Activities at Sutton Valence Care Home

Well done to our residents Peter and Brian who have been working all week together as the dream team to complete a beautiful 500 piece puzzle. Its been an absolute joy to watch them and there friendship blossom.

What a fantastic day our residents and there families have had celebrating our annual sports day at Sutton Valence.

We kicked off the day with residents competing in the Egg and Spoon race, Tin Can Alley and Darts with medals for each of the winners. Residents and families especially enjoyed playing Tin Can Alley and the Egg and Spoon race always goes down a treat.

We had a BBQ for lunch were families joined their loved ones in the garden, the atmosphere was amazing.

In the afternoon we had tug of War and the Sack race between staff members with Manager, Robert Dura-May, winning the Sack race.

Over the last few months a lot of effort and time has been spent on our Secret Garden.

Positioned in our court yard and guided by our very own resident enthusiastic Gardener Adele and with vegetable seeds planted by some of the residents, we are able to have our tea outside and enjoy the tranquil court yard with beautiful flowers and flourishing vegetables all around us.

Those with a keen ear can also hear the birds that take advantage of the area with us.

Residents wanted to thank all the wonderful staff at the home, whose hard work and dedication make a real difference to the lives of those living in their care. Carers Week is an annual event to raise awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges carers face, and recognising the contribution they make to our residents, families and communities throughout the UK. The theme for Carers Week this year is ‘Making caring visible, valued and supported’ - to shine a light on all those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to care for vulnerable people in our communities. Care Staff were treated to a special presentation from our Manager Robert and Deputy Manager Nisha and all carers were given gifts as a small thank you for all there hardwork and dedication. We finished off with cake all round and lots of sweets treats

Today in Sutton Valence Care Home we utilised a range of memorabilia to mark the Victory in Europe during the Second World War. Bertha one of our residents so rightly said “it’s sad to remember because war is painful”, but it is however, a day we must remember in history.Regina, another resident at Sutton Valence supported this by saying "we were just young babies but the memories are very strong and yet war still goes on, as we think of those in the Ukraine now in another war." Very apt words from a generation that had witnessed so much.

Staff and residents celebrated the day with Chef Suraj and Mark creating heart-shaped biscuits, handmade truffles for our residents to enjoy. The home was decorated with big red balloons and heart shaped decorations.