Activities at Elgar Court Care Home

Maureen, Alice and Rosemary are one of our many residents who enjoy their fortnightly trip to one of the cornerstones’ of Malvern, the Library.

Maureen (92 years), is a regular visitor who enjoys choosing her own books and using enjoying the friendly and community atmosphere at the library. 

Today we were helped by staff member Sarah who very kindly spent time setting up a new library membership for Rosemary and, looking for large print, and light to hold books for Alice. 

Alice has now decided to download the BorrowBox App onto one of our many touchscreen tablets at Elgar Court, so she can read from or listen to one of the many free Ebooks and audio books on this App.   It’s a wonderful resource for people like Alice (103 years ) who just want to make life a little easier for themselves – just like living in our home.

Thank you to the kind and helpful staff at Malvern Library.

Residents of Elgar court, enjoyed a masterclass in flower arranging in the comfort of their own home.  As well as the demonstration, residents actually did their own flower arrangements alongside the floral expert.  These will now decorate our café and reception across our Valentine celebrations, bringing the scent from outside into the home.  Maureen (92), having never been done this before, was delighted with her results of her efforts! 

In preparation for Valentines day, our residents enjoyed a morning masterclass of handmade chocolate confections.   The demonstration started with filling the shells of chocolate moulds, and the residents chose the flavours for the fillings.  They all enjoyed taste testing and are looking forward to the finished products on Valentines day at our Valentines concert.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon, our residents enjoyed an exotic menu of Chinese dishes for lunch, and then spent the afternoon making paper dancing dragons. Jenny and Rose had great fun chatting away whist carefully crafting their paper dragons.

When our Activities Coordinator puts on an aromatherapy afternoon, she is kept busy by all the residents that have come to love this session. She offers tailored fragrance blends for facials, hand, or foot massages, and everyone just loves them.

Residents of Elgar Court enjoyed a morning trip to The Hop Pocket in Bishop’s Frome. Some were after the best fitting shoes for problem feet, others just there for the beautiful crafts and the lovely café. Everyone had a lovely time and are looking forward to another visit once the weather has warmed up!