Activities at Station Court Care Home

Residents at Station Court Care Home have been making the most of the glorious sunshine this July, heading to their favourite places and exploring new ones around Northumberland aboard the care home's mini bus. 

Seaside visits to South Beach and Whitley Bay are a firm favourite in our home, especially when paired with delicious fish n’ chips! Whilst others enjoyed countryside visits, enjoying picnics and bird watching at Druridge Bay, singing and dancing at Plessey woods country park festival, and the homes walking club enjoyed a stroll to Europe’s largest land sculpture – Northumberlandia.    

Our summer outings programme provides so much more than a change of scenery. They promote wellbeing, evoke treasured memories and create new experiences for our residents to enjoy together. 

Residents and their loved ones at Station Court enjoyed a glorious sunny afternoon in the beautiful garden.

Complete with a lively 50s and 60s performance provided by local artist, vocalist and guitarist Kieran McAlpine, bringing everyone together singing along, foot tapping and dancing on the lawn. The afternoon was made even sweeter with ice-creams and cool refreshments, creating the perfect start to our summer celebrations.       

Residents and staff members of Station Court Care Home were joined by their loved ones to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in Europe at a special Bless ‘Em All party.  

The care home was dressed in Union Jacks, flags were waved and sherry was toasted as wartime classics and party anthems were performed live by the brilliant local vocalist, Mark McCann, having everyone singing along and dancing together, replicating the joyful feelings of street parties and celebrations held in the 40s.           

Family and friends at Station Court were in high spirits when we went back in time to “The birth of Rock and Roll” covering all the greats from the 1950s era of music. Michaela from Musical Memories covered slow romantic hits to the high-energy “Rock ‘n’ Roll”, making sure our residents were doing the twist, and moving them Rubber Legs made famous by Elvis Presley. 

Speaking of Elvis, you can’t do the 1950s without “The King” and Michaela made sure of that with some of his greatest hits alongside such brilliant artists as The Righteous Brothers, Doris Day and Richie Valens. If you weren’t dancing, you were singing as everyone’s favourites were covered throughout, bringing everyone together with smiles everywhere you looked.        

Staff and residents hosted a special Easter Eggs-travagnza event inviting the local community for an ‘egg-citing’ day during the Easter school holidays bringing generations together.

Local children and their families joined residents and staff for a family fun filled Easter day. Enjoying egg hunts with Flopsy the Station bunny, Easter bonnet making, themed games and races and egg-cellent treats.

Residents enjoyed an eggs-tensive range of Easter activities, from hosting a lively Easter Hop event getting all shook up with Elvis impersonator, Mike Memphis performing the king of rock n’ Rolls greatest hits to special deliveries of Easter eggs from the Station bunny proving your never too old for fun, laughter and chocolate! 

Team work really does makes the dream work! Our green fingered residents and staff at Station Court care home have been busy bees transforming the homes garden into a beautiful colourful and accessible area for everyone to enjoy this summer.    

From planting vibrant flowers in raised beds and hanging baskets to repainting furniture and planting a fresh herb garden the team has worked together to create a thriving outdoor space. 

As the saying goes many hands make light work and thanks to members of our gardening club our garden is now a welcoming place where residents, families and visitors can relax and enjoy the sunshine together.

Station Court was filled with love, appreciation and laughter as we marked Father's Day in style! 

Gentlemen in our home were treated to a delicious 3-course lunch washed down with a beer (or three!) and connected with one another in a themed quiz before their loved ones joined them at our dance-with-dad party, and spent the afternoon enjoying beers and bangers with the brilliant Mark McCann having everyone singing along and dancing together. 

It was a brilliant day filled with music, great food and quality time with family, the perfect way to celebrate all the amazing dads, grandads and father figures in our home. Cheers to you all. 

Station Court Care Home certainly had the disco fever! The home was decorated in sparkles and disco balls, staff members dressed in Motown attire and residents and their loved ones came together for a Motown-themed afternoon filled with music, memories and feel-good vibes!

