Activities at Cookridge Court Care Home

Annie had a brilliant day spending time with her friends followed by, been serenade by team members, who chorused Happy Birthday and presented Annie with a wonderful birthday cake, baked freshly by our amazing kitchen team.

Our Champions have completed specialized training to become our in-house experts in compassionate, person-centered dementia care. They are here to make a meaningful difference every single day for our residents and their families.

Dementia changes how a person experiences the world, which means standard care isn't always enough. Our Dementia Champions look past the diagnosis to see the unique individual underneath. By understanding each resident's life story, preferences, and needs, they ensure everyone in our home feels safe, deeply understood, and truly valued.

Please join us in giving a huge congratulations  to our new Champions: Angela, Su-Ellen , Caitlin, Jude, Tracey and Sheena.   

Days at Cookridge Court usually begin with an exercise class to get everyone moving. Residents can choose from a huge variety of fitness opportunities from chair based exercise, through yoga, music and movement and even boxing! As you can clearly see from his expert stance, Mr R was a keen boxer in his National Service days, and he thoroughly enjoyed some gentle sparring with coach Zac.

Lovely Care Assistant Caitlin, organised a fun life enrichment activity, pizza making, which was held on our lovely memory lane community.  The activity was inspired by our beautiful resident, Nicolina, who is of Italian heritage. Nicolina has always had a passion for cooking, and cooked many Italian dishes for her family throughout the years.    

With Nicolina’s cookery skills, homemade pizza making was something Nicolina did, especially with her children. It was a lovely activity, which was enjoyed by everyone. As you can see from the pictures, we really did have so much fun.      

What a fabulous afternoon we have had as we welcomed back Diggi’s Den, who brought some adorable furry friends for us to, hold, love and pet. Angela from Diggi’s Den brought rabbits and guinea pigs for the residents to hold and feed. 

They were absolutely gorgeous, gentle creatures and the residents loved them. We definitely had to do a fury friend head count before they left, to check everyone was there and no one had snuck into someone’s pocket.    

Residents gathered together to enjoy the wonderful afternoon entertainment! Ukulele Henry loves to engage and include the residents in his performances by letting them have a go at singing along and making them feel special!

We want to take a moment to recognise and celebrate the hard work, dedication and care of our wonderful housekeeping team.
Your commitment to keeping our care home clean, welcoming and comfortable makes such a meaningful difference to our residents, families and colleagues every single day.

From the little details to the big jobs, your hard work often happens behind the scenes, but it never goes unnoticed. Thank you for everything you do, for your dedication, and for helping make our home a happy and safe place for everyone. We truly appreciate you!    
 

This week, the resident ventured out on a trip to the wonderful Leeds Jewish Welfare Board to join their amazing Sing Yourself Happy group.   

We had a wonderful afternoon singing songs such as, You are my sunshine, Lambeth way, and She’s my girl, along with many more classic hits, breaking off half way to have a cup of tea and biscuits. It was great to be able to connect with our local community and meet new faces.  

We welcomed back Tracy from Creative Minds Bradford for another crafty session. It was another popular one, as many came together to get creative and socialise as we used various different methods to create a piece of artwork. 

In this session, residents made abstract drawings of spring scenery, using a variety of colours – a perfect decoration to be displayed in their rooms.  

Staff and residents had a fantastic time visiting Costa Coffee in Kirkstall.

Residents and staff had a brilliant time taking residents to Costa Coffee who enjoyed a freshly blended coffee and a slice of cake, socialising with each other and reminiscing over places in Leeds, Kirkstall been one of them.

Activities Assistant, Laura said: “We absolutely love being able to take our residents out and about to various places in the homes mini bus. The weather was dull but that didn’t stop us getting out of the home to go and enjoy a fresh coffee with a slice of cake.  It has been a fantastic morning and we’ve all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”

Our residents had the absolute best time watching, cheering, and judging all the wonderful four-legged visitors. From tiny puppies to beautiful senior dogs, every single pup brought so much joy to our home.

A huge thank you to everyone from the local community who brought their furry friends along. You made it an incredibly special day for our residents, and the constant tail-wagging proved it was a hit all around!

(Children captured in the photographs have photographic consent from their parent/carer).       

Here at Cookridge Court we like to focus on resident well being, and for many of our residents being able to give back to the community helps bring meaning and fulfilment to their daily lives. Betty recently shared with us that she would like to help with daily chores that she used to do at home, so of course we sprang into action to make this happen for her. Betty can now be found in her very own pinny every morning, clearing the breakfast tables and doing the washing up with host Lexie.

No heatwave will stop our weekly knitting group. With the glorious weather, our ladies took the knit and natter session outside onto the lovely summer's morning. Sitting in the cool shade, it was lovely to see everyone together enjoying a refreshment and talking. 

Family and friends coming to visit, we even stopped to have a look at what was going on, talking to everyone. It’s been a lovely morning enjoyed by all.

What a fabulous time we had on our ladies shopping trip to Marks and Spencer and B&M Stores to stock up on the essentials. Our ladies had their shopping lists in one hand and a trolly in the other as they browsed the aisle in each store, getting the bits and pieces they wanted. 

After having a successful shopping trip, we finally sat down for a lovely fresh coffee and a slice of cake, finishing our trip out nicely.   

8 fluffy chicks all hatched at Cookridge Court. We had 4 girls, which are brown coloured and 4 boys, which are yellow-coloured, all healthy and gorgeous, waiting for lots of cuddles from our residents and staff. 

The living egg programme is a wonderful activity that is enjoyed by everyone, from residents to staff and even family and friends coming in to see them.