Celebrating life at Barchester

Once again, Westlake had the great pleasure of hosting a community event with the ladies from the butterfly project!

This time the students ran a bingo session for our residents to take part in, they set everything up, ran the session and even brought wonderful prizes for everyone to win!

We all had a great time calling numbers and making up sayings like "44 monkeys jumping on the bed" and laughing when the balls feel on the floor. 

We look forward to our next event with the team from the butterfly project

This morning, Westlake house welcomed some very special guests, the Children of Hartbeeps West Sussex toddler group! 

The residents had a wonderful time watching the Children go on an adventure to Dolly's hair salon, they took part in having their nails painted and putting rollers in their hair, as well as singing along to all their songs 

We would like to thank Kelly, the children & their family's for making our Monday super special and we look forward to their next visit!

Today we went on a new adventure to Nymans, a National Trust garden!

Upon entering, our residents looked at the flowers and followed the path leading to the cafe, where they enjoyed a bacon sandwich and coffee.

Afterwards they went on a hike along the walkway to find wonderfully decorated flower beds, beautiful grassy fields and stunning views. 

Residents at Ritson Lodge love the animal therapy sessions that our dedicated Activities Team organises *weekly/monthly*. As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health. 

There is nothing quite like the magic of animal therapy to brighten the day. Seeing the massive smiles on our residents' faces as they cuddled these sweet babies absolutely melted our hearts.
A huge thank you to Evie’s Owls who made this special visit happen. 

Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.

Regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.

Our Residents enjoyed a trip to Gorleston and even though it rained they still had plenty of fun and enjoyed some sumptuous fish and chips at Marina Bay café.

Supporting residents to enjoy outings, shopping, meals out and other trips is a key aspect of the weekly activities calendar. 

At Ashfields we encourage or Residents to join in activities to enhance the environment of the Home. 

Some of our Residents are keen gardeners and decided they would like to create a sensory garden in the homes courtyard. The benefits of gardening include the use cognitive and motor skills to provide holistic benefits that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of residents. and it's great to enjoy some fresh air, sunshine and company at the same time.

At Ashfields we know that being able to continue lifelong hobbies or interests is a key part of our resident's identities, and we make every effort to encourage and support each resident to be able to do so.

Our Residents enjoyed a visit from a Morris dancing teacher Lorraine this week. Everyone joined in and got hands on to provide a percussive experience and there was even the odd jig or too.

At Ashfields we support our residents to continue with their favourite hobbies, and encourage them to share and teach others about these too.

Residents at Ashfields love the animal therapy sessions that our dedicated Activities Team organise. As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health. 

This week our Residents enjoyed a visit from very cute and cuddly Bunnies. There were cuddles and smiles all round.

Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded  "Residential Care Home of the Year" in Worcestershire!!
What an honour and a testament to the whole staff at the home to have been rewarded with this achievement.  In our recent CQC rating we were praised as  “Outstanding in some of the areas and exceptional at maximising the effectiveness of people’s care and treatment”.
At Elgar Court Care Home, we always strive to provide the best possible quality care for everyone who lives at the home.  We pride our home being one large family and every day is a new day and our vision at Elgar is that we are a cruise ship - we just don’t leave dock, but we do venture out on many beautiful and varied excursions and live life to the full, Life begins at Elgar Court”.