Activities at Mount Vale Care Home

In honour of National Emergency Services Day this happening this month our staff and residents thought it would be a good idea to give back to our local ambulance crews.  Who work very hard and are a very supportive towards our lovely home.  This morning we visited Northallerton Ambulance Station to hand out homemade cakes, crisps and goodie bags with homemade items added into it, to our local paramedics and ambulance staff as a thank you for the wonderful work they do to support our community. 

Staff all dressed up on their pyjamas. Residents loved seeing everyone been individual and standing out from the crowd. 

They were delighted to see the different colours, patterns, and spending time talking about the fabrics and how things have changed over the years.

Even at the age of 94, our oldest resident Reg is surrounded by his wife Julie and staff. Julie maintains that Reg is still a 'babe magnet'

Today we were visited by Chris Gilly. Who came to sing for us. Chris decided to honour Elvis this time and do a full on Elvis number 1's show. We heard lots of different song we love, such as Hunk of love, hound dog, wonder of you, Jail house rock and suspicious minds. 

Staff and residents at Mount Vale Care Home in Northallerton have spent time making pens and keychains for a local Macmillan charity event. Arosa caravan and camping park in Scarborough are holding a Macmillan event on Saturday 24th August to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sarah Van Der Merwe, Administrator, at Mount Vale has an amazing connection with those throughout the home. Sarah has spent her weekends entertaining at Arosa caravan and camping park for many years so when she heard about the fundraising efforts she asked staff and residents if they would like to get involved. Staff and residents created ‘Disney’ inspired pens to sell at the event with all proceeds going to Macmillan.

Sarah Van Der Merwe, Administrator, said: “I knew when I heard of the fundraising efforts our staff and residents at Mount Vale would love to support. I am so proud to be part of such a fantastic team of staff and residents”

A housekeeping assistant at Mount Vale has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 15 years.

Carol Watson, housekeeping assistant, started at Barchester in 2009 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Adele Keenan, Employee Services Director at Barchester said: “I’m always pleased to hear stories about the long service of Barchester staff and am delighted Carol has achieved this milestone. It is dedication like this that ensures our residents are provided with a happy place to live.”

This afternoon we attended an Musical afternoon tea in aid of Dementia Forward. We joined people from local community in Northallerton town hall for live music performed by Paula Marie. 

We listened to music from the 40s, 50s and 60s. We were encouraged to join in and sing along. Which we love doing. Residents and staff taking to the dance floor showing off their moves. We heard some of our favourite songs from Elvis, Abba and The Beatles. 

We enjoyed freshly made tea and coffee. Plates of cakes including home made cream scones. 

We even got some raffle tickets but weren't very lucky this time.

Thank you so much to the Dementia forward team for hosting this event.