Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

Mallard Court in Bridlington has decided to make its garden more attractive to birds by planting shrubs and flowers that will benefit wildlife throughout the year and have been busy constructing nesting boxes for the large garden areas.

Steve Moss, Lifestyle Co-ordinator and residents at Mallard Court  have decided to plant brambles, hawthorn and honeysuckle, which provide berries, attract insects birds like to eat, and provide good nesting material.

Nest boxes for smaller birds have  been strategically positioned around the gardens and several will provide residents with a good view of all the comings and goings should birds take up residence.

 Mallard Court care home, in Bridlington, 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 home-made sweets, cakes and treats. 

General Manager, Dianne Peters, 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 contact their loved ones either using our

Skype video call facility or by telephone. We’ve had a whole range of treats and Valentine’s themed fun and we have enjoyed every moment of it!”

Mallard Court resident Doreen and her twin sister who resides in a care home in Bradford celebrated their 86th birthdays on January 31st.

Doreen commented she had a lovely day with her fellow residents and staff and finished the day off with some delicious cake! Happy Birthday Doreen.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Mallard Court care home in 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 had affected their lives and the lives of their loved ones.  They also organised a raffle after making a hamper and wreath.

Mallard Court care home in Bridlington prepared a traditional Burns Night Supper to the tune of bagpipes and Scottish themed music and capers continued throughout the afternoon and early evening.

Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities including “catch Hamish the haggis” and “tossing the caber” to mark the Scottish institution, including a quiz on Scotland and a general talk on this beautiful country steeped in history.

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General Manager, Dianne Peters, at Mallard Court, thought it was a perfect occasion to celebrate an afternoon steeped in age-old tradition as well as enjoying Scottish nibbles, treats and drinks

Mallard Court resident, Riss celebrated her 94 years young birthday surrounded by residents and staff at the home. Riss was delighted with the cards, gifts and flowers received by her family and friend before blowing out the candles on her delicious home-made birthday cake, especially prepared by the homes hospitality team.  Riss was also pleased to see her family with a special visit in the homes designated visitor suite and for those not able to travel, Skype calls.  Happy birthday Riss!