Activities at Melbourn Springs Care Home
Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is a major focus of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat will always be welcomed.
Denise Ashby
Hello, my name is Denise and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Melbourn Springs. I joined Barchester in 2022 and always strive to support and care for all of our residents in a way that best suits each individual.
Making sure that our residents have things to do that they really enjoy doing is something that I hold very close to my heart. It is so important to make sure that they are happy and enjoy all of the activities and events that we host for them.
A lot of our residents also enjoy our special trips out on our Mini Bus as we create new, special memories together at Melbourn Springs.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Melbourn Springs Care Home
May employee of the month - Rob
Our staff and residents voted for Rob our Head of Maintenance as our May employee of the month.
Rob, "works exceptionally hard to ensure that our home is always safe, our residents’ rooms are exactly how they want them to be and our gardens look amazing. He is always willing to help anyone and our residents love him!"
Well done Rob from all of the team at Melbourn Springs - we hope that you enjoy spending your £25 voucher!
#BarchesterTogether
“Barchester’s Executive Board would like to say a big THANK YOU to all members of the Barchester family, and particularly those in our homes and hospitals for their incredible hard work during this unprecedented time. They are extremely proud of all of you for your bravery, professionalism, care and compassion.”
The team at Melbourn Springs are extremely grateful for the amazing support that we always receive from our Executive Board and for our cards and gifts too!
Wearing our bands with pride at Melbourn Springs #BarchesterTogether
Melbourn Community Coronavirus Response - Foodbank
The Melbourn Coronavirus Community Response (M.C.C.R) was set up in March to respond to the needs of the community during the Covid-19 crisis. The MCCR is a small team formed from Melbourn Hub, Melbourn Parish Council and Melbourn Timebank - coming together to offer practical help, and to let every household know how to access any assistance they might need via phone lines that are open 7 days a week between 9am and 4pm on 01763 263303 # 1
As well as collecting/delivering prescriptions, organising grocery shopping for local people who are “shielding” the response group have also set up a Foodbank for the village between 11am and 2pm on Thursdays at the Melbourn Hub, 30 High Street, Melbourn, SG8 6DZ.
Following on from Mental Health Kindness week, all of the staff at Melbourn Springs wanted to donate to the Foodbank to help support such a great cause and the fantastic community group who really are leading the way in the village COVID-19 response.
If you cannot leave your home, call the MCCR on 01763 263303, tell them what you need, and they will deliver it to you! Melbourn truly is blessed with such an amazingly kind community shining brightly in these challenging times.
Mental Health Awareness Week - Kindness
Every year the Mental Health Foundation host Mental Health Awareness Week to raise awareness and promote good mental health for all. The theme this year was kindness.
Kindness and mental health are deeply connected. Kindness strengthens relationships, develops community, deepens solidarity, is an antidote to isolation and creates a sense of belonging. It truly is the cornerstone to our individual and collective mental health.
To mark this special week the team and our residents at Melbourn Springs have been very busy compiling our Melbourn Springs journey board - including all of the exceptionally kind comments that the home has received from our friends in the local community.
Our Administration Manager Ian, is seen here holding just one lovely cards that our home has received, and our General Manager Karen is pictured with one of our home's smile boards to promote positivity, thoughtfulness, conscientiousness and above all kindness.
The whole team at Melbourn Springs are always looking for ways to do something to show our appreciation to our community, and spread a little kindness to say thank you to our friends for all of their amazing support that they have bestowed upon our team, residents and their new home, Melbourn Springs.
Dementia Action Week and Dementia Friends
Our Home Services Advisor Dan conducted a Dementia Friends session for our staff at Melbourn Springs to support National Dementia Action Week and the extensive Barchester Dementia training programme that all of our staff have already completed.
Laura, our Activities Co-ordinator also demonstrated our Magic Table - a specialist piece of technology in our Memory Lane Activity Cafe which has been designed to support those living with Dementia with specialist games, colouful light projections - enabling our residents to increase movement and positive mental stimulation.
Melbourn Springs is working alongside other local businesses and support groups to enable Melbourn and Royston to become even more dementia-friendly. Keep an eye out for the next Dementia Friends session and Magic Table community events at Melbourn Springs once government guidelines change.
Employee of April - Sophie
Staff and residents voted for our Care Assistant Sophie as the employee of April. Sophie is, "committed to helping everyone and always goes above and beyond to support every aspect of the home - an absolute star!"
Sophie was awarded with a £25 Gift Voucher and felt exceptionally honoured to be the first employee of the month in the history of Melbourn Springs. Well done Sophie from all of the team!
