Activities at Spen Court Care Home

We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games.  

Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.

Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

Staff and residents home have been having fantastic fun hiding Easter eggs all over the place in the lounges, in the resident’s bedrooms, in planters, in the reception area. Basically anywhere and everywhere for our friends from the Co-operative nursery in Dewsbury.

The staff and residents decided to challenge local children to find 18 Easter eggs that have been hiding in all kinds of different locations all over the home.  The children then had to write down the number of each egg and where they had been found in order to take part in the Easter egg Hunt.

Celebrations were under way as residents and staff marked St. David’s Day.   The home was in high spirits as they celebrated the national day of Wales with decorating throughout the home with fresh daffodils. In honour of the traditional feast day and the country’s patron saint we learnt all about Welsh traditions and listened to Welsh music.

General Manager, Paula Pearson said: “We loved celebrating St David’s Day here at Spen Court it was lovely to see and smell the beautiful bright daffodils throughout the home”

Residents celebrated Mother’s Day with visits and video calls from family members near and far. The home was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers and bunting for the occasion. Staff arranged an afternoon cream tea.  Second chef, Angela Ellis prepared a special menu of delicious homemade cakes, scones with fresh cream & jam & an assortment of mini treats to celebrate the special day.

General Manager, Paula Pearson said: “We’ve all had a really lovely day.  It has been so good to see family members who were able to visit in person and to have video calls with those who are further away.  Our residents enjoyed a fantastic, delicious afternoon cream tea prepared by our brilliant chefs. Days like these are so special.”

We've been taking part in a monthly session of Ballroom Dancercise.

This is a new activity that we have in the home. It is for both professional ballroom dancers and those that are not so good at tripping the light fantastic. As long as we have fun.

Everyone is welcome to join in, the next session will be taking place on 29th March, Good Friday at 2.30pm to 3.30pm at Spen Court.

Christine & Andrew have many years of dancing experience. They have danced their way professionally into many competitions, too many to mention.

They have won a fantastic amounts of trophies. They have been dancing together since the young age of 15. They are now a happily married couple who have carried on with their great passion.

They are sharing their talent within care homes by providing ballroom lessons & seated exercises combined.

The residents thoroughly enjoy the sessions and they are adapted to all abilities.

This is a fantastic way to have fun and to keep healthy.

Spen Court Care Home in Heckmondwike recently presented Umbrella Yoga with a cheque for £1.920 to aim to improve mental and physical wellbeing of adults with additional needs. Umbrella Yoga is a not-for-profit organisation that brings communities together through yoga. They use evidence based practices to improve the physical and emotional wellbeing of the people they connect with.

Their mission is to provide yoga sessions to people with additional mental and physical needs in Kirklees, West Yorkshire.