Happy Thursday to you all! Today we went out on the bus for a spot of bowling! Don’t mind if we yabadabadooo!!
Then spent the afternoon getting our bake on and rustled up some delicious home made flapjacks #CareHomeLife
Wish Wednesday ✨
Today we visited Sealife Adventure in Southend 🐟Jean got to tick visiting an aquarium off of her bucket list ✅ Everybody really enjoyed themselves. The penguins were a popular favourite amongst us today 🐧
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A very happy birthday to The Man The Myth The LEGEND that is young Tony Gibbons! He is known throughout the home as a pure gentleman and an all round top bloke.
We all had a wonderful afternoon singing, dancing and celebrating, with a brilliant performance from the extremely talented Joanna!
Cheers to you Tony from all of us here 🥳🥂 #CareHomeLife
Laura Birch, lifestyle coordinator at Alderwood, has completed an extreme abseil at the National Lift Tower in Northampton to raise money for St Helena Hospice in Colchester
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Care home arranges for football fan Mike to attend his first match following a life-altering stroke 35 years ago
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Residents at Alderwood Care Home are helping the Year 3 children of North Primary School to better understand dementia with help from the Archie Project.
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Neil Kirk was a passionate skier until he suffered a stroke 12 years ago. Thanks to the team, Neil hit the slopes at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead on his 86th birthday.
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Care home resident, Dottie Hamilton, has had a near 80 year old dream to feature in a film come true
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A spin in a rare 1930s Chevrolet delighted residents on a recent spin through Colchester
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There were celebrations all round recently when we were presented with the Great British Care Awards’ regional Social Care Covid Hero award at a prestigious awards ceremony in London.
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We are proud to support the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination in our home, boosting our existing safety measures and bringing a much-welcomed light at the end of the tunnel.
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Residents sent out 100 ‘Rainbows of Thanks’ in a special Christmas project.
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Discover how our Lifestyle Team has been busy adapting our packed schedule of meaningful activities and events with heartwarming results.
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been overwhelmed by the way the local community has reached out to our residents with unwavering kindness and generosity.
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Chefs Paul Rush and Nathan Sutton joined celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott at the launch of a remarkable new cookery book, specially developed for Alderwood Care Home.
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