Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life.  Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales.  

Resident, Hetty recently turned 104 years old and had always wanted to revisit Knaresborough castle grounds, so to keep her memories alive the activity staff at the home made her wish a reality proving the old adage, it’s never too late.

Hetty has lived at Boroughbridge Manor for 2 years and is loved by staff and residents alike. The staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making her dream come true, as they knew how much it meant to her, and they wanted to be there to see the smile on Hetty’s face when her dream was realised.

Celebrations have been in full swing at Boroughbridge as one of its residents celebrates her 104th birthday in style. Hetty was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as she celebrated her landmark birthday. A ‘Glow Disco’ was held at the home and guests enjoyed a party with music provided by Rebekah Austin and a special birthday cake made by the home’s chef.

Hetty has spent many years of her life living in Knaresborough, before coming to Boroughbridge Manor Care home 2 years ago, where she is now enjoying a new chapter of her life.

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.

This month we took part in the ‘GetBarchesterMoving’ campaign to raise awareness for Barchester's Charitable Foundation. We had a busy week doing some fun, gentle exercises throughout the home.Upstairs we decided it was time to shake our shoulders off as we enjoyed some parachute games together! Along to some of our favourite music, the aim was to each get the ball through the centre of the moving parachute!

By the end of the session Lucy told me “that’s done me the world of good, exercise without even realising!” Up on our memory lane community we had a competitive afternoon of ball games! Who knew there could be so much fun in exercise!

With the weather warming up residents have been sending more time in our garden and we have been working hard on our sensory garden to make it a relaxing place for all our residents to enjoy. Together we have planted up sunflowers we’ve grown from seeds as well as home grown courgettes, lettuces and many other vegetables too! We have some lavender and herbs growing, to add to the sensory experience the garden has to offer. Residents really enjoy getting out and about in our garden and often find that gardening gives them a real sense of purpose. We look forward to watching our Sensory garden grow in the sunshine!