Activities at Upton Bay Care Home

Residents and Staff at Upton Bay had a fantastic time celebrating Wimbledon 2021 the last few weeks, topping off the tournament with a glass of Pimm’s as we sat on the edge of our seats for the Ladies Final!

Chef’s Alain and Mark whipped up some delicious Strawberries & Cream inspired desserts for our Residents to tuck in to, enjoyed as we cheered on Aussie Ashleigh Barty as she triumphed on Saturday, with a few of our Ladies reckoning they could give her a run for her money on the court!

And for course, the nail biting match that saw Djokovic win his 20th Grand Slam title!

We weren’t best pleased with the drizzly afternoons this week.. but we still brought some Magic to our residents at Upton Bay!

On Memory Lane, our dedicated Dementia Care Suite, we have specialist technology and equipment to enrich the quality of life for people living with dementia.

Here is one of our ladies using the Magic Table - the projection cleverly senses movement and responds to the movement of a hand! Activities like this introduce movement and exercise back in to daily life. It can be used anywhere across the home, bringing a wonderful sensory experience to every individual. The Live Piano Quartet was a hit, and she knew all the words to a repertoire of songs!

Upton Bay was proud to recognise Armed Forces Day this year, falling on Saturday 26th June.

With many of our residents having lived their childhood years through the turmoil of the Second World War, this day sparked many special memories from the time of ‘making do and mending’.

One of our Gents served a full career in the British Army, so it was a pleasure to pay tribute to him and his service, as well as that of all Military personnel, past and present.

Resources and photographs courtesy of Armed Forces Day provided plenty of visual stimulation for conversation among our residents.

We enjoyed an afternoon tea on the balcony overlooking the Purbecks, a we reminisced about the times gone by of rationing, evacuations, and reuniting with loved ones after war.

Upton Bay was delighted to welcome Martin Ockendon over the finish line, as he completed his triumphant fundraising challenge – Martin has completed a staggering One Million Steps in the month of June, raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. In early 2020 Martin was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia – Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), which resulted in him being made redundant on health grounds.

With a love for walking, Martin set himself the challenge on completing one million steps, which equated to 33,333 steps per day. Martin walked from morning to evening some days, come rain or shine, to hit his target. You may have spotted him in his signature orange around Upton Country Park!

Cheered on by family, friends, and residents and staff of Upton Bay, Martin broke through the finish line hand in hand with grandson, Teddy. And to refuel after such a tough month, stacks of homemade baked treats were on offer, courtesy of Upton Bay’s Catering Team.

Martin’s Just Giving page saw a huge influx of generous donations to support Alzheimer’s Research UK with the fantastic work they do to make a breakthrough in developing treatments for Alzheimer’s.

Specialising in providing the highest quality of Dementia Care, Upton Bay was proud to support such a wonderful and much needed charity.

Martin has already set his sights on his next challenge for charity, which he is looking forward to commencing and involving the Poole Community!

Our Boutique Cinema was the perfect place to spend a rainy weekend at Upton Bay. Feet up, popcorn at the ready, lined up a whole host of Classic Cinema Delights! Musicals were the theme this weekend, so we started off with State Fair and Sun Valley Serenade, of which our ladies knew all the words to the soundtrack! Sunday called for something even more musical – our Cinema was full for a sing-a-long viewing of the 1978 hit Grease, followed by Oliver. With a cinematic 75" screen to get lost in, our residents stepped back in time as they were transported back to the Golden Age of Cinema!

From pedigree pooches to majestic mutts, at Upton Bay, we’ve been fawning over all of the furry friend entries into our virtual dog competition!

Entries came from family, friends, staff members, Caring Canines, and our Poole community — what a Dog Loving Nation we are!

Residents just loved each and every paw-fect dog, including rescues with heart-warming journeys, which made for a very tough job deciding the winners of each category.

We received generous doggie treat donations to gift the precious pups, and our residents hand crafted each rosette and are looking forward to awarding the winners!