Activities at The Cedars Bourne Care Home

Aross our services, our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session.  Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!

We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.

Staff at The Cedars Care Home, in Bourne were treated to a spa afternoon in celebration of Employee Appreciation Day. Residents at the home wished to do something for the staff who take such great care of them, and as Jo Kay said, ‘they come in at eight o’clock with a smile on their face, and they leave at eight o’clock still smiling. It’s remarkable. You are all brilliant".

Staff enjoyed a slice of chocolate cake and non-alcoholic bubbly, before being presented with a special gift from the residents, a framed and signed thank you from all of the current residents in the home. Presented by Dorothy Payne, she said ‘thank you all for everything you do’, and led the residents in a round of applause for the gathered team members. Then each staff member was given the opportunity for a mini aromatherapy hand massage or mini Indian head massage from the home’s in house holistic therapist.

We host weekly Fresh Air Friday, where our residents can enjoy a trip into town, a walk to the church or a stroll through our beautiful historical garden. Mary, Janet and Barbara took a wonderful winter walk into town this month, where we popped into the 'Don't Lose Hope' Cafe for a drink and a slice of homemade cake. It was lovely!

We had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.

Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.

The Cedars Care Home in Bourne host an intergenerational playgroup for residents and children from Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-School every Wednesday afternoon during term time. This regular activity has proven very popular with our residents and the children, who love to enjoy music, games and activities together.

The group also enjoy singing along with residents to their favourite nursery rhymes and playing parachute games or drawing together.

The Cedars Care Home, in Bourne invited local artist Claire Bishop, of Claire Bishop Studios’ to run a resident’s watercolour art class in the home. At the class, the eager residents were invited to learn to paint poppies with watercolours. The activity was accessible to all, with residents enjoying the chance to be creative and have fun in a relaxed and friendly environment. The hospitality team then provided all the participants with a hot drink and delicious homemade cake, to enjoy while all admired the beautiful artwork produced.