Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

Leeming Bar Grange care home, in Leeming Bar Grange was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.

Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by creating heart-shaped decorations to decorate the home and gifting each other with keepsakes. Followed by a relaxed afternoon of cheese, wine and of course lots of chocolate!

General Manager, Michelle Keep said: “It’s been a very different Valentine’s Day but we’ve all had a lovely day nonetheless. Lots of our residents were able to see their loved ones either using our visiting suite or on a video call. We’ve had a whole range of treats and Valentine’s themed fun and we have enjoyed every moment of it!”

Leeming Bar Grange in Leeming Bar decided to celebrate National Pizza Day on 9th February!

Residents and staff all got involved with the spirit of day by making their own homemade pizzas and holding a pizza party for their evening meal!

General Manager, Michelle Keep at Leeming Bar Grange care home, said: “This has been a huge amount of fun and got everyone’s taste buds tingling! The day also provided a meaningful opportunity for residents to reminisce about baking for their families when they were younger”.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar have been marking World Cancer Day by fundraising to support this worthy cause.

World Cancer Day took place on 4th February.  The idea behind the day is to have one single initiative when the entire world can come together to fight cancer.  Thanks to research, two in four people will now survive their cancer for 10 years or more.  World Cancer Day unites people, communities and entire countries to raise awareness and take action against cancer.

The staff and residents marked the day by discussing how cancer has affected their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Residents spoke about how they could show their support to those affected by cancer and decided to use their creative skills to make cards and gifts in order to raise money for Cancer Research UK

Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar has been finding out the favourite stories of residents and staff, and sharing them during National Storytelling Week.

Many of the residents at Leeming Bar Grange care home have a knack of telling a great story or two, and National Storytelling Week is a perfect opportunity to experience the joy of storytelling.

Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms in the world so, to help keep the custom alive, residents have been reading their own favourite short stories to other residents and hosting a virtual storytime each day on the homes Facebook page. Residents have also been reciting some of their own creative written works to other residents and the team.

Residents at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home in Leeming Bar have been discovering all things Antipodean in celebration of Australia Day, which took place on Tuesday 26 January.

Residents took part in Australian-themed activities throughout the day including reminiscing about tales down under with a virtual trip to Australia including a tour of Sydney Opera House and Sydney harbour. Residents enjoyed an Australian themed quiz in which they learnt what a jumbuck is. Which inevitably got everyone dancing to one of the homes favourite songs; Waltzing Matilda! The favourite activity of the day was however a tasting of Australian wines!

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar had a fantastic time celebrating International Chocolate Cake Day, surely one of the best days of the year!

Residents had fun getting creative designing cakes, and playing “Wheel of Cakes”; a spin on Family Fortunes where the prizes were a selection of delicious chocolate cakes! Our talented head chef Toni Scott provided a delicious selection of homemade chocolate goodies including her famous chocolate marble cake!

General Manager, Michelle Keep said: “It wasn’t just the residents that were excited when we found out there was an International Chocolate Cake Day, the eyes of all our staff lit up too – everyone loves chocolate cake and even better when there is a good excuse to eat it!”