Activities at Raleigh Manor Care Home

Our lovely residents enjoyed a sunny drive to Bridget’s nurseries Garden Centre. We strolled among plants & gifts, then relaxed in the garden sipping tea & coffee. Such a lovely afternoon in the sunshine. 

It was a pleasure to host the RNLI last week for a pop-up shop visit. Everyone loved browsing the gifts and beautiful handmade items, picking out their favourites to purchase. 

It's always such a pleasure to have the RNLI with us, and we're so proud to support the incredible work that they do. 

Resident, John, enjoyed a special outing this week as part of the home's wishing tree initiative. Residents are encouraged to place personal wishes on the wishing tree, which is on display in the café area  of the care home, with the home selecting one from time to time to fulfil. A week before Valentine's Day, John shared his wish to take his wife, Liz, out for a meal.

The care home arranged transport in the home's minibus to Prezzo and, on their return, John surprised Liz with a gift of red roses, rounding off a memorable afternoon together. 

We took a ladies trip out to one of our favourite garden centres otter nurseries, we had a lovely time browsing all of the beautiful flowers and plants before picking some up ready to plant with our gardening club.. and of-course we also treated ourselves to some tea and cake before heading home! 

We were delighted to welcome Exmouth in Bloom as they hosted a wonderful fundraising stall selling an array of preserves. Their presence created a real buzz, with a warm, friendly atmosphere throughout the home. We look forward to welcoming them back again very soon. 

Residents were delighted to receive cuddles from a very fluffy guinea pig recently. The small visitor made a big impact, helping bring joy, calm moments and gentle interaction to their day.  

Research suggests animal visits can help lower blood pressure,  encourage gentle movement and reduce stress.  We are already looking forward to the next visit!

We enjoyed spending time with the fluffy donkeys at the Donkey Sanctuary and also enjoyed a browse in the shops before stopping off for a drink and some cake of course.

We head out on the mini bus weekly, visiting different places. From shopping trips to days out to different farm shops, garden centres, the aquarium, the beach, National Trust favourites and more! 

Our wonderful residents enjoyed spending time together, and sharing special moments of connection at the weekend.

It's always heart-warming to see friendships flourish and love celebrated.

Our home was filled with colour and sweet scent this week as residents enjoyed a lovely flower arranging session.

From choosing their favourite colour blooms to creating beautiful displays, it has been a wonderful opportunity to relax and be creative together one afternoon when the weather has been dreary outside.