Gardening and time in nature can be good for physical and mental wellbeing. People often say gardening boosts their mood.
Tending to a garden gives a sense of purpose, providing an enjoyable distraction and opportunity to focus on something positive.
Gardening creates an opportunity for continual learning, stimulation and can inspire you to try new things.
Choosing and talking about plants and gardening can spark conversation and build new memories
Our residents and colleagues at Thornfield Care Home enjoyed an afternoon of baking this week as they took part in making cake together.
Baking activities can be very fulfilling in care homes. They not only fill the air with delightful aromas but also offer therapeutic benefits. Baking can help residents feel engaged, boost their mood, and improve hand-eye coordination.
Lolar visited our Thornfield Care Home
We care for our home and our planet.
Hanging baskets are made of recycled materials.
For our residents living with dementia, gardening can bring a sense of calm. It’s also an opportunity to get involved in meaningful interactions with others, whether it’s staff or other residents.
The physical benefits of gardening include practising dexterity skills and light exercise through weeding, potting, planting, sweeping and digging.
Well deserved Carrot cake with English tea after working hard in the Garden.
It’s a simple human needs to feel valued and appreciated.
We chose you as an employee of the month, Akhila.
We observed you based on the following:
Thank you for your all contributions to our Thornfield family.
A big ‘thank you’ to the Howick family for the wonderful Teatime Music presentation in our care home.
One of our residents just turned 105 and received a birthday message from His Majesty and the Queen Consort. The room was decorated with balloons, banners and streamers to celebrate a wonderful occasion.
We had a great time last week at Thornfield Care Home celebrating ‘International Cake Day‘ with our residents. Our residents couldn’t resist taking a bite of their cakes as soon as they were happy with the finished look.
We hosted a summer party in our garden. It was a reminiscing day with all-themed activities like live singer singing and residents’ choice of ice creams. The team had an excellent response from the residents who were delighted to enjoy an experience in the home outdoor.
National Pet Day sees furry friends bring delight to our residents. A host of pets brought delight to our residents as part of celebrations for National Pet Day. The Wellbeing teams at Thornfield Care Home welcomed in a host of dogs for the national awareness day.
