Activities at Mulberry Court Care Home

Our residents has another great day of musical entertainment at Mulberry Court with everyone excited to see Maggie from Musical Moments who entertained us with a Christmas themed range of musical activities including singing and moving to music.

It was truly joyful to see so many residents having so much fun, and a delight to see their smiling faces in both our busy group session and the one-to-one room visits.

Celebrations have been in full swing at Mulberry Court in York, as one of its residents reached their 60th Wedding Anniversary in style. Keith and Eileen Stringer were presented with balloons and a card from all the staff, as well as a beautiful cake made by the home’s head chef Steve Hill.

The happy couple, said that it was lovely to share their special anniversary together and celebrate with Mulberry Court staff and residents. When asked about the secret to a long and happy marriage, their response was “Respect and love for one another, as well as good communication”.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Mulberry Court care home, in York, have been preparing to deck the halls, get out the tinsel and unravel the fairy lights, ready for a whole host of Christmas celebrations. The first order of the day was to make sure Santa’s sleigh would be ready for delivering all those lovely presents.

Mulberry Court’s residents have been very busy building Santa’s Sleigh as the homes Christmas centre piece to be displayed in the reception area, and it certainly created a lot of attention for an hour with residents, family and staff.

What an amazing day at Mulberry Court - Barchester yesterday. We launched our ‘Culture Day’ and we kicked off with Nepal.

Nepal is the country of the Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world, the Birthplace of Gautama Buddha - Lumbini, and as we found out watching a short documentary, lots more amazing places to visit.

After the documentary, one of our Nepalese Care Staff, paraded the traditional dress of Nepal, which left us all amazed and speechless….thank you so much️.

It was a wonderful day generating so much interest and delight.

Talented Head Gardener, Christopher Stone, from Mulberry Court care home in York has beaten all the competition to scoop the National Garden of the Year award in the Barchester Care Awards 2023.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 257 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Team of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

Resident, Eileen Haw, at Mulberry Court had always wanted to see Andre Rieu live in concert, so staff at the home made her wish a reality by taking her to the cinema where they were showing a live screening of his concert from Maastricht. This proved the old adage, it’s never too late to fulfil your dreams.

Eileen has lived at Mulberry Court for three years and is beloved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making her dream come true, as they knew how much it meant to her, and they all wanted to be there to see the smile on Eileen’s face when her dream was realised.