Alderson House residents celebrated VE Day with a vintage afternoon tea. The residents listened to wartime music and songs, which soon had everyone singing and reminiscing about their childhoods, during and after the war and what they could remember from that time. Audrey, a resident at the Hull care home, said, “I wish we could…
Residents and staff at Southlands Care Home have been celebrating this week, as the recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission marked the home as GOOD across the board. The report reads, “People felt safe, and well looked after. All areas were clean, tidy and there was sufficient cleaning taking place to keep people safe…
Jack Mitchell turned 90, and the residents and staff at our Scarborough home made sure to celebrate with him! Jack, a resident at Maple Court Care Home on Barrowcliff Road and the other residents, celebrated with a surprise lunch, accompanied with the wine of their choice. Later, as you can see, Jack was presented with…
Every Burlington Care home works hard to hard to enable and improve the lives of residents. Our staff are well trained and fundamentally caring. This week, the team at The Lawns received this fantastic endorsement and images to show the improvement of a new resident. Here is the review in its entirety “I wanted to…
Meaningful activities can include a range of things from the usual tasks of daily life, such as cooking, cleaning, gardening, to activities that engage like a call or a Facetime session with a relative or friends. All Burlington Care staff are aware of how important it is to enable residents to perform tasks that make…
Today the residents at Clipstone Hall and Lodge have taken part in the Oomph Wellness live exercise tv, with a twist as the staff dressed as superheroes. Keeley, Activity Coordinator and Megan, Senior at the Mansfield care home, dressed up as heroes for the home’s first Oomph On Demand exercise. As you can see from…
The Captain Tom Foundation began the ‘100 Challenge’ to celebrate the achievements of war veteran Captain Tom Moore. In the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, Moore had aimed to raise £1000 to support the NHS in the difficult times; he ended up raising more than £32.8 million for NHS Charities Together. …