Activities at Hampton Grove Care Home

Today at Hampton Grove we had the pleasure of Gorefield Alpacas visiting.

Five beautiful alpacas came to meet us. Residents helped feed them and got to stroke them. Two went into the home and did a few bedroom visits which residents loved.

Animal therapy is the best kind of therapy for people with dementia. Visits from an animal can be an energetic experience or an exciting part of a person's day.

Today was such a beautiful day at Hampton Grove. 

We decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and spend some quality time in the garden eating ice lollies and playing music. Some residents even got up dancing.

Today at Hampton Grove we had the pleasure of Gorefield Alpacas visit. 5 beautiful Alpacas, residents helped feed them and got to stroke them, two went in the home and did a few bedroom visits which residents loved. Animal therapy is the best kind of therapy for people with dementia.

Visits from animals can be an energetic experience or an exciting part of a person's day. Residents said “it was so nice to get up close and feed them stroke them. The experience of this was amazing.”

Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day, which is part of the Grand National Festival.

Ladies Day is traditionally one of the biggest days in Liverpool's social calendar when women - and men - are invited to dress to impress.

More than 150,000 people are expected to attend the race meeting, with the festival finishing on Saturday.
So at Hampton Grove we thought we would join in wearing our hats to impress, as it was Grand National day.

Mother's Day is a celebration honouring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March.

Hampton Grove celebrated Mothering Sunday by doing a little flower arranging then receiving a little gift, and having families join us for our Mothering Sunday Lunch.

Residents at Hampton Grove wanted to try and make their own soup. So they picked a recipe which was Parsnip & Apple with Honey.

The parsnips were cut up along with the apple added to vegetable stock, the honey and seasoning for flavour.

Cooked with the soup maker for 20 minutes. Residents loved it and couldn't get enough of it and will definitely be doing this again, maybe with some home-cooked rolls too. 

Today at Hampton Grove, we tried a new game by placing all the white ping-pong balls in one basket and all the coloured balls in the other, using both hands one ball at a time, at the same time.

This activity was great for movement and memory co-ordination, even the staff struggled with this game!

Today residents from Hampton Grove took a little trip to Peterborough cathedral for its Christmas fair.

Bumping into family members and old friends. Residents Could resist in purchasing a few Christmas gifts themselves.

Hampton Grove had the pleasure of having a visit from The Little Incredibles Nursery this week from Yaxley.

The children and staff from there, helped decorate one of many Christmas trees we have here at Hampton Grove.

Residents thoroughly enjoyed seeing the children and telling their stories and traditions at Christmas to them.

Children then was presented with selection boxes and story books from Hampton Grove.

This afternoon Hampton Grove residents took another trip whilst the sun was out to 'The three horse shoes' pub in Yaxley, for their Macmillan charity day.

With entertainment, BBQ, raffle and a tombola.

Residents had a drink whilst enjoying the entertainment, some even got up and had a dance.

Today we visited Tropical Birdland in Leicester.

Residents had a fantastic day viewing and feeding all the tropical birds, parrots, budgies and a lot more different breeds, even meerkats and a goat.

Residents even had the privilege of having all different breeds of parrots on their arms and neck whilst feeding them.

Afterwards we had a lovely picnic. The whole day was enjoyed by all.

Here at Hampton Grove residents are not always able to go out on trips, so we try our very best to bring interesting things into the home for all to see and do.

This week our residents experienced the visit from the Zoolab, with the creatures from the rain forest. We met insects like centipedes, tarantulas, lizards.

Residents couldn’t wait to hold them.

The residents of Hampton Grove Care Home enjoyed a delightful excursion to Sandringham House & Gardens. Although we just missed seeing King Charles, who visited last week, the vibrant colours of the grounds were truly a sight to behold. We explored the Church and the Stables, savoured a lovely picnic on the estate, and topped off our visit with tea and coffee at the estate's charming coffee shop.

This was a fantastic day for two of our residents at Hampton Grove, that wanted to visit Hatfield House.

Hatfield House was completed in 1611. It was built by Robert Cecil, first Earl of Salisbury and son of Lord Burghley, the chief minister of Elizabeth I.

Walking through the history of the house was amazing, seeing original portraits, furniture, books and other historical things.

We even stopped off, and had lunch there too!

The sights and sounds of a zoo can be truly uplifting.

Residents from Hampton Grove visited Hamerton Zoo.

The natural beauty, vibrant colours, and playfulness of animals can bring joy and wonder to the elderly.

Being in a natural environment reduces stress and anxiety levels, promoting emotional well-being.

Additionally, interacting with animals can provide a sense of connection and happiness.

This certainly brought happiness to our residents.