper, Colin, who ‘addressed the Haggis’ and piped in the Haggis for residents to enjoy.  Our lovely Haggis was prepared by Chef Mandy, who marched the Haggis in with Colin, with pride. He then ventured around the home, ensuring all communities got to hear his pipes, which were sure neighbouring villages could hear too.

Residents loved seeing a man, in a traditional Kilt, playing the bagpipes, with some, never hearing or seeing them before in real life.  Today was especially special for resident Nan, who was born and bred in Bonny Scotland, so this brought back wonderful memories for her.

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.

Our first Dementia Cafe was a hit today, with our residents living in our Memory Lane community.

Residents and staff sat with each other and enjoyed looking through old memorabilia, reminiscing about old times and having a good old natter.

Our Dementia Cafe is a great opportunity to come together, not just for our friends and families, but those living in the community, to discuss any worries or concerns regarding those living with Dementia, or simply using the time to just step back and enjoy some respite away from the hussle and bussle of day to day life, with a cup of tea and piece of cake.

Residents have sat in anticipation watching The Tyne & Wear Derby…. Derby meaning a football match between local rival teams.

Residents predicted the scores, with a split in sides, our lovely David guessed the 3-0 win to the Toon

What a tense afternoon we have had, the alcoholic beverages and snacks steadied our nerves.

Residents cheered and cheered with their team winning 3-0 on the final whistle.

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