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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…
Jack Frost paid us a visit today, so it was only right we gathered a group of residents and went and built snowmen!! Steph, a member of our activities team, said “Myself and Barry made a snow man which we left near the window of the haven unit. Arthur and Margaret helped make the other,…
On the 21st November, we had a lovely visit from our sister home, Magdalen Park. Our residents have not stopped talking about it since and expressed how nice it was to meet and befriend so many like minded people. During their visit, residents were very busy making paper planes which they then used for a…
CQC monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. Upon their recent inspection of Lindsey Hall, their report shows the home achieved Outstanding in 3 out of the 5 areas inspected. These were for Caring, Effective And Well Led. Placing us in the top 1% of care homes to have…
On Saturday 11th November 2017 Staff, Residents and their families joined us to commemorate and remember all those who fought so hard to make our future a better place. After our minutes silence we said a prayer and discussed the meaning of the poppy and its history and had several readings and poems from staff…
They did it!!! We would like to say well done to Fil, Kathy & Jo (Children of one of our residents) who spent last Friday running, biking and swimming a combined distance of 112.5km in their own take on a triathlon, raising awareness for Dementia. The fabulous event pushed the siblings to their limits and…
