Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home

Staff at Boroughbridge Manor took part in a sponsored car wash to raise money for Breast Cancer.  

Home Manager, Mark Hurst and his team got ready for the occasion by dressing up in pink and even some beards were dyed pink! The team got to work and the car wash was a huge success with plenty of freshly cleaned cars and happy customers! 

Residents, their relatives and staff were all very supportive and were there to cheer on the participants as they began the fundraising challenge.

Shelbie Taylor, Activities Coordinator at Boroughbridge Care Home, said: “Taking part in this challenge has been a huge amount of fun and everyone at the home has been behind us all the way. It’s for such an important cause. I’m very glad to be able to do my bit to raise further awareness and money for the charity.”

Boroughbridge Manor raised a grand total of £200, by completing the challenge, which will be donated to Breast Cancer Now.

We have recently implemented Namaste care into our activity programme. So far it has been extremely well received.

We will be focusing on the 5 senses; Sight, smell, sound, taste and touch.

This week, our Namaste session was based on sensory and mindfulness, residents enjoyed having hand massages, their nails painted and some even enjoyed the magic table, all whilst listening to soothing spa sounds.

In the afternoon, residents and staff got together and had a great time carving and creating their best pumpkins for our in house pumpkin competition, don’t they look wonderful!

Well done to our ground floor winners for creating a beautifully decorated pumpkin and of course to our runners up for amazing team work! 

Throughout the day we decorated the home, doesn’t it look spooktacular!

Our residents came together in the lounge and enjoyed a wonderful Harvest Festival Service.

Residents sang hymns and used their time to reflect, pray and give thanks.

Thank you Karen for yet another great afternoon of service.

A huge thank you to our fabulous staff and loved ones who have dropped off donations at the home for Ripon Food Bank, these are very much appreciated and will go towards helping those in need.

The residents have had a lovely afternoon!

We took a trip out to Monk Park Farm for their Halloween spooktacular and went pumpkin picking.

Residents loved the petting farm and feeding the animals and even enjoyed a little dress up.

Thank you Monk Park Farm for a fantastic day!

We had another fantastic from Musical Moments! The session was jam packed with fun, dancing and laughing.

It was fantastic to see so many of our residents engaging and having so much fun. We think Maggie does an amazing job and we're very lucky to have her come in!

This day is held every year to help raise mental health awareness.

We spent the morning enjoying a trip out to the local café with Shelbie and Leoni, whilst in the home residents enjoyed a creative craft session, making a positivity tree for World Mental Health Day.

Residents were encouraged to write down their feelings and express what makes them happy and what makes them feel good.

Throughout the day some of our residents gathered together in the lounges to share their advice and thoughts for staying positive and the importance of positive thinking over a cuppa, which was a great success.

We had a lovely day full of lots of positivity and laughter.

- Mental Health is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.

You are not alone.