Activities at Iris Court Care Home

Iris Courts Christmas Countdown Continues!, We had the pleasure of welcoming in St Ippolyts CE primary school in to us to perform their Christmas Choir. 

It was a wonderful morning having 39 of the students in with us ranging from 7-11 years to perform there Christmas choir with us, and then spending some time with us after enjoying hot chocolates with marshmallows, candy canes and Christmas treats. We are aware at Iris Court of the benefit of intergenerational activity is hugely beneficial to all. We had a fantastic time talking to the children after there performance after they spent time getting to know our residents and hearing there stories of how they used to perform at school with one memory even being off performing at The Royal Albert Hall as a child, whilst helping to boost confidence and for the younger children of developing higher levels of empathy and care. 

Everyone at Iris Court cannot wait to to have the St Ippolyts CE primary school return again next year to spend some time with us!

Iris Court had the pleasure of watching the Aston Bell Ringers perform for us as part of our countdown to Christmas. 

Another evening spent with residents, families and friends coming together to enjoy the evening with mulled wine, home baked Gingerbread biscuits and mince pies. The evening was fantastically interactive with our guests being invited up to help the bell ringers perform and learn some different routines, whilst learning some interesting facts regarding the history of bell ringing , and how this begun!.

At Iris Court Care home we love hosting events that we can open up to our relatives, friends and the wider community. Life at Iris Court is about being part of the local community and enjoying life long hobbies whilst also exploring new experiences.

Iris Court Kick started their Christmas Celebrations this weekend with their Christmas Soiree!.

Residents, staff welcomed all family and community in for the day, to join us browse our Christmas Market with stalls selling handmade goods, Our friendly Community PCSO'S from Hitchin Police station providing information on how the elderly community can stay safe at home. Once any shopping was done we truly got into the Christmas Spirit indulging in Cocktails, Baileys Hot Chocolates and a indulgent lunch of Canapes, Vol-au-vents and some festive favourites whilst enjoying live entertainment taking requests from us for our favourite Christmas songs!.

Being able to invite our local community into Iris Court, along with friends and family are a regular part of life at Iris Court to ensure our residents enjoy these special moments surrounded by their loved ones.

The idea behind the Reverse Advent Calendar is that the collection focuses on different types of products each day so that all the essentials people might need are covered. 

The team would like to ask anyone who can spare a few items of food or toiletries to bring them along to Iris Court to help ensure no one goes without essential items at this special time of the year.   

We cant wait to start collecting our donations for this amazing cause and will be running this over a period of 20 days to collect as much as possible and we welcome any donations to help support.

To mark Remembrance Day, staff and residents at Iris Court care home in Gosmore gathered to honoured the fallen with a “We’ll meet again” inspired performance.

Our residents, family and friends remembered those who fought during the war by welcoming talented local singer, Fiona Harrison, into the home to perform her show entitled “We’ll Meet Again” packed with everyone’s favourite war-time classics. Singing along to the well-known songs allowed families to reminisce about their war-time and share stories. The residents of Iris Court raised a toast to commemorate those who were lost and those who served. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed the performance with one of our lovely residents leaving us with this feedback " It is very important that we keep the memories of those who fought alive and that we also think about those involved in conflicts around the world today.  It has been so lovely to reminisce and fondly remember all those gave up their today for our tomorrow.”

Hitchin Library attended as guest speakers for our Monthly Dementia Cafe, It was a fantastic talk and to hear from the team at Hitchin Library to learn what they are doing to support the elderly community and try and ensure they can continue their life long hobbies & Interest easier. One of the fantastic Initiatives the Library holds are generational rummage boxes which we got the chance to look through today , where you can pick your subject & year and be able to go through many gems of that era which is great for reminiscing and bringing the community and friends closer together by sharing fond memories of each item which sparks a memory of years past. At Iris Court we will be registering with Hitchin Library to be able to access these rummage boxes for our residents here as a fun way to get to know our residents better and learn more about their earlier life experiences and memories.