Activities at Mount Vale Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from PAT dogs, entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Louise Chapman
Hi my name is Louise I have been working at Mount Vale since 2010. I am the activities co-ordinator, I am here to promote the wellbeing of our residents and ensure they have a variety of activities to get involved in. I love finding new creative ways to engage our residents and involve our local community.
I am a dementia champion for the home and enjoy continuing to learn and find more things I can do to help promote the wellbeing of our residents.
I love spending time with each individual getting to know them so I can add individual needs into our plans. I love building strong relationships with our residents and families.
I am a crafty person and can be found doing diamond arts and lots of other creative things when I am not at work. I love spending time with my family and going for walks with my dog Dottie and cuddling my cat Loki.
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 Mount Vale Care Home
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mount Vale have transformed our home into a vibrant green oasis in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Day! It's been a delightful day filled with a variety of activities designed to boost our spirits and promote mental well-being. We kicked things off with some lively movement to music, where everyone got a chance to dance and sing along to their favourite tunes. The energy was infectious!
Adding to the joy, we were thrilled to have a special visitor—Bill, a charming therapy dog from Jack and Pals. It's truly amazing how animals can bring so much calm and happiness into a space. Bill was a hit at Mount Vale, bringing smiles to everyone's faces and reminding us of the simple joys in life.
Remember, taking care of our mental health is crucial, and days like today help us remember to pause, enjoy the moment, and cherish the company of good friends and gentle animals.
Let's keep the conversation about mental health going, because it really does matter!
Dementia Disco
As part of Dementia Action week, we held a leg warmer and glow-sticks Dementia disco. We invited everyone to join us within the home and our community.
Everyone came together to sing and dance the afternoon away to whatever they wished, too. Doris Day, Tom Jones, Cher and lots more.
Residents enjoyed dressing up with funny glasses and glow sticks. We even had a game of balloon volleyball.
We can't wait to do it again.
Home goes paperless!
We're thrilled to announce the launch of Enable at Mount Vale, our innovative digital care planning system! Enable revolutionizes the way we plan, record, and coordinate personalized care through the use of handheld devices and tablets. This shift from paper to digital means we can now manage all aspects of care and life enrichment more efficiently, ensuring information is easily accessible.
In a wonderful display of creativity, our residents contributed to the design of the t-shirt logo by colouring in the word "Enable." These designs were then showcased on t-shirts, featuring "Enable" in various languages, celebrating our diverse community. Our staff proudly wore these t-shirts during the launch, adding a vibrant touch to the day.
The launch was a joyous occasion, bringing together residents, families, volunteers, and staff. We celebrated with a lively karaoke party, complete with some of our favourite treats. The highlight was definitely the slushies and candy floss, which we turned purple for a fun twist!
Foundation Cook Off
Staff and residents at Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar and sister home, Mount Vale in Northallerton are celebrating because their wonderful Regional Directors, Wendy McGowan & Dannie Tsoneva, from Barchester’s North East & Scotland Division, have stepped completely out of their comfort zones to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2025.
Dannie & Wendy went head-to-head with the Regional Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £31,000 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life. Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales. In 2024 the Foundation achieved a donation milestone of £335,000 which enabled the charity to provide vital help to 239 small groups and charities, plus 104 individuals in one year alone.
VE Day 80 Celebrations
Mount Vale marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in style by throwing a 1940s afternoon tea party to remember. The home was decorated in red, white and blue and residents and staff dressed up in their 1940s-inspired glad rags and enjoyed an afternoon of big band music and dancing.
The homes hospitality team whipped up a delicious selection of freshly-baked biscuits, sandwiches, cakes and pastries for the occasion, all washed down with pots of tea and a celebratory glass of fizz to mark the occasion.
Residents join local historian for virtual event
To mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe, staff and residents at Mount Vale were treated to an hour in the fascinating company of historian Pippa Catterall as she examined the importance of this historic day.
Pippa Catterall is a British historian who has been Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster since 2016. A Cambridge graduate with a PhD from Queen Mary University of London, Pippa’s research focuses on twentieth century history and politics, the mass media, conflict studies and nationalism.
Upcoming events
Dementia Cafe - 2nd Friday of the month
We know the importance of supporting our local community and we extend an invitation to you to join us at our monthly Dementia Cafe.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time and could make a difference? If you are interested in Volunteering we'd love to hear from you.
Community Cafe - Last Thursday of the month
We extend a warm invitation to you to join us at our popular community café - All welcome.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency personnel - come and take a break with us! There may be a cake or two available .....
