Activities at Tixover House Care Home

What an occasion Easter was in our home, a highlight being an Easter-themed high tea! Lots of loved ones and visitors joined for the event, and it has been so splendid having so many visitors to our home, especially this weekend! 

Thank you to our Chef Ian for producing this afternoon's event, the staff supporting this weekend’s activities and Cheryl for supporting further activities this afternoon. We have had church services, quizzes and Easter hymns. All areas of the home have had Easter wishes, Easter activities and puzzle packs, Easter cards, chocolates and tipples, bubbles and baileys. Looking forward to unwinding with Easter Monday in our home, lots of walks in our grounds hopefully and still so much chocolate to consume.

Thank you to Belister and Justo (two of our nurses), their sons Francis and Franklin (our carer staff) and family and to all their choir (just look at how many (30+ choir attendees!) took time out of their Easter weekend to provide an Easter service and choir to our residents!) It was so upbeat and moving!! 

Thank you once again for your kind donation of toiletries and chocolates to our home!! Huge thank you to the Memory Lane carer-team who managed to get all the residents to this afternoon’s entertainment in the main lounge and to Hostess Cheryl, who came into the activities team to help this event run so smoothly!

Secondly, to this Saturday event, the following Tuesday, when two of our staff members from Seventh Day Adventist Church came on site for staff training, they kindly did an impromptu morning song in our Main Lounge whilst residents finished their breakfast and others helped activities put up decorations for St George’s Day. It was such a lovely, surprising start to our days. 

It is amazing to see what a difference it makes to our residents, time spent with children, look at just some of the photos taken when we had our little visitors at our home. Thank you once again, ladies, for bringing your little’uns in for us to share!! So very very precious! 

Our carers' children were seated on our residents' knees as well as seen on the dance floor during our singer Steve Carmel’s set. Lots of cooing over how beautiful and handsome the babies are, smiles, joy, happiness and love, throughout our Main Lounge. Kindly, the carers visited other areas of the home, for residents' enjoyment who may not be wanting to attend the afternoon’s singing.

Resident, Jim, worked for British Rail so had wanted to visit the Railworld Wildlife Haven, so the staff at the home made his wish a reality, proving the old adage, it’s never too late.

Jim has lived at Tixover House for a year and is beloved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making his wish come true, as they knew how much it meant to him, and they all wanted to be there to see the smile on Jim’s face when his dream was realised.
 

We had a marvellous time at the local sailing club open day this morning. Thank you for having us today! Thank you to Vysakh for joining our outing (remember to let our residents win at pool next time!). We looked around the sailing club, went into the club and had refreshments and went out onto the jetty! We loved meeting so many old and new friends too! 

Unfortunately, the wind wasn’t on our side (there was no wind at all!), but we were welcomed to come back and sail and arrangements are in place! Huge thank you from myself, Caroline (Head Of Activities) and from our staff and residents of Tixover House.

Wow, sensational! A beautiful lady inside and out!! Just a few photos taken of our wonderful afternoon of opera! A glass of Rose fizz and lots of kindness, compassion and love!! Gabriella commented after the event. “I actually love you guys so much.” 

Our staff danced (if you haven’t seen the video, head over to our Facebook page!), there were housekeeping props to hand, our residents joined, as well as being seated enjoying refreshments and just taking in the sounds. 

Gabriella spent time afterwards with our residents, for photos and person-centred conversation.