Activities at Mount Vale Care Home

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 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.  

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.

Today, we commemorated those who fell in the D Day landings. This morning, we watched the TV Coverage about D Day while having our hair done into the 1940s styles. Played some games of Bingo war themed of cause and did some colouring .

We had Rochelle Ayris Entertainment come and sing for us this afternoon singing 1930/1940s music. We loved singing and dancing along. Remembering our favourite songs. she was amazing, thank you .

Followed by a street party, with some amazing food made by our amazing Chef Dana. Thank you to the kitchen team for all their support.

It was amazing to see members of the team dressed in 1940s style outfits. we really got into the spirit

We invited the children from Rosedene Nursery to come and join us for part of our Get Moving week.  We invited them for a mini sports day, we did egg and spoon races, running races and hoping races. We placed lots of different things around the garden for them to do. From bean bag toss, tin can alley, bowling, ring toss, badminton, and golf.

We taught them how to play boules and loved watching them create their own games from what was around. They picked some flower's and gave them to the residents. They even competed against our amazing staff at egg and spoon race. They all received handmade medals that the residents have been making for them for their mini sports day 

This week, we celebrate our amazing carers who are dedicated to their jobs. We spent time making home-made cards for the staff to show our appreciation. They received a hamper full of sweet treats, and each individual got a pen and keyring as a little token of our appreciation.

Our carers were invited to join us in the library today to collect their items. It was so lovely to see so many smiles when opening their handmade cards.

Without the care staff, our home would stop, and we know how amazing and hard-working each and every one is.

Residents across our services enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of The Deep, an award-winning aquarium in Hull.

Our residents dived into the underwater world of some fascinating creatures such as sharks, turtles and stingrays.

It was a truly immersive and educational experience that brought the wonders of the ocean right to our screens.