November 2015 Newsletter Proud to be Care Awards finalists Celebrations are in order at Affinity Supporting People (Accrington, Lancashire), Birch G

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November 2015 Newsletter

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Proud to be Care Awards finalists

Celebrations are in order at Affinity Supporting People (Accrington, Lancashire), Birch Green Care Home (Skelmersdale, Lancashire) and Riversway Nursing Home in Bristol, after we received the great news that we have been shortlisted in nine categories in the Great British Care Awards North West finals and one at the 17th National Care Awards.

The Great British Care Awards is one of the industry’s leading ceremonies, recognising excellence within the care sector.

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Top marks for Dom

Dom, one of the gentlemen we support at Affinity, has recently completed an important qualification at the Accrington and Rossendale College in Accrington.

He’s achieved a certificate in understanding wellbeing level 1, which means he’s developed knowledge relating to taking care of yourself, as well as other people.

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Back in the saddle

Lisa, one of the lady’s we support at Affinity, recently asked us to assist her to go horse riding after a break of four years.

We introduced Lisa to a local stables, where she was partnered with a horse called Amos, a very content pony who really put her at ease.

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Did you tune in to Carol and John?

Avid listeners of BBC Radio Lancashire will have heard Birch Green’s general manager Carol Nickeas on the airwaves recently.

Birch Green has teamed up with activities coordinator Lesley Malone from the Abbey Wood Lodge Nursing Home in Ormskirk, to get involved in a new care forum set up by Lesley, which aims to connect care homes across West Lancashire and allow them to share activities and ideas.

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John joins the Birch Green team

We’d like you to join us in welcoming our new deputy manager John Henderson to Birch Green.

John will support General Manager Carol Nickeas in the running of our Skelmersdale Care Home.

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An afternoon of dance

Birch Green residents received an invitation from Skelmersdale Cricket Club recently to attend an afternoon tea dance.

Our group had a great time, spending time on the dance floor as well as enjoying a cup of tea. We’d like to thank the organisers for a lovely event.

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Bristol marathon fun

More than 7,500 runners passed by Riversway Nursing Home recently, and our residents Betty and Olive were there to greet them – including our very own nurse Julian.

The runners were taking part in the Bristol marathon, and Riversway was on the route, so Betty and Olive waited at the end of our drive to give ‘high-fives’ to many of those who passed.

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Music and movement at Riversway

Riversway residents Lucy and Marianne were among those who got involved in one of our regular Music and Movement classes recently.

Exercise is an important part of everyone’s life, and on this occasion we warmed up by bouncing balloons round the room, followed by stretches and other movements.

Afterwards we meditated until the afternoon tea arrived – a great way to end the activity.

Treasure hunting

It was a case of x marked the spot recently as a group from Riversway nursing home took a trip to the wonderful Oakham Treasures.

One of the largest privately–owned museums of retail and farming history in the UK, the award-winning Bristol attraction is a great place to spend some time.

Our group loved looking at the items from the past, and reliving plenty of happy memories.

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Deal or No Deal at Springhill Care Home

Residents and staff at Springhill Care Home got the chance to take part in their own game of popular TV show, Deal or No Deal recently.

The group at our Accrington home spent an afternoon playing the interactive version of the quiz in one of the lounges.

Everyone involved got into the spirit of the show, really enjoying themselves taking it in turn to pick the numbers. While we didn’t ‘Beat the Banker,’ we did have a great time!

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Coffee and cake for a good cause

Staff and residents at Springhill recently took part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Macmillan Cancer Support’s nationwide fundraising event to help people affected by cancer.

Delicious homemade cakes were on sale, accompanied by tea and coffee, with proceeds going directly to Macmillan.

Funds were also raised through a raffle and a competition to guess the number of dots on a poster.

We’ve counted up the money and are happy to say more than £100 has been raised. Well done and thank you to everyone who took part.

Pretty in pink at Springhill Care Home

Springhill Care Home was a sea of cerise, magenta and fuchsia as residents and staff took part in a charity day to support breast cancer awareness.

Breast Cancer Now’s ‘wear it pink’ campaign saw thousands of people across the country donating money towards breast cancer research, in exchange for having pink themed fun.

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