Activities at Mount Vale Care Home

Residents at Mount Vale care home in Northallerton were delighted with the arrival of flowers kindly donated by the local Sainsbury’s supermarket. 

Mount Vale’s life enrichment programme includes a variety of different activities, with flower arranging being one of the most popular. The beautiful flowers have been very well received, and have certainly brightened the gardens for the residents to enjoy now the warmer weather is here.

Helen, General Manager at Mount Vale said "It was a lovely surprise for our residents and it's perfect to support our flower arranging classes. The reaction we received from our residents was priceless and we really appreciate the kind donations from Sainsbury’s."

We had a lovely time joining Becca Clark and James Wylie – members of V&A Dundee’s exhibitions team – as they took us on a virtual tour of the museum’s incredible Scottish Design Galleries.

We were introduced to the wide range of unique objects at the galleries from architecture and engineering, jewellery and textiles to theatre and their fascinating stories.

And we were able to learn more about the importance of all objects in telling the rich and varied history of Scottish design.

It was a lovely talk, enjoyed by all.

Residents have been channeling their creativity this afternoon as we get ready for Autumn.

We started off by having a nice relaxing walk around our grounds to collect leaves from the garden where we then got to work to create our very own masterpieces, over a glass of Sherry and a natter. 

The afternoon was a great success and the residents can’t wait to show off their impressive artwork to their loved ones.

We had a fun filled afternoon on Friday as we were joined by the wonderful Matt Jones.

Staff and residents were up dancing and singing along. Music is a large part of life in the home; providing opportunities to come together from all walks of life, to sing, dance, reminisce, and laugh together. There's nothing quite like the power of music to connect people and already we can't wait for our next visit.

Thanks, Matt!

We took a wonderful virtual trip to Iceland and visited the SEA LIFE Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary to have an inside look into the daily care of their two resident beluga whales: Little White and Little Grey.

Our residents were introduced to the history of the Beluga Whale Sanctuary and learnt more about its mission to provide a more natural home for belugas in human care with a first-hand look at how the dedicated team are not only caring for the whales, but preparing for their future in the sea sanctuary!

It was an enjoyable event for everyone, learning more about the amazing beluga whales and how they are cared for at the sanctuary.

Meet Bambi, a miniature chihuahua and belongs to our Activities Coordinator, Rebecca and has been coming to work with her since she was 5 months old and is now nearly 5.

Our Residents look forward to her visits and love to have cuddles with her, she is very calm and placid and will sit and be cuddled and tickled for hours! She loves spending time in the garden and all the walks she gets.

Bambi is often seen popping into to rooms which residents love. After a lovely afternoon in the garden Elsie decided she wanted to dance so took the opportunity to do this with every member of staff she passed, and made everyone smile.