Holme Manor Care Centre News

Below are some news articles regarding Holme Manor Care Centre

Donkey Visit to the Manor

We had a wonderful morning when the donkey Molly from the Elisabeth Svesden Trust in Manchester visited us.

Molly was fantastic and visited all the residents in the Manor and was ever so gentle and calm.

We handed over two hand knitted blankets to keep the donkey's warm over the festive period and also a £30 donation to the trust.

The residents were thrilled with the visit and got a lot of them thinking about their younger days.

We all had a lovely cup of tea and a biscuit and also gave Molly the donkey a few packets of biscuits to take home.

Many thanks to Susan who took some wonderful pics and they will soon be displayed in the Manor.

Many thanks.

Paula Bond
December 2011
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Ladies Christmas Evening

What an amazing evening we had at the Ladies Christmas Evening 5th December 2011 at Rossendale Sports Club.

The weather was not that kind to us but the lovely ladies of Rossendale showed up and had a wonderful evening.

We had a great selection of stalls and also the tombola, raffle, mulled wine and mince pies along with our own handmade/knitted stall.

Father Christmas was great at selling the tickets for the raffle and we had a wonderful response with over 36 prizes to be won. Thank you to all those who donated to it.

The atmosphere was so Christmasy with candles, oranges decorated with cloves and Christmas music playing. The seats were always fully taken and everyone was relaxed and having a great time.

A big Thank You to Danni at the club who kept me sane and also Veronica who helped with the refreshments on the evening.

Our first count is £600 so that is an amazing amount and we will have a final count the week before Christmas.

Thank you to all involved. Loads of pics to look at in the gallery and below.

Paula
Activity Co-ordinator
7th December 2011
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Ladies Christmas Fair

Monday 5th December 2011 at 6pm Rossendale Rugby Club, MArl Pits, Rawtenstall

Local Arts, Crafts and Christmas Market
£3 per ticket - with free mince pie and raffle ticket

Please contact Rossendale Hospice 253633 or Holme Manor 218953 for tickets or pay at the door

All proceeds split between Rossendale Hospice and Holme Manor

Activities Galore

We have lots to look forward to in November and December. Come along and join us


23rd November 2011
10 am Elisabeth Svesden Donkey Sanctuary
Come along for a cuppa and a biscuit and see one of the two donkeys’ we sponsor. We will also be presenting them with two hand knitted blankets from the Manor residents. The donkey only usually stays for 25 minutes.

5th December 2011
6 pm onwards Ladies Christmas Evening
Rossendale Sports Club, Marl Pits, Rawtenstall
A one stop Christmas Shop.
Pick up those extra little something’s for someone special.
Candles, soaps, wine, jewelery, scarves, chutney, cards, gifts, cakes etc.
Raffle donations would be gratefully received please leave in the office for attention: Paula Bond Tickets £3 inc mince pie & a raffle ticket
01706 218953
07738421957
paulahbond@gmail.com
15th December
11.00 - 12 noon
St James’s the Less Primary School
Choir to visit the Manor.
This will be a lovely morning to see the local children entertain us all with festive carols.
18th December
2 pm – 3.30 pm
Residents Christmas Party and Carol Concert
A wonderful afternoon full of singing and festivities.
Mulled wine, sherry and mince pies will be the order of the day

Get Connected Update

We had Jennifer and Ross visit us from the Get Connected Project and they had a really enjoyable day learning about our project with the iPads.

We showed them the benefits of this new technology and what that means to our residents. Using the apps already on the iPads we navigated them through, games, photos, music, internet and lots more. They were very interested in what could be achieved in such a small time scale.

Our community connections were also a great hit as we are working with 3 local primary schools along with the Rossendale Hospice.

We received a letter from Jennifer and that is attached for you to see.

If you have any photos that you wish to be added to the iPads for your relative please leave them in the office for my attention and they will be scanned and returned.

Paula
3rd October 2011

School Projects

We have welcomed back the schools and are now working closely with them again on some wonderful projects using the iPads.

