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St Winifreds Care Home ladies get to work in the garden
Some of our lovely St Winifreds Care Home ladies have been enjoying helping our gardener and making the most of the recent beautiful weather. Marion is a horticulturist and loves passing her knowledge on to others, especially letting us know the names of all the...
Gentle exercise and Crafty Creature preparations at St Winifreds Care Home
Gentle exercise Every Tuesday morning at St Winifreds Care Home our resident Physiotherapist Athira is now joining us to keep us moving with some gentle exercises. This week we used ribbons with soothing music which was a lovely way to start the day. Our residents...
Guitarist Barry entertains St Winifreds Care Home residents
Last week we were delighted to enjoy an afternoon with one of our favourite musicians and singers, Barry Goss, here at St Winifreds Care Home. We enjoyed singing and dancing to a great mix of 60s and 70s music, as well as some of Barry's own written songs, which are...
Carers Week celebrations at St Winifreds Care Home
Last week was National Carers Week and here at St Winifreds Care Home our lovely residents made beautiful thank you cards and gave small gifts to our wonderful Carers, who were thrilled to receive them. Our Chef made delicious cupcakes for everyone to enjoy, and our...
Floral fun and doughnut treats at St Winifreds Care Home
Flower arrangements On a recent trip to our local Co-op store, our St Winifreds Care Home team members noticed that they had flowers by the till marked as 'free', and the staff kindly offered them to us for our Home. Our residents wasted no time in creating some truly...
Musical nostalgia at St Winifreds Care Home
A touch of nostalgia Last week at St Winifreds Care Home we enjoyed a visit from Tickled Pink Productions who performed their 'Wish You Were Here' show, which proved a wonderfully nostalgic way to spend the afternoon. Our residents joined in for a good old-fashioned...
Birthday wishes for Marlene at St Winifreds Care Home
Our lovely St Winifreds Care Home resident Marlene enjoyed a super 88th birthday recently at our Home. She loved receiving her delicious chocolate birthday cake which she enjoyed with a nice cup of tea, and what a colourful day she had – surrounded by an array of...
Stella shares her love of music with St Winifreds Care Home residents
Last week we had the lovely Stella from Music for Health come in to spend time with our ladies and gents here at St Winifreds Care Home. We all had a fantastic time with her; her enthusiasm gets us all joining in with our pom-poms and musical instruments – shaking in...
Birthday wishes for Kevin and Pam at St Winifreds Care Home
On Sunday 18 May we had a double celebration here at St Winifreds Care Home, with Kevin celebrating his 81st birthday and Pam turning 93 years young! As part of the day we had entertainment provided by Java Jive, who were a big hit with everyone. Our ladies and gents...
Greyhound Lexi visits St Winifreds Care Home residents
At the weekend here at St Winifreds Care Home we were delighted to welcome a relative who brought in her wonderful retired greyhound, Lexi. Our ladies and gentlemen were thrilled to meet her and couldn’t stroke her enough! She was very friendly and calming with...
Garden relaxation and Pet Therapy time at St Winifreds Care Home
For Mental Health Week (12-18 May) we enjoyed a coffee morning in the garden with our St Winifreds Care Home residents who were joined by our lovely Therapy Dog Bess. Seeing Bess is always a treat and we all agreed that being outside is great for our mental health –...
St Winifreds Care Home residents have fun with garden games in the sun
As the weather was so wonderful on Saturday, we headed outside to play some garden games in the sunshine here at St Winifreds Care Home. Our residents shared bowls and throwing games and it was super to spend time in the fresh air surrounded by friends and loved ones....