March 2021

COVID-19 VISITOR UPDATE

As from 12th March 2021, we are opening our doors to two nominated visitors per resident. Please ring the office on 01474 702223 for further details and to book your visiting slot.

We are all so very happy that we are now able to see our loved ones again. Fingers crossed we can continue receiving visitors from now on.

Our fish pond is ready and we collected 3 beautiful koi carp, who are enjoying their new home. We will collect a few more in a few weeks once we are happy that the pond’s water is correct.

February / March 2021

The snow came and went all in the space of a week. Typical British weather. We did think about going outside to build a snowman, but thought better of it as its so very cold.

We have had a few afternoon sing a longs to help keep our spirits high. The odd tipple helps too.

We are planning to reopen our doors in line with government guidance on the 8th March 2021. We are all excited to having visitors in once more - it’s been such a long time not to see relatives. However, we have been using our Facebook portals which has proved to be a great way to communicate with our loved ones.

We are planning to hold a Mother’s Day party on Friday 12th March and have invited all relatives to attend virtually via Zoom. This will be held in the lounge so everyone who wants to join in, can do so.

We are looking forward to getting out and about in our minibus again. Debbie has taken it out for drives to make sure he’s in good working order ready for our trips out.

We are looking to book our yearly boat trips again from May onwards. Debbie is now a volunteer on the boat, so it will be nice to see her down there.

Roll on spring and farewell to COVID ……

December / January

We continue to be a COVID free home. We wish everyone well during this extrememly difficult time.

We started the Christmas festivities nice and early this year, starting with putting up decorations in November and having our Christmas party during early December. We held it via zoom in the lounge and all relatives were invited to watch. We had music, snacks and drinks. After a few technical hitches everything went as exactly as we wished it would. We could see everyone on the TV which was great and they too could see us singing and dancing. Technology is fantastic - it has really helped us feel close to everyone during this difficult time where we are unable to physically see each other.

We took a drive out to see the Christmas lights at Bluewater. They have some huge reindeers on each roundabout which looked fabulous in the dark. Such a beautiful sight.

Christmas day was spent relaxing opening our presents then eating a lovely dinner prepared by Libby this year. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and I must admit needed a well deserved snooze after lunch.

January 2021 saw one resident turning 100 years old. She received a special Birthday Card from The Queen, which was beautiful. We held a special party for her with Ronnie singing in the lounge. Bob prepared a beautiful birthday cake which was devoured by us all. Everyone took the opportunity to get up and dance and have a sing along to some old time favourites.

All staff and residents have now received the 1st COVID vaccination, and we are awaiting the next dose.

We are certainly looking forward to spring and being able to get out into the garden and taking trips out on our minibus. Hopefully things will ease and we can start getting back to normal and see relatives once again.