Dates have been set for September – December and we will be covering the topics below:-

St James the Less
Year 5 – Romans
Year 6 – The Rainforest

St Mary’s – Haslingden
Year 4/5 – World War II

Crawshawbooth
Year 6 – World War II

If you have any information, postcards, photos or resources that we could use please could you leave in the office for my attention.

We will have some displays work from the children very soon so please keep you eye on the board in the entrance to the Manor.

I will keep you updated on these school projects.

Many thanks

Paula
3rd October 2011

Donkey Visit Planned

We are very happy that the Elisabeth Svesden Trust will be visiting us again with one of their wonderful donkeys on Wednesday 23rd November at 10.00 am.

On this visit we will also be presenting the trust with two knitted blankets completed by Paula Bond, Activity Co-ordinator along with help from residents and the community.

We have been hard at work knitting squares in some wonderful colours and sewing them together to get the two blankets ready for their visit. These will help to keep the donkeys lovely and warm in the colder months ahead.

Please come along and visit to see the donkey and enjoy a cup of tea and a piece of cake. They usually only stay for about 25/30 minutes but it is a great sight to see the residents interact with the donkey.

Hope to see you on the day.

3rd October 2011

Happy Birthday Celebrations!!!

It was a wonderful day when Muriel one of our residents celebrated her 97th Birthday on the 21st September 2011.

Muriel was very excited the day before and kept asking the time and day trying to rush the hours away.

It was a quiet morning with some lovely cards and birthday wishes but come the afternoon the party began.

Staff and friends presented Muriel with a wonderful birthday cake in the shape of a hymn book and she received cards and presents galore. The room was decorated with balloons, banners and streamers to celebrate a wonderful occasion.


Muriel wishes to thank her friends in fellowship and everybody at Padiham for their great kindness keeping her in touch and for their generous gifts on her 97th birthday.

She had a lovely day very special because everyone came to see her, Sheilah, Helga, Jeff, she had cards from Australia and so many jaffa cakes that she is now going to have to live to be 98 to eat them all, she keeps us all in order and when someone mentions religion she perks up and says that she is a Unitarian and always will be and doesn't hold with all this happy clappy view of church services.

She always reminds me that when they had the Sunday School Anniversary at Newchurch there was walking through the area followed by a field day, then they had coffee and buns. After this a service and every year they sang the day thou gavest (Lord is ended) and one year they sang something else and everyone went crazy!

All that is a long time ago but Muriel remembers the old Unitarians and is very proud of their tradition, she enjoys watching the TV and says to me what is happening next?

Muriel keeps us all in our place and no messing, so many thanks for keeping her in the loop and Mavis, sending the newsletters and church calendars.

Muriel had a visit from Julie her carer and enjoyed her special day, she would write to you all if she were able but it is a big effort for her and so we will be grateful if you will accept this message in place of a more formal arrangement

Muriel (&Ryan) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
and all the staff at the Manor

Get Connected Directors To Visit The Manor

As you know we have been using the iPads now for nearly 6 months and we are pleased with our progress and how the iPad has been come a really useful therapeutic tool for our residents.

We are delighted that we are being visited by the Get Connected Directors on Friday 16th September to show them the good practice and work we have achieved since receiving the iPads.

Not only have we used them with the Manor for activities and planned events but we have also touched the community around us.

Rossendale Hospice are using 4 iPads now on a weekly basis to use with their cilents who attend session during Tuesday - Friday. They have proved a big hit as initially they only used 2 iPads but they are now so much in demand we have increased the availability for them.

Paula Bond our Activity Co-ordinator is also working along side 3 local Primary Schools who have welcomed the new technology with open arms. The children who are mainly year 6 pupils work on their curriculum subjects and place information onto the iPads to be brought back to the Manor for our residents to see which is wonderful to see.

We currently have a wonderful display from St James The Less Primary School in Rawtenstall. This is a large letter written in hieroglyphics and it is wonderful. We also have letters from Crawshawbooth Primary thanking us for our time and visit.

