Activities at Newton House Care Home

Courtesy of our marvellous team in the kitchen our residents, relatives and visitors enjoyed a selection of cheeses and a variety of finely picked ale.

Sonia Fairhurst, General Manager at Newton House, said: “This has been a huge amount of fun it’s been great to see our residents and guests come together and enjoy an afternoon of hearty chatter over some cheese and ale”

A resident at the home said: “We’ve had such a good time. It really has been a special treat”

Residents and Colleagues at Newton House were delighted to welcome the returning and new year of children from the Sweet Angels Childcare Service to enjoy music, games and activities with residents at the home.

The session started with a sing-a-long to welcome all of our fabulous residents, with the “Hello” song. The children then spent some quality time being read to.

Vonny was so excited, and as soon as she entered the room she was sat in the circle with the children.

Reading a variety of books, singing, cuddles and chats it really was a beautiful morning.

Malcolm & Gerald were delighted to see the children & Gerald said:

“How lovely that the children come to visit, it’s a great start to their life”

This morning residents began building up to our valentines day activities as they came together to get their craft on with “Hearts & Crafts”.

Creating some beautiful masterpieces that will be laminated and displayed in residents windows who are nursed in bed.

Arts & Crafts sessions are a wonderful way in providing a sense of achievement, increasing dexterity & coordination whilst living with increased purpose.

We'd like to congratulate the incredible Diane Smith for receiving her 20 years service award as staff Nurse at Newton House.

Diane has dedicating 20 wonderful years to Barchester and caring for so many of our residents and their family members, She is a huge asset to the home and delivers her role in such a passionate and caring way, with a brilliant sense of humour thrown in too.

We are truly inspired by her hard work & dedication and a massive congratulations and heartfelt thank you for all that she does in our home.

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

Resident’s have enjoyed a wonderful sensory sensation, with the most beautiful, vibrant flowers.

Flower arranging is Resident Winnie’s favourite activity to participate in, Winnie was a much loved member of St Wulfram’s Church, and she created the flower arrangements at the church in Grantham for many years.

Some beautiful creations were made throughout the day, and we would like to say a massive, heartfelt thank you to the B-Hive Community Centre for their kindness & generosity in gifting these beautiful flowers for our residents to enjoy.