Activities at Meadowbeck Care Home

Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.

Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.

Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.

Excitement is running high at the Meadowbeck Care Home in Osbaldwick, York where residents and staff have been cooking up a storm to enter parent company Barchester Healthcare’s Easter Cake competition.  Details of the competition were announced earlier this year and the home has been busy coming up with, what they hope, will be a winning design.

The competition is being run by Barchester Healthcare across its 250 care homes and private hospitals so the home has some stiff competition to beat. Pride is at stake as chefs and residents at each of the homes across the country battle it out.  Judging will take place just after Easter and the winning cakes for each of Barchester’s divisions will be announced at the end of April.

Staff and residents at the home put their heads together and donned their aprons to come up with a scrumptious cake that they think encapsulates the themes and flavours of Easter.  Meadowbeck’s fabulous cake was created by Denise one of our talented Kitchen Assistants, created the chick-tastic Easter cake filled with a delicious jam filling.

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.

We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games.  

Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.

Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

The Meadowbeck Care Home in Osbaldwick, York was transformed into a 1940’s tea dance to mark Dame Vera Lynn’s birthday on March 20th.

The home welcomed singer, Nikki Humberstone who performed a melody of Vera Lynn’s classics.

Our talented team baked a wonderful array of cakes and biscuits washed down with pots of tea and the home was decorating with bunting to celebrate the occasion.

Singer and songwriter, Vera Margaret Welch, was born in East Ham in 1917.  She later adopted the stage name Vera Lynn, borrowing her grandmother’s maiden name.  Her music and performances were very popular and helped raise morale during the Second World War, earning her the nickname the Forces’ Sweetheart.  Her songs inspired both troops abroad and civilians at home and became symbols of resilience and hope.  She died in June 2020 aged 103.

Staff at the Meadowbeck Care Home in Osbaldwick, York have visited our much cherished and valued NHS heroes with a collection of Easter treats on behalf of our residents as way of thanking them for their hard work and dedication to the local community.  

Our colleagues were privileged to be able to meet and thank the paramedics, nurses, other emergency services workers working within the hospital and the wider community who don’t always have time to go home or back to their workplace on their break.