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HELP THE HEROES BAKE OFF

RESIDENTS, staff and friends at the Orchid Care Home in Haydon End had a fantastic time on Friday as a special guest came for a visit.

After hearing that the Orchid team were organising a bake sale in aid of Help for Heroes, the charity pulled out all the stops to get their Hero Bear mascot along to join in the fun.

Manager Dawn Drew said: “It went very well, we’re nearly at £200 raised.

“Staff baked caked and so did some of our relatives, but what made it extra special was the residents baking cakes as well.

“We had a baking morning and they made cupcakes with bears on and shortbread too.

“We do baking sometimes but this was nice because it was for a specific reason.

“There was a good turnout of relatives, staff, friends of staff and residents – having the bear here made it even better.

“Not only was he with us when we were enjoying the cakes but he has been on all three floors of the home today, walking round to make sure every resident – even those being cared for in bed – got to see him.

“It went down very well.”

As an ex-servicewoman herself, the choice of Help for Heroes was an obvious one for Dawn.
She has previously helped them with small donations but was pleased to support them on a bigger scale this time.

DEMENTIA

On Monday 24th April 2017, Birchy Hill’s Leisure and Lifestyle Organiser Pia Zuchhold was invited to inform the members of Lymington’s Society of St Vincent de Paul about Dementia and its meaningful activities.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need, addressing social and material needs in all its many forms.

The presentation was called “Dementia – understand to help” and included
• A Definition (explanation about dementia)
• Understanding Behaviours
• Strategies to help with behavioural problems
• Everyday Care
• Meaningful Activities
• Overview Namaste Care

The audience enjoyed the talk, the educational film they watched and the questions and answers round at the end.
Patrick Swindon, their group leader, thanked us for Pia’s relaxed style and wealth of experience which enabled her to reach out to the audience so that each learnt from the session irrespective of previous knowledge or medical background.

It was a good promotion not only for Birchy Hill in Sway, but for the whole company. Well done!

THE EASTER BUNNY ARRIVED AT BIRCHY HILL

After decorating bonnets and having an Easter Bonnet Parade to show of the wonderful bonnets. We then went on to colouring eggs and making lots of Easter decorations.

The Residents at Birchy Hill were then very pleased to see the Easter Bunny visiting them on Easter Sunday.
He brought an Easter egg or cuddly toy bunny for each Resident. It was a very funny way to entertain the young and old in our home. The Residents had a chat, made a joke and wanted to find out more about the bunny.

They thoroughly enjoyed this happy Easter morning.