Activities at Crabwall Hall Care Home

This is a prime example of how a picture can say more than a thousand words. Molly who is a Therapy Dog always brings so much to joy to Myra. This photo definitely says it all.     

This week at Crabwall Hall two of our beautiful ladies celebrated their birthdays. Joyce turned 96 and Judy turned 88. 

So on behalf of us all we would like to wish you all the best on your special day.   

We had the most lovely resident and family Christmas Party at Crabwall Hall. Everyone got into the Christmas spirit and had a fantastic evening.

It was so nice to see our residents enjoying a great evening with their loved ones.

We all know how important it is for us all to take time out and enjoy the festive atmosphere. The wine flowed, the music got us on our toes and seeing everyone having a fantastic time is what Christmas is all about!

Everyone loves a PJ Day. Last week at Crabwall Hall, our wonderful staff decided to come to work in their very own pyjamas to celebrate Christmas Pyjama Day.

As we went about our daily routine, the residents loved seeing us all in something different from our uniforms. We all admitted that we would come in every day in our PJs as they are so comfortable.

We love celebrating these special days, and we love getting dressed up even more. Just to see the residents having a laugh is so beautiful. That is what working in our home is all about.  

Today is World Children's Day, and we had the pleasure of a visit from the children of Highfield Primary School in Blacon. As we all know, the residents love it when different schools come to us on a monthly visit. We work closely with Passion for Learning, which is a local charity that does so much with schools from around our area. 
         
They played games, made friendship bracelets, told jokes and drew pictures for everyone. And before they left, they sang Christmas songs which were just pure joy to listen to. It's so lovely to see the bond between these different age groups. The children's laughter and joy filled up our home, and we are now counting the days for their next visit.   
 

Last week we had a visit from Wendy and Cain, two community police officers who are based at Blacon Police Station, part of Cheshire Police. They came in and had a chat with us all about all the different things they get up to in their job. It was fascinating and we learnt so much. They do so much for the community, and it was lovely listening to what they get up to.  

Afterwards, a few of the residents went outside to have a look at their police van, which came with two built-in cells. Jacqui and Karen, our activities team, went inside to see first-hand what they are like. Not very nice was the conclusion they came up with.  
We then all enjoyed some homemade cake and a cuppa. We told them to pop in whenever they are passing as it was so nice to see them.     

We would like to wish our beautiful Janet A Very Happy 93rd Birthday. Janet had a lovely day with her family and their sweet doggies.  

Janet is such an amazing lady who always has the biggest smile on her face which just melts everyone's heart. So again, on behalf of us all at Crabwall Hall, we would like to wish our lovely Janet a very Happy Birthday.  

First she switched on our fabulous Christmas lights with the helping hand of Eddie, who is the most gorgeous grandson of Sue, one of our amazing carers. Even though it was a wet and windy night, it didn't stop everyone having a lovely evening.

Afterwards, the Lord Mayor of Chester enjoyed chatting with our residents, and they loved seeing her magnificent necklace, which was out of this world. They couldn't believe how heavy it was and how she managed to wear it for such a long time.

The staff and Lord Mayor then sang Christmas Carols for the residents while everyone else enjoyed hot chocolate with Baileys, mulled wine and mince pies. There was even a special addition of a baby shark, requested by the children in the home!

We all had the most wonderful evening, and it was such a pleasure to welcome the Lord Mayor to our home, and we hope to see her again in the near future.  

We all love to keep active and, on a weekly basis, we do armchair Zumba, which our residents really enjoy. 
Once a month, we get the professionals in to put us through our paces. Chris, a local instructor, does a gentle workout which uses every muscle in our bodies. It's nothing too strenuous but enough to make us feel good about ourselves.    

Joyce, who is in her 90s, had a hip replacement a few months ago, and she has been doing daily exercises that the physio told her to do. Chris generously gave her a band to use, and she has come on leaps and bounds and is now waiting for her next hip to be done. She said she feels fantastic and that she looks forward to seeing Chris and joining his class.            

At Crabwall Hall we had one of our favourite entertainers perform this week.

The lovely Lainey is a regular visitor to our home, and she puts on the most fantastic show.

From singing songs from all the different decades, she gets everyone singing along while using musical tambourines and not forgetting the glittery hats. We all look forward to seeing her, and she definitely didn't disappoint. We can't wait till her next show.   

We have recently celebrated our fabulous Head Chef, Ian and Care Assistant, Michelle, for their long service! With an amazing combined total of 25 years’ service between them. Ian has been a part of our care home family for 10 years, and Michelle for 15 years! WOW – incredible.

Thank you both for everything you do and for being such valued members of the team here at Crabwall Hall and caring for our residents with such care and compassion, which they so rightly deserve. Congratulations! And here's to many more years to come.   

This fantastic local charity is run by amazing volunteers who give up their spare time to help children in the local area.

Without these brilliant people and all those that donate a lot of children would go without at Christmas time and all the year round.  

Thank you to everyone involved in raising funds to make this happen.  

We all love to keep active and on a weekly basis we do armchair Zumba which our residents really enjoy.

Once a month we get the professionals in to put us through our paces. Chris a local instructor does a gentle workout which uses every muscle in our bodies. It's nothing to strenuous but enough to make us feel good about ourselves  

Joyce who is in her 90s had a hip replacement a few months ago and she has been doing daily exercises that the physio told her to do. Chris generously gave her a band to use and she has come on leaps and bounds and is now waiting for her next hip to be done. She said she feels fantastic and that she looks forward to seeing Chris and joining in his class.    

All I can say is how brave all our residents are! We had a visit from Scaly Safari, who brought in some amazing creatures. Not one of them was frightened by this big hairy tarantula which was the size of an adult human.

Everyone had the most fantastic afternoon, especially Kath who wore her spider as a watch. She didn't flinch, what a superstar.

After holding and stroking big hairy spiders, our brave residents then went on to hold scaly reptiles. They are not frightened of anything and will hold any of these creatures. They are amazing and have no fear! They love it when any type of animal comes in to visit as it really makes their day.