Activities at Spen Court Care Home

Residents and colleagues at Spen Court held a surprise baby shower for one of the team as lock-down restrictions have left them unable to have a family gathering.  Residents were delighted to step in and share the afternoon with a small party.  Delicious snacks and treats were served alongside the fun afternoon of games and laughter.  It was a fun afternoon for all!

Residents at Spen Court enjoy a varied life enrichment programme to keep the mind, body and soul active. Each day there are popular group activities bringing everyone together each day in the morning and afternoon along with individual Resident centred activities.

High on the agenda and lots of fun is their popular game sessions, Resident Irene is delighted to be winning at a game of Connect4. The laughter and fun this session produces is priceless. Another popular game is carpet bowls which really gets the competitive juices flowing and the residents are very good at it.

Staff and residents showed their friendly competitive streak as they took to their marks in a selection of games, an interactive game of parachutes, and let their fun-filled competitive streak come out to play!  It is a great opportunity for all our residents to engage in a bit of fun and exercise, or to sit down and enjoy a cup of tea and read the many letters that we have received from our local community.

We always encourage our residents to keep active. With spring on the way, we had a great opportunity to have some indoor fun before we can get outside to enjoy our gardens. Our residents and their guests really enjoyed today and it was lovely to see so many of them getting involved. It reminded all of us of when we were kids at school!

Residents of Spen Court took to the homes beautiful garden to take advantage of the recent glorious weather.  Everyone commented on how much better they felt for grabbing a breath of fresh air, feeling the sun on their faces and checking on the progress of the plants, including the colourful pots that have just been added.

Residents of Spen Court celebrated VE Day with a British tea party and singalong to commemorate 75 years since the end of the Second World War, raising a glass to the heroes of WW2. 

Staff and residents at Spen Court, along with people all over the UK, joined together for the ‘Nation’s Toast to the Heroes of WW2’. Residents who fought for our country stood among us for a two minute silence and finished with a salute to say thank you to their fellow veterans, who were also their friends.

The home wrote messages, played war-time music and had a singalong as they watched a virtual performance of a tribute wartime vocalist, reminiscing with each other about what they were doing when victory in Europe was announced.

Many of our residents have very clear memories of the Second World War, and reminisced about their experiences, so it’s a privilege to remember and celebrate with them. We had a lovely day, and we are making sure extra effort is focused on creating an enjoyable environment for all of our residents, whilst ensuring that the group activities are smaller, adhering to social distancing advice.

Spen Court celebrated the Queen’s birthday in style, whilst also brewing up a storm for National Tea Day on the 21st April with a virtual tea party! Our kitchen team supplied everyone with a tasty selection of biscuits, cakes and, of course, teas for the event. Residents also had lots of fun taking part in an array of fun-filled activities throughout the day, enjoying a singalong to music, taking part in games and getting some well needed vitamin D in our beautiful gardens.