Activities at Highfield Care Home

Happy 102nd birthday to our resident, Sheila!

It is not every day that we get to celebrate a 102nd birthday in our community, but today is that exceptionally special day. We want to extend the happiest of birthdays to Sheila.

Reaching 102-years young is an amazing milestone and we feel incredibly lucky to share in this celebration. Residents like Sheila is what makes our residents and their home special.

Our sip and paint sessions are incredibly popular and provide a great way to socialise, unwind and get creative whilst adding a splash of colour in the home!

It is a great way to enjoy each others company, share a laugh over a refreshing drink.

We were very impressed with our masterpieces at the end - gallery worthy!
 

We celebrated our 2nd Birthday on May 17th  with a party in the home, with wonderful music from local musician Dominic Beresford and a visit from Gentle Paws Therapy Dogs.

Residents, their relatives and staff all got involved with excellent singing and dancing and experienced some gentle time with Ernie the ‘berniedoodle’ who was very interested in the cakes on offer! 

Rebekka Richardson at Highfield Care Home, said: “This has been a huge amount of fun and the residents loved the singing, creating new memories and spending time with the beautiful Ernie’    

A resident at the home said ‘What a fantastic fun afternoon we had, great music, food and some fizz!’

There was lots of fun and laughter as residents participated in a game testing their coordination and dexterity by knocking a cone off the managers head!

The game was simple, funny and playful and no one was harmed in this challenge.

Zero damage. All dexterity.

Residents were treated to a Birds of Prey Experience, and were pleasantly surprised to see the birds flying around their garden as SMJ Falconry paid a visit.

General Manager Rebekka said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today.  We knew that having the birds here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus.  We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”

Residents enjoyed a special ice cream delivery from the hospitality team. The residents chose their favourite ice creams from the ice cream cart, bringing back memories of the rounds the ice cream 'man' use to deliver. Just what is needed on a hot day !

Highfield Care Home, in Tadcaster have hosted a group of children from Barkston Ash Nursery who completed their ‘Toddlethon’ at Highfield Care Home. We welcomed the group of Mums and their toddlers who live locally as well as the lovely nursery team.

The group of mums, toddlers, residents and staff enjoyed spending time in each other’s company, the children played on their bouncy hoppers, done some excellent hula hooping & played catch with the residents.

The catering team at the care home provided a selection of biscuits and juice for the children and the grown-ups had a selection of hot drinks to choose from.

General Manager, Rebekka Richardson of Highfield Care Home, said: “The group of children were warmly welcomed into the home and played beautifully, the residents at our home had a lot of fun in the morning, and loved to watch them enjoying themselves. If anyone ever wants to stop in for a lovely morning or afternoon with your young ones, or just for a cuppa and a break, we’d love to have you join us.”