Activities at Fountains Care Home

Residents took in the tranquillity provided by nature, with the river Avon flowing around us and the birds singing in the trees. Whilst here we used the ipad to gain more historical knowledge on the Mill and its surrounding area.

Our Residents were very intrigued and pleased to listen and ask questions, whilst enjoying hot refreshments. On our way home the famous Greggs was spotted of course it would be rude not to finish off the day with a sausage roll.

Here at fountains care home, we are delighted to share with you all that we have now gone electronic. Thank you to everyone who came along and made this a special day. Everyone had a fantastic afternoon of celebrating in style. We had a live performance from Gail who is a violinist, creating beautiful music. We also had our deputy manager Zara and team leader Fran, who were showcasing our new devices, and answering any questions. Ensuring the party vibes we had lush decorations, plenty of sweet light bite snacks, and a rocket launching homemade cake by our own Barchester Chef Ian! Thank you to for being so supportive during this transition.

What a fantastic way in which our residents were able to relax and unwind. A chance to express yourself with water colours, creating different patterns. We loved the way in which are residents went in different directions after looking at the same picture. Joy, Told us how she had managed to create a story tale as she believes her granddaughter would love to hear her tale of the magical mermaid in the deep blue sea. This activity was a success, our residents relaxed became engaged and opened up their minds to explore their own imaginations.

Staff and residents at Barchester’ s Fountains care home in Solihull were treated to an afternoon of nostalgia and delicious memories when they were joined by Cadbury archivist Sarah Foden and Brand Manager Connor Gould for a talk from the nation’s favourite chocolate brand.

Sarah and Connor walked the Barchester residents through the story of the brand’s great success from the very first shop to how Cadbury is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2024.  They shared photos from down the years, examples of old packaging and ad campaigns from the Cadbury archive in Bournville. The carefully selected archive material tells the story of an iconic British brand, this year celebrating its 200th anniversary that has been part of people’s lives through generations, in moments big and small. The brand’s rich history evoked all kinds of nostalgic memories for the residents who all have their own Cadbury memories. Our residents, really enjoyed being able to explore and learn more about local history. They were happy to share their own experiences and talked about their favourite chocolate moments.

“It’s just magical the way they can show us all these facts. It really does feel magical especially when watching those adverts, I remember watching with my own children.” Commented Barbara.

“My friends dad used to work for Cadburys, we loved a Saturday morning as he would always hand out the treat tin which we couldn’t wait to dive in” laughed Jack

Since coming to live at Fountains care home, George has expressed his needs to keep busy and carry on enjoying his hobbies. George, has always been a handyman, he enjoys being part of projects and getting helping others whenever he can. Here we have George with our maintenance team Harvi & Nick. They were able to support George with his passion for helping others, by organising an opportunity for George to join them in painting the communal garden furniture. George was really pleased to help and found himself motivated and empowered to join in and complete the task ahead. Well done Team for your hard work, this has been a success!

A fantastic way to start our seasonal celebrations, with a live performance of dance and music. The local club from Henley in Arden, who are known as Silhill Morris Dancers. The group were wearing the symbolic items from feathers, sashes and bells whilst displaying traditional dancing. Our residents, were very engrossed and thrilled to have witness the experience here at the home. This bought laughter and joy for everyone and people were happy to listen and learn the history behind this magnificent event.