Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

The month of April celebrates “ National Pet Day” and to celebrate this our homes Lifestyle Co-ordinator Steve brought two of his pet dogs, Oscar & Pebbles for a pet therapy visit to Mallard Court.  This was a great opportunity for our residents to fuss and pet these well behaved pooches, creating some lovely smiles, from both the doggies and our residents!

Celebrated annually on April 11th, National Pet Day is an unofficial holiday that encourages all of us to pay our pets some extra attention. It is also a day to commemorate everything that our pets do for us on a daily basis.

A Chef at Mallard Court in Bridlington has received a prestigious 15 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 15 years.

Gill Farrar, started at Barchester in April 2006 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Gill worked as a carer for a number of years achieving NVQ level 2 in health and social care.

Gill has worked in the kitchen since and has attained her NVQ Level 2 Chef qualification, gaining promotion to 2nd Chef. Gill commented “I love working at Mallard Court looking after our residents and working with the Mallard Court team. There is always something new to learn and I have loved my 15 years here and hope to be working here for another 15 years!”

Residents and staff here at Mallard Court in Bridlington had a fun day celebrating “National Wear a Hat Day” whilst incorporating “Purple Day” to help raise awareness for the National Epilepsy Society. We held a Raffle Draw fundraiser with lots of fabulous prizes to be won, purple themed treats to eat, plus their very own Mascot “Barchie” Bear, as they affectionately call him, was there to help as usual!

Residents and staff decorated the home with purple bunting, balloons and ribbons and dressed up with brightly coloured hats having a fabulous time together while raising funds if £120 for the Epilepsy Society.

Home goes green for St Patrick's Day - Residents and staff at Mallard Court are home in Bridlington celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day this week. The home was decorated with Irish flags and bunting with shamrocks and waiters in fancy dress. #bridlington

They learned some Irish words and phrases, watched Irish dances on the big screen, and went on a virtual tour of Ireland and listened to some fabulous traditional Irish music. #stpatricksday

The homes hospitality team prepared a fantastic Irish spread with traditional Irish dishes including Irish Potato Soup, Irish Stew with Colcannon, Sausage and Mash with Champs and a dessert of Baileys Chocolate Mousse washed down with Guinness and Irish O’Connor’s Country Cream! Residents and staff also sampled other Irish delights through the day including Black Pudding, Soda Bread and a selection of Irish biscuits.

General Manager, Dianne Peters said: “Our residents have all had a brilliant day today, everyone has enjoyed the festivities – I think we all agree St Patrick’s Day is the best of all the saints’ days! 

We had a fantastic time listening to Irish music and watching Irish dancing on the big screen and we sampled a variety of Irish drinks.

Residents at Barchester Healthcare’s Mallard Court care home, in Bridlington, celebrated Mother’s Day with visits in the Visitors Suite, video calls and telephone call with their family and friends. The home was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers and bunting for the occasion.

Residents and staff prepared some beautiful flower arrangements in tea pots for the dining room tables consisting of purple and lilac tulips with gypsophila.

Residents and staff discussed together on how the role of the mother has changed, and reminiscence about their childhood and parenthood. Chef at the home prepared a special Mother’s Day dinner with lovely soothing music playing in the background and reading their Mother’s Day cards together.

General Manager, Dianne Peters said:  “Everyone had a really lovely day and the flower tea pot arrangements were outstanding. Although Mother’s Day has had to be a bit different this year, our mums have had video calls with family and we have made good use of our visiting suite to make sure lots of our residents had a visit with their loved ones.”

Home celebrates birthday - Mallard Court resident, Colin celebrated his 85th birthday with his wife Sylvia and friends. Colin said “ I had a very enjoyable day with some lovely presents and cards, and the cake was absolutely delicious!”

On behalf of everyone at Mallard Court, Happy Birthday Colin!