This is a great outcome for our project and we look forward to achieving more in the future.

Paula Bond
September 2011
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Sunflowers Reach New Heights

The residents and staff have entered into a sunflower completion at Holme Manor. We planted the seeds over 3 months ago and the sunflowers are doing really well in our lovely plot at the top of the garden. There are 36 sunflowers in total which will look amazing when they burst into flower.

School Projects

We are currently working with the yr5 children at St James the Less School, Rawtenstall. The children have been making presentations, taking photos, making videos and so much more with the Holme Manor iPads. So far we have been to Egypt the land of Pharaohs and now we have been working on the wonderful children’s favourite Peter Pan.

The children are learning new skills with the iPad technology and are really enjoying the interaction between their curriculum subjects and our residents. The children are in charge of the project and when it has been completed it is taken back to the residents to allow discussions to take place about that subject. It has really opened the door to another world for our residents.

The children this week presented us with a wonderful message written on gold paper using hydroglicfs. This has been placed in the entrance to the manor with the English version for those of us who are rusty on this language.

We have lots more sessions planned and will stay with the children when they more to year 6 in September.

As well as the above school we are now going to work closely with St Marys in Haslingden and this project will run to the end of term and then start again in September. The children also learn about dementia and what life can be like within a care centre.

Paula Bond
23rd June 2011


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Holme Manor Herb Garden

Our wonderful herb garden is doing so well I am now going to take cuttings to the local primary school for the children to either plant at school or take home and use within some nice recipes. We are also giving some to the Gardening Project we visit every Tuesday.

When the wind blows the smell is fantastic from our collection of herbs. The strawberries are doing really well with one or two huge ones.

Next time you visit please have a look and try and guess the herbs.

20th June 2011
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The Cinnamon Trust

Excellent News for the Manor. We have been awarded 5 stars for our pet friendly Care Centre. See the letter and certificate.
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iTea a Right Royal Event

WOW! What a day for a wedding. The sun was shinning the sky was blue and we were all ready for a right royal knees up.

The stage had been set with decorations, cupcakes, wonderful drinks, chocolates, iPads and much much more.

We had the television set to the right channel, iPads also had the wedding live for residents to watch. It was everywhere and it was fantastic.

We watched every minute of the day and ensured that residents were kept informed of the events and what was happening. Lunch was served after the ceremony and it was so lovely we had union jack napkins to keep with the theme.

As relatives arrived they were greeted and shown the iPads along with their family member and left to have a play and see what the iPad can do.

Slideshows of the relatives were also available to show what a valuable tool they are.

The Wedding Wall was wonderful and got everyone talking along with the selection of Royal images that were displayed from 1923 to the present day.

Drinks were served along with cupcakes, mints, chocolates. They went down a treat. Cream Soda, Dandelion & Burdock, Black Beer & Raisin and Sarsparalia brought back wonderful memories of childhood days.

Thank you for your support and hope you enjoyed the day.

29th April 2011
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Entertainment is a Hit

Residents, staff and relatives enjoyed an afternoon of singing from Peter who has sang at the Manor before.

As residents enjoyed their lunch Peter set up in the conservatory and get himself changed ready for his session to start at 1.30pm.

We all gathered in the conservatory and listened to a medley of songs from the Rat Pack, to Italian classics. It was great and a wonderful time was had by all. He got feet tapping, hands clapping and even a few fantastic dance moves from the residents.

Once Peter had finished we had refreshments and a good old natter about the songs and what we like to listen to.

Watch this space for our next entertainment.

17th April 2011
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Watch Out the Gardner's Are About

it was a pleasure to take two of our residents along to the Bacup Greenhouses at Stubbylee, Bacup on Tuesday 12th April for our first session at this great project.

The project will be a weekly session for our residents and we will be involved in planting seeds and also cuttings, painting furniture that has been made to sell within the shop, weeding, the pond project, outdoor areas and plenty more. It is a lovely opportunity again for us to get involved in the community and give our residents time to get their hands dirty and also be involved in something they enjoy.

