Celebrating life at Barchester

The team at Hilton Park Care Home rolled up their sleeves and joined the Team as part of Housekeeping Week; giving colleagues the chance to experience first-hand what goes into one of the most important jobs behind the scenes at the home.

Led by the Head of Housekeeping, volunteers from different departments — including the Manager & Deputy — took on housekeeping duties for an hour, with plenty of laughter along the way.

This provided an opportunity to recognise the hard work of the dedicated Housekeeping Team, whose daily efforts help create a clean, comfortable and welcoming environment for Hilton Park’s residents.

We cannot thank them enough!

We were delighted to welcome some very special four-legged visitors to Fountains recently!

Our residents thoroughly enjoyed meeting the wonderful guide dogs, learning more about the important work they do and, of course, enjoying plenty of cuddles and attention along the way!

Visits like these are a lovely way to bring our residents together, spark conversations and create new experiences and happy memories.  There were smiles all around and out furry visitors certainly made a lasting impression!

A huge thank you to everyone involved for taking the time to visit Fountains and make the day so special for our residents.  

Every Friday morning, we are fortunate to be joined by Jim from Ross Junior Community Outreach Programme, who leads a popular uplifting exercise session for Residents of Ross Court. Each week we have a different team captain, giving everyone a chance to take a leadership role. The captain helps to co-ordinate the group and is responsible for nominating the player of the day and the trainer of the week.

The sessions are friendly, inclusive and certainly competitive, with plenty of laughs along the way. Residents really look forward to seeing Jim, and getting involved, whether that's taking part, cheering others on, or helping with the weekly roles. 

This activity is also fantastic for morale, mood and overall wellbeing. It supports mobility, balance and confidence, as this is one of the gentler, seated exercise classes at Ross Court. Most importantly, it brings people together and creates a real sense of community.

 Ear Health Workshop 

Ori from Homesight came to visit for an ear health workshop.

He provided assessments, advice and answered questions on anything relating to ear health matters.

For those who attended the workshop was a valuable session and due to the success we will be hosting another in a few months time.

Please keep an eye out on Facebook and our website for the next workshop.

Thanks again Ori 
 

To celebrate London Fashion Week, we held our very own catwalk show complete with red carpet and outfits! 

Our residents could choose from a selection of hats and accessories such as "Cowboy Chic", "Theatre Glam" and "Parisian Cute". Activity coordinator Manda was barely recognisable in her sparkly blue jumper! It was an enjoyable afternoon and plenty of fun.