Celebrating life at Barchester

At Derham House we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends and exploring new adventures. 

Our Residents enjoyed some painting this week as they joined the weekly Art Club. Our Activities have set up the weekly class and it was amazing to see the pictures that our Residents created. 

 By taking regular feedback and requests from our residents we can enhance our life enrichment program to suit the interests of the residents.

National celebrations and family-friendly events are just some of the ways that we ensure the residents at Derham House remain connected with their loved ones and the wider community. 

Santa visited on Christmas day with his helpers. All our Residents received a present personally delivered by Santa. There were smiles and Ho Ho Ho's all around.

The Residents then enjoyed a three course Christmas Lunch and a wonderful rest of the day.

One of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program is live musical entertainment. Resident involvement in choosing genres along with feedback after each performance means that we are able to constantly improve our activities calendar.

One of our Residents favourite singers Clayton returned for a Christmas Eve Special. There was singing, dancing and everyone joined in truly excited that it was Christmas Eve.

At Derham House that's what we like to do - create memories, and ensure our residents are leading full enriched lives.

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

As part of our Christmas activities calendar Residents at Derham House enjoyed a trip along to London. They enjoyed a trip along the embankment and took in all of the spectacular displays London has to offer.

Our Activities team take regular feedback on what trips our Residents like to enjoy.

The local nursery children enjoyed their weekly visit to South Grange this week, bringing lots of smiles and energy with them. The visit was filled with fun, laughter and meaningful moments shared between the children and residents. The children entertained the residents with some traditional Scottish dancing, including the Gay Gordons. The residents were delighted and some joined in, getting up to dance alongside the children. It was heart-warming to see the generations interacting, laughing and dancing together. 

After dancing, the children handed out some tasty scones that they baked for the residents, a well-deserved treat after all the dancing! These visits continue to be a highlight for residents and help create strong community connections. 

Residents enjoyed a traditional haggis lunch, tables decorated with Saltire flags and plenty of toe-tapping live music throughout the afternoon. There was lots of singing, clapping and smiling, making it a relaxed and joyful daytime celebration for everyone!

Staff and residents at Overslade House care home in Rugby, Warwickshire, honoured their local Pharmacy Health services by delivering delicious home-baked cakes prepared by the home’s head chef, Corey Leake and to thank them all for their selfless service in helping towards our residents’ health and well-being. Clinical Lead, Glory Rajamani and Activities Coordinator Martin Higgs and Activities Lead Julie Bateman visited local pharmacies to deliver the cakes. 

Genoveva Tamasi, Acting General Manager at the home, said: “Our local pharmacies are invaluable to our homes and residents with their expertise and knowledge, so we wanted to take the opportunity to let them know just how much we appreciate all that they do for us.”

John, who lives at Overslade House Care Home, said: “I feel secure knowing that my health and wellbeing needs are taken care of by Overslade House and our pharmacies and I can’t thank them enough for the care and expertise they provide to residents.”  

We have had a busy month for birthdays with nine residents celebrating their special day with afternoon teas and trips out with families.

Our residents love Elvis, so we had a joint party with Mike Memphis as Elvis, who came in to entertain our residents. 

Elvis is a regular and popular visitor and always leaves a lasting impression even after Elvis has left the building!