Activities at Ashby House Care Home

Elvis was in the building at Ashby House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare great sing along with friends and residents. 

Elvis even performed a personal solo visit to one of our residents who was unable to come to the lounge.

VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations have begun. Today we had Clare Care sing for our residents. Everyone took to a flag and hat to sing along to memorable music of the 40s! 

Tomorrow we will be marking the anniversary itself with a patriotic party with our residents, who also this week watched the parade at Buckingham Palace.

At Ashby House, we believe you're never too old for Easter eggs. 

Ashby residents enjoyed white chocolate Easter eggs & Easter mousse during the afternoon tea trolley. Some of their expressions were beautiful! And the eggs went down a treat! 

Ashby House residents enjoyed an afternoon together at Willen Lake. 

We enjoyed a lovely lunch and refreshments followed by a gentle stroll beside the lake. We can't wait to return. Bring on the summer!

On St Patrick's Day at Ashby House Care Home we had so much fun. Our residents enjoyed a treasure hunt, following the shamrocks and rainbow pots until they found the end of the rainbow, which we all enjoyed the found treasure of chocolate coins and a small Bailey's to finish off the afternoon.

Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone!

Valentine's Day was a great success at Ashby House Care Home!

Everyone had so much fun, love and laughter. We hosted arts and crafts, and decorated heart-shaped cookies for our loved ones. A few of our residents went out to Central Milton Keynes John Lewis, where they had lunch and beverages. Love is in the air!

On Friday, our male residents enjoyed an afternoon of lunch and refreshments at the local pub. The Gents had a wonderful day out!

Anthony, Ken and Michael enjoyed their day together at Furzton Lakeside pub for a good chat, food and a light beer!

On Tuesday 21st January 2025 it was Barbara Daniels' 94th birthday. 

Barbara’s family came to Ashby House to have a birthday party for Barbara, who was having a great time seeing her relatives and Great Grandchild. They had food, drinks, music & balloons. 

A very successful afternoon which was enjoyed by everyone.

One of Ashby House residents Granddaughter got married recently, and because her Grandmother could not make the wedding, they dressed up in their wedding attire to give a lovely surprise to Margaret. 

She was so overwhelmed by this, it was a lovely afternoon for us all and below is a message from Olivia thanking Ashby House for this chance:

‘’We had a wonderful afternoon so I would like to say a massive thank you to all the staff who supported us and for allowing us to use the living room. It was a wonderful experience and I really appreciated being able to give her that experience.

Have a wonderful Christmas.

Best wishes’’

Ashby House in Milton Keynes commemorated the signing of the Armistice Day agreement on the day that the guns finally fell silent. They joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.

As well as marking Armistice Day by wearing poppies and observing the national two minutes silence, staff and residents were visited by a bugle player from the British legion joined residents and staff at Ashby House to commemorate the day at 11am.

RAF Senior Technician Corporal Peter Tavener was joined by Royal marine veteran …  Peter said it was “fantastic that so many people still show their respect”. On the day our old soldiers were visited by Lance Corporal Jake Hawksworth of the Royal King’s Hussar.  Lance Corporal Jake Hawksworth presented the wreath at Millwall Dens Stadium on 3rd November, and wanted to commemorate in the event in his home town of Milton Keynes.  Mr Bryan Milton, a resident at Ashby House said “it was so lovely that everybody came out, and to chat with the young soldier”.

Francesca Fosu General Manager at Ashby House said: “We have many residents with personal ties to the military and many who have experienced conflict either at home or abroad so it is important to us to always mark November 11th and honour the contribution of everyone involved in the World Wars and in subsequent conflicts.
 

On Thursday 19^th September, Ashby House Care Home had the monthly visit from our furry friend Ava the pet therapy dog. Ava is a beautiful dog and was adopted from Romania by her lovely owner Jane.

Ava walks around the home wagging her tail as she goes to visit each resident either in their rooms or out in the day rooms and lounges, Ava brings great joy to our residents that used to look after their own pets, and stroking Ava can be very soothing and calming for them, ( and of course Ava loves the fuss).

Ashby House look forward to next month, welcoming back Ava and her owner Jane.

Arts and crafts was enjoyed this warm afternoon mid-September for some of our talented residents. David has a passion for drawing by eye or by creation, as you can see David face is full of concentration & passion for his artwork, David likes to take his time with his masterpieces so that they are perfect to the eye.

Pam, joined by Trisha, is also very artful and loves her Adult colouring books and does this quite often through the week, but says that it is better to be able to sit with others and have a chat and a cuppa while being artistic. 

Ashby House take Arts and Crafts every week or when the residents wish to do so, we cannot wait for David’s finished masterpiece.

On Bank Holiday Monday at Ashby House Care Home we had a lovely morning planting some herbs for the resident’s gardens.

David & Pam enjoyed the warm sunshine & a nice cool beer whilst planting the herbs.

David also enjoyed doing a spot of Adult Colouring

Bank Holiday fun continued after lunch with a spot of Bingo where residents & their relatives joined in the fun.

Residents of Ashby House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare enjoyed a creative session with Emma from @CreativeMojo as they hosted their arts and crafts session, residents enjoyed painting penguins with pullovers.

Today Residents of Ashby House enjoyed a wonderful pet therapy visit when Blue and Oreo two therapy ponies walked the home meeting and greeting everyone. Their visit brought smiles to everyone and they loved the petting!

Residents have placed a special request to welcome them back into the home, so thank you - Little Hooves - we look forward to seeing you again soon for us to make more memories!