Helen has enjoyed tending the garden this summer and is delighted with the pumpkins we managed to grow, all ready for Halloween!
Meet our Activities Coordinator, Rebecca Clark
I have been working at Mount Vale since 2013; I absolutely love my job, especially meeting all residents and their families. We have lots of events, such as fetes art exhibitions and open days. We always endeavour to involve the local community, so schools and colleges will often visit the home. We have lots of external entertainers and enjoy regular pet therapy sessions, including a PAT dog, who will often stop by to spend some quality time with residents.
Activities at Mount Vale
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.
Life at our home
Gardening at Mount Vale
Rosedene Nursery
We now work with Rosedene Nurseries and hold regular events with them. Our most recent session had residents and children reading together. As you can see from the photos, everyone thoroughly enjoyed this. Our home has just been refurbished and our new café lounge space is ideal for these sessions.
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Open Day
We hosted an open day to showcase our recent refurbishment, and were joined by the Mayor of Northallerton, John Forest, who was very impressed.
Sports in the Garden
We had an afternoon of sports in the garden. Lots of residents joined in and had lots of fun. Brian, pictured above, spend time watching and chatting with staff and other residents.
Fun Exercise
Marie enjoyed doing some chair exercise on Memory Line. Light exercise is a great way to keep residents active and, best of all, it's fun!
Games in the Garden
Resident, Jean, had been enjoying some games in the garden when he suddenly decided to check on our veg plot!
Upcoming events
Christmas Fête: Reindeer Visit
Join us for our Christmas Fête, complete with Santa's grotto and visiting reindeers!
