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Last week one of our resident’s, Charlie, had a very special visit from former Hull Kingston Rover’s player, Ben Cockayne. As a life long supporter of the rugby club Charlie was over the moon to hear he would be visited by the club’s former full back. Thanks to an employee’s relative, who has close ties…
We're delighted to announce that Beverley Parklands has been nominated for the Best New Build Care Home in the UK, 2018, at this year’s prestigious Pinders Healthcare Design Awards. Laurence Garton, Development Director, said "It's great to see our ideas developed and the Residents enjoying their new home. We look forward to our third outing at…
Everyone at Magdalen park has had a fun filled Christmas, in the lead up to the festive period everyone enjoyed A Christmas Market, Carols in the Magdalen Arms Christmas Fair , Christmas flower arranging, Mince pie tasting , a theatre trip to the pantomime , our annual Christmas party and much much more. On Christmas day…
Westfield Park was the place to be during the Christmas season. We enjoyed many outings throughout December. These included trips to the local winter wonderland at Gilberdyke garden centre and Langland’s garden centre. The residents enjoyed a full Christmas dinner and had the chance to do some Christmas shopping while surrounded by the beautiful lights,…
This year the residents have welcomed back some local schools to help spread some festive cheer. Inmans Primary School, Gillshill Primary Scholl and Hedon Primary School have all visited the home and sang us a selection of songs from their Christmas concerts. Everyone has enjoyed meeting the children and singing along. We have also had…
Last week at Lindsey Hall we held our first Parent and toddler group. It was a fantastic way to bring different generations together whilst allowing both parents and children from the local community to create new friendships. We found that it brought out the youth in our residents as they interacted with all of the…
On Saturday 16th December we held our craft fair at Beverley Parklands and had a local dance group, Miss Rachael’s School of Dance, come to perform. The group, which is made up of dancers aged between 6 and 15, performed a range of dances from Ballet to Modern Dance Jazz. Rachael Melins, who trains the…
Our entertainment staff have been very busy organising events this month to help get our resident's in the Christmas spirit. We've had bell ringers, male vocalist Rob, and duo GI Girls all visit the home and provide some festive fun. Resident's have had a great time joinging in the fun and singing along to some…
We recently had the Virtual Dementia Tour Bus (VDT) for a visit at Westfield Park. The VDT helps staff and loved ones to truly understand that by making adjustments to our care we can really start to improve the lives of people living with dementia. In addition to the attendance of staff and resident’s relatives,…
Across all of our homes we have been introducing our new state of the art virtual reality headsets, after a successful trial at Westfield Park. So, it was with great honour that we were able to use the equipment to help one of our residents, Shirley, experience her son's wedding when she became too unwell…
