Activities at Wilsmere House Care Home

On Saturday Wilsmere House hosted an Open Day full of activities throughout the day, including:

Cock Tail Making and Live Jazz Music which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.

Staff at Wilsmere made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together.

Memory line and activities teams got creative this festive season by baking their on novelty Christmas cake for the afternoon tea. The care was enjoyed by everyone.

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Wilsmere houe to enjoy a Christmas Fete that was held in the home’s grounds on 5th December 2019.

Wilsmere house hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including festive afternoon of carols, raffle prizes and local craft stalls selling a range of fantastic items, including candles, cards,and various gifts which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.

Staff at Wilsmere house  made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as selections of specials teas & coffees, mulled wine & other beverages was provided. Mince pies, turkey, pigs in blankets and festive themed selection of sandwiches  prepared by the catering team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!

Resident, Mrs Lucus said, “I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surrounded by lots of great people, and the refreshments kept flowing. Staff did a great job, not just on the day, but organising the event and getting everyone together.”

Lili Cocue, Gezeral Manager at the home, said: “Staff at Wilsmere House are dedicated to making sure that the home is a hub of the local community, and this event, along with all their hard work, has definitely paid off. It was a resounding success!”

To mark St Andrews Day, the home’s baked traditional Scottish foods including, Scottish shortbread and Apple and Bramble Pie for everyone to enjoy. In the afternoon some of the residents took part in an ‘Ultimate Scottish Quiz’ where everybody got very competitive! The occasion was made even more special as we were treated to the wonderful angelic sounds of Scottish music performed by the talented Louise.

Christine, a resident at Wilsmere House, said: “It is important that we all celebrate St Andrews day together, many of the other residents that live with me have Scottish roots and so we love to celebrate with them”.

A resident with Scottish roots remembered his day as a school boy in Scotland, said: ''St Andrews Day was a grand celebration with a weeklong celebration which marks the beginning of winter festivals such as Hogmanay and Buns Night. The Day was all about celebrating Scottish culture of days of food, dancing to the music called “kay-lee” coming from the Gaelic word meaning “to party” or “to visit,” is a traditional Scottish country dance that’s all about fun. These events often held involved dancing and storytelling. As an added touch of flair, people often wear the traditional iconic kilt. “Who would miss this lively event”?

Lili Cocue, General Manager at Wilsmere House, said: “We have a number of residents with personal ties to Scotland and so we enjoy making 30th November a special day every year with staff and residents dressed up for the occasion”.

Staff at Wilsmere house Care Home in Harrow Weald recently held a workshop to share key tips on how to avoid being scammed. A topical issue that often affects the elderly, with collaboration with Scam Awareness team from NatWest Bank and Local Police experts demonstrated how to recognise a scam, and the correct way to respond and report them.

The talk discussed how scams are disguised, and can occur in person, by phone, by post, by email, and even through social media. Guests also shared their scamming experiences and recovery strategies.

General Manager of the home, Lili Cocue said: “We know that scammers often target the elderly because they can be more trusting, and easy targets because they are not aware of all of the technology tricks that scammers often use. We wanted to use the workshop to make sure our residents as well as friends from within the community were better informed on scamming tricks, and to know that support is always here at Wilsmere house care home as well as with the local police.”

Wilsmere House in Harrow weald commemorated Remembrance Day on Sunday 10th November, where they joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at 11am. The activities team also donated gift to the British legion community group association.

As well as marking Remembrance Day by wearing poppies and watching the televised service, some residents were taken to the local cenotaph to commemorate the members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Also, local author Evelyn Julia Kent who wrote a book about 'Eva Schlos a holocaust survivor the step sister of Ann Frank. Evelyn joined us to tell us how it came about.

Residents at Wilsmere House mentioned that: “It is very important that we keep the memories of those who fought alive and that we also think about those involved in conflicts around the world today.

Our elders’ resident who is 101years old has a good long term recollection of the war. She said, “During the war, I was a nurse working in the local hospital in Germany where I helped to treat wounded civilians. In 1949, a friend invited me to come to London and because Germany was under military rule at the time, l had to collect travel document to aid my passage to the UK. When I arrived in London, I continued to work until my retirement. Most of my family are still in Germany”.

Lili Cocue General Manager at Wilsmere House said: “We have a number of residents with personal ties to the military, so it was important to us to making 11th November a special day for them and all our residents.