Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home

Boroughbridge Manor was full of animal mischief when a group of Guinea pigs came to visit the home. Residents at Boroughbridge Manor were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friends roaming around their home as guinea pigs from Sycamore Nook Therapet’s paid a visit.

Activity coordinator Leoni Senior said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today. We knew that having the guinea pigs here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus.  We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”

Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy. Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles. Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.

Staff and residents had a fantastic time visiting Yolk Farm and Kitchen where they all enjoyed taking part in a lamb feeding session.

Residents and staff had a brilliant time bottle feeding the lambs and learning all about life on the farm and how the lambs are cared for by the farmers from birth. 

Activities Coordinator, Leoni Senior said: “We absolutely loved being able to take our residents out and about to visit the farm, it makes us so happy to be able to access venues like this which are close by.  It has been a fantastic day and we’ve all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”

The homes administrator has received a prestigious 10 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 10 years. Louisa Pedder,  started at Barchester in April 2014 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Nicole Benn, Operations Manager said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 10 years of loyal service with Louisa. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Boroughbridge Manor when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Louisa.

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.

Staff and residents joined fellow keen gamers from over 250 Barchester care homes and hospitals across the whole of the UK, including Wales, Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Wight, to compete in the latest event in the Barchester Goes Gaming series – Beat The Clock!

The inaugural Beat The Clock Quiz, Barchester’s version of Countdown, took place on 26th March 2024 when Boroughbridge Manor got super competitive and took on its sister homes from all over the country to find out which Barchester home or hospital was the best at word puzzles, crunching numbers and solving conundrums.  It was dictionaries at the ready as the homes battled it out to discover who would prevail.