The atmosphere was full of sunshine and soul as the fabulous Michaela from Musical Memories performed everyone’s favourite 60s Motown classics, having everybody getting into the groove, singing along and dancing in their seats, followed by sippin’ on delicious Motown-inspired mocktails such as tempting twists and grapevine whilst reminiscing the good old days celebrating world cocktail day!      

The first day of Spring arrived recently bringing with it beautiful warm sunshine, our ladies and gentlemen have been patiently waiting to go into the garden and tidy up the raised beds, sweep away the cobwebs and spruce up the garden furniture.

Weeding, sowing, seeding and generally digging down transforming our outside space preparing it for Summer. It's now time to be patient and watch all of the hard work spring into life
 

Staff, residents and their loved ones had a grand morning of music, laughter, great craic and Irish spirit celebrating St Patrick's Day at Station Court Care Home

Everyone had a fantastic time singing along and dancing to hits throughout the years, with live entertainer, Andy McGowan performing party favourites before enjoying Irish hits and happy hour with the Baileys and Guinness flowing. 

Throughout June, residents have been making the most of the glorious sunshine by exploring our beautiful Northumberland coast and countryside aboard our homes' private mini bus. 

One of our favourite outings was to the beach at Newbiggin-By-The-Sea, where residents enjoyed soaking up the sunshine and sea air and tucked into delicious fish n’ chips straight from the bag on the promenade whilst watching the waves roll in. 
Our keen fishermen at home enjoyed a trip to the picturesque fishing village of Amble. Connecting with one another over memorable catches and fishing adventures from years gone by whilst watching the boats in the harbour with a picnic before a sunny stroll around the pier.

Music lovers also had a fantastic time joining members of the local community for a lively summer party, singing and dancing to live entertainment at an exciting party in the park event at Ashington flower park. 

Our summer outings programme provides so much more than a change of scenery. They promote wellbeing, evoke treasured memories and create new experiences for our residents to enjoy together. We look forward to many more adventures throughout the summer!        

Residents at Station Court care home had an owl-solutley fantastic day on memory lane with their very own petting zoo experience with Animal Antics. 

The afternoon was filled with smiles, snuggles and a few squeals as residents met, held, cuddled and stroked some very special visitors. From tiny whiskered mice to cuddly rabbits, prickly hedgehogs to scaly snakes, but Bracken the barred owl certainly stole the show.

Animal discovery sessions are always such a paws-itive experience, bringing comfort and connection for residents, especially those living with dementia.    

Everyone at Station Court brought back the ‘Swinging 60s” and “The Rise of Disco” with a bit of a twist. Flashy lights, glow sticks and amazing outfits lit up the place, ready to head to the Dementia Disco dance floor. 

We covered great artists, including Neil Diamond, The Monkees, The Beatles and, of course, “Disco”, with the likes of the Bee Gees and Earth, Wind and Fire. We went from “Mashing Potato” to channelling our inner John Travolta dance moves perfectly fitted for that 70s vibe. We even covered all the huge slow ballads for an amazing sing-along which highly motivated others and spread positivity throughout the home.   

Residents, staff and family members came together this week to celebrate a special milestone: 15 years of dedicated service from their much-loved Activities Coordinator, Carly Chesney.

The occasion was marked with a heartfelt surprise party in recognition of the joy, creativity and compassion she has brought to the community over the years.

For the past decade and a half, Carly has been at the heart of resident engagement, designing meaningful programs that promote wellbeing, connection and fun. The surprise event was filled with appreciation and included live music, speeches, celebratory cake, and a presentation of long service award. 

Station Court Care Home was filled with love, appreciation and lots of beautiful flowers over Mother's Day weekend. The ladies enjoyed a morning of pampering and feeling fabulous before taking part in a special photoshoot.

The home hosted an extra special Mother's Day afternoon tea event, inviting family members to join celebrations and enjoy scrumptious sweet and savoury delights and glasses of bubbly together and toast to all the wonderful mothers who live at Station Court.