Celebrating life at Barchester

We embraced a resident’s desire to ride the waves on the open sea and put a plan together to make it happen. Tony, one of their residents, had long harboured a desire to take a boat out to sea, but sadly, he never got the chance in his later years, but yearned to feel the sea air on his skin again.

Bex, head of activities at Mortain Place care home, contacted wetwheels charity, who run a number of boats, housed around the coast, to see if they could help. Wetwheels offer a unique opportunity for disabled people or individuals with poor mobility, to gain accessibility to the sea, safely and in a calm, organised environment.

Wetwheels charity, continually innovate through new technologies, and constantly look to improve the experience they provide through the excellence of their teams and acting on feedback received from participants. To sum up, Wetwheels deliver marvellous moments for participants, creating memories and having lots of fun for all in the process.

Tony was thrilled with the experience, it was positive, engaging and created an amazing memorable moment he will cherish and talk about for a long time to come. Tony’s daughter Susie commented “Since coming to Mortain Place care home, my dad has been so much happier and going on the boat was the icing on the cake of life. There are not many care homes who would take this much effort to enrich peoples lives. Myself and my sister could not be happier.”

What a wonderful afternoon for our residents to get out and about, their summer hats on and enjoy a train journey on the Eastbourne Dotto train along the seafront. The route takes in the stunning coastal views and residents enjoyed the fresh air. 

As an exciting surprise, we even spotted a Chinook helicopter flying overhead, which everyone enjoyed watching! A fantastic afternoon filled with laughter, fresh air and wonderful memories. It was great to take in everything Eastbourne’s seafront has to offer. Thank you to everyone who helped make it so special 

What a lovely afternoon at our Summer Garden Part.! It was wonderful to see everyone enjoying the music from the Misfits Band in the sunshine, along with good food, refreshments, and plenty of dancing and laughter.