Staff at Orchard House Care Home have entertained residents with their Christmas antics this December.
On ‘Elf Day’ staff dressed up as elves and their jingle bells could be heard all over the home, the residents could certainly tell where the staff were! Sascha Powell was voted by the residents as the best-dressed elf and she won herself a bottle of wine.
After some Elf crafting from the residents, there was a hunt for the elf game. As many of residents require wheelchairs, the game was adapted to suit. Residents had to close their eyes, staff then hid some elves and then the residents had to see if they could spot them. There were some very creative hiding places!
The highlight of the day was when residents threw snowballs (polystyrene ones) at the ‘nughty staff elves’. Residents had so much fun and were quite worn out by the end. Snowballs that made contact with the elves were logged and Lillian Prowse was named the grand winner, who hit the most elves and won herself some chocolate.
Lillian said:
“What a wonderful day, I really enjoyed throwing snowballs at the staff – what a great Christmas activity”
Christmas Jumper Day gave staff another opportunity to dress up for the residents, with a variety of Christmas outfits being worn. Staff added all sorts of Christmas accessories too and the residents enjoyed admiring all the outfits being sported.
General Manager, Kim Fleming, said:
“We like to provide residents with a variety of life enrichment experiences, and at Orchard House, staff always rise to the occasion and really give their all to make sure this happens. Seeing the happy faces of our residents makes it all worthwhile”.
