Activities at Iris Court Care Home

Our residents at Iris Court care home are thrilled with their home-grown vegetables. The gardens and green house are a much-loved part of Iris Court, and this has led to many residents coming together to continue lifelong hobbies, whilst sharing and supporting each other with new skills.  Our residents at Iris Court have managed to grow some beautiful plants displayed in the homes garden for all residents to enjoy, as well as their own homegrown tomatoes which are proudly used by the Chefs at Iris Court in their meal preparations and enjoyed by all the team and residents.

Tony, a resident of Iris Court added: “I’ve always loved gardening so it is fantastic to be able to keep that hobby going, I find it really therapeutic to be outside in the fresh air and to be able to grow my favourite flowers and vegetables.  It’s so lovely to see all the beautiful blooms, and to be able to share this with the staff and residents here.”

At Iris Court we are passionate about residents being able to continue enjoying lifelong hobbies, as well as exploring new adventures whilst living at our home.

Some of our ladies from Iris Court care home in Hitchin were filled with joy during their visit to Hitchin Lavender farm.  Our ladies were able to pick fresh lavender from the field and fulfil some lifelong wishes by revisiting Hitchin Lavender Farm, bringing back many fond memories of years gone past and wonderful times!. 

The ladies were able to spend the afternoon at Hitchin lavender farm amidst a sea of purple and gold, whilst enjoying the beautiful aroma of the freshly grown lavender in the air. 

Before heading home our staff and residents whilst enjoyed visiting the old barn to browse some of Hitchin Lavenders spectacular hand -made artisan products. At Iris Court regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment

We have had the pleasure of Trish and Tim performing for us at Iris Court. 

Trish and Tim are friends with Mary who is a resident with us at Iris Court and had met many years ago through Mary going to Our Lady’s Immaculate and St Andrews Catholic Church in Hitchin which Mary still visits. Trish and Tim kindly offered to perform for us at Iris Court so everyone could enjoy their performance. 

It was an amazing afternoon to have them in with us and find out a little more about Trish and Tim. Trish who is a partial assistant for Our Lady's Church has a variation of roles, and manages support work in the community, whilst discovering the pair have been performing together and have been married for 48 years! . We love having strong links within the community to be able to bring this to our home for our residents to enjoy as much as they did. 

At Iris Court 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 held our very own sports day, with the staff taking on challenges and races such as the egg and spoon race, obstacle challenges, three legged race!. 
It was a fantastic day for the team to come together and truly display some fantastic team work and support.

We had invited our residents, families and friends to join us for the afternoon in our gardens to cheer the team on throughout the races and provide some well deserved moral support.

A very well done to our top performers of the Iris Court Sports day and a big thank you to our wonderful families and friends who came to support us!. Hosting events for friends and family members to join us is an essential part of our activities program and we are always looking for new ideas to bring the wider community into our home.

We welcomed a new entertainer Ronan into Iris Court. 

Ronan entertained us with songs throughout the decades, and made sure to encourage all  of our ladies and gents to join him for a dance with us getting up on our feet or grooving in our chairs. 

Ronan took us on a journey of music from the 1920's with some of our favourite classic songs. 

One thing we love at Iris Court as part of our life enrichment programme is hosting live musical entertainment and to be able to encourage all of our residents to join together, cherish special moments. Whilst enjoying each others company and making last friendships.

We always welcome our local community into join us for these events along with family and friends to celebrate life and those special moments together.

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Iris Court Care Home to enjoy an open day that was held at the home this Saturday!.

We hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a Dhol drum performance from Pali a friend of Iris Court during the morning, whilst the afternoon Sadie from Strictly entertainment hosted her all aboard virtual cruise show which both were enjoyed by everyone who came to our event.

 To finish the Joyous afternoon the home was visited by The Mayor of Stevenage Councillor Nazmin Chowdhury, who viewed the home and spent time with residents, families and staff. 

Staff and families were delighted to see different generations having fun together. with visitors enjoying plenty of refreshments, such as Traditional fish and chips, prawns and cockles, beers and cold soft drinks.  all prepared by out catering team.

 many Residents  said, “We thoroughly enjoyed it. We were all surrounded by lots of great people, and the refreshments kept flowing. The weather held out until we finished. Staff did a great job, not just on the day, but organising the event and getting everyone together.”

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

Residents and Staff this morning at Iris Court decided to go on a impromptu outing to Fairlands Valley Park!. 

With this beautiful weather, we haven't wanted to miss a minute of being outside enjoying our surroundings. 

With Fairlands Valley park being on our doorstep we decided to take our minibus out for the morning, and go for a wonderful walk down the lake, whilst enjoying the simple things in life such as feeding the ducks, and enjoying a well deserved break with plenty of refreshing drinks and snacks to take along in case we got hungry on our travels. 

Sometimes all you need is some sunshine, nature and great company to have a wonderful time together. 

 At Iris Court regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.

As part of British Flower Week, all at Iris Court have been celebrating our wonderful gardens of Iris Court. 

 British Flower Week was founded by New Covent Garden Market in 2013, British Flowers Week is an annual celebration of the wealth and variety of British flowers, plants and foliage.

Mary and Tony two of our very special residents at Iris Court had taken charge of our gardening club this year for Iris Court, with our very own green house they have helped guide many residents and potted many wonderful seeds and plants to flourish in time for summer. whilst creating a gardening community. 

With the plants grown Mary and Tony have very kindly displayed these around the gardens of Iris Court, so all of our residents can enjoy these. This week with the wonderful weather we have all been out in the garden enjoying this beautiful garden and grounds and appreciating the hard work from our wonderful resident gardeners here this year. 

Iris Court honoured their wonderful care team last week as part of national carers week!. 

Staff were treated to a garden party during the afternoon. Our head chef Jinesh had put together a wonderful spread of party food for everyone to enjoy. Family and friends arrived throughout the afternoon to join in the fun with staff and residents.

The carers were also gifted with a large box of Cadbury chocolates, and personalised water bottles to help keep them hydrated during this hot weather. The residents also joined in with the afternoons activities to praise the staff for all they do. With many residents commenting “We’ve all had such a lovely time today, it really is a joy to be able to thank our wonderful carers for all that they do.  They really are heaven sent!.

Carers Week is an annual event to raise awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges carers face, and recognising the contribution they make to our residents, families and communities throughout the UK. The theme for Carers Week this year is ‘caring about equality’ which focuses on the challenges faced by unpaid carers such as poverty, social isolation and poor mental health.  Carers Week aims to raise awareness, acknowledge the vital contribution of carers and encourage people to identify as carers and seek support.