This week we prepared seed trays and also planted marigolds that will be eventually planted in the garden area outside. We didn't even stop for a brew!!!

As you can see from the photo's a good time was had and we cannot wait for our next visit.

12th April 2011
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Donkey Visit's Resident's

We had a great surprise for our residents on Thursday the 7th April Mully the donkey arrived for a visit. Yes it was a real donkey and he behaved fantastically with all our residents who met him. Some of the reception children from St James the Less Primary also joined us along with their Head Teacher Mr Hall.

The donkey is from the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust based in Manchester and Holme Manor sponsors two donkeys who are at the charity.

Mully enjoyed a visit in both our lounges and also the conservatory where he seem to be happy and let our residents stroke him. He ended the visit with a few rich tea biscuits and a two packets to take home for his fellow donkeys.

If you wish to find out more about the charity please visit the website below:-

www.elisabethsvendentrust.org.uk

7th April 2011
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Its a Date

Its was great day when we visited The Duke of Wellington on Grane Road for a Carvery on the 29th March 2011. 5 residents, 2 members of staff and myself (Paula) decided to go out for lunch and relax for the afternoon.

The food was wonderful and we all ate so much it was a wonder we could get through the door. The selection was great and we all had a bit of everything going which included, pork, turkey, beef and ham. 6 veg and also potatoes and gravy.....

Puds went down a storm the trifle was lovely and that seemed to the favourite all round.

The conversation just flowed I think we covered every topic and more with such a great atmosphere amongst us we really livened the place up.

The residents enjoyed a tipple or two of their choice and the time flew by before we returned for an afternoon snooze.

Watch this space for our next lunch date........

29th March 2011
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Community Links Going Strong

Ifs official the iPads are a big hit!! Not just with our residents and staff but also in our community. I have been to visit St James the Less Primary School, Rawtenstall to start a project with their Year 5 and 6 children. The children will meet myself Paula and Suzanne - Team Leader on the 24th May where we will take a small assembly and start our project. As an ice-breaker the children will have to match the residents picture with their job and also the year they were born! Not any easy task for the children as they are use to very different jobs in than in may be 1914. We already have close links with the school but this is another way of bridging the gap and getting everyone involved using the iPads and the children will be able to learn us a thing or too!

Also the local Hospice has taken to the iPads for their therapy sessions. This only started this week but already we will have to increase the iPads to 3 and start to download requests. This is fantastic news for everyone and so pleased that they are bring so much pleasure.

More news soon.........

Adult Learner's Week 14th - 20th May 2011

Celebrating the 20th Adult Learners' Week in 2011, the initiative continues to be the largest drive for learning of its kind - celebrated in over 55 countries across the world. Founded and co-ordinated by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), Adult Learners' Week in England is backed by thousands of supporters.

During this week-long festival of learning, events take place in workplaces, libraries, cafes, prisons, museums and colleges across the country, motivating adults of all ages and backgrounds to take up new activities.

Holme Manor are holding their own event during the week long festival.

As we have just taken delivery of our Apple iPads we thought it would be appropriate to invite residents, residents family and friends, local community and staff to try their hands at using the iPads.

Activity sessions will take place daily and refreshments will be available. Further information will be available late April and information will also be available on the Market Stall at Rawtenstall.

Brochures and posters will be displayed at the Manor and the staff so make sure you don's miss out.

Knit & Knatter Sessions

Every Wednesday morning you can see the sparks fly from the knitting needles at Holme Manor. A number of residents along with Paula Bond Activity Co-ordinator have set themselves a challenge of knitting a blanket for Bleakholt's Animal Sanctuary.

Squares of all different sizes, colours, texture are being knit by residents and Paula to eventually join them together to make a wonderful blanket which will be donated to the Sanctuary which is only ten minutes from Holme Manor.

Wool has been given from family members along with a large selection of knitting needles.

If you wish to join us please come along any Wednesday between 10 am and 11.30 pm we would be happy to see you.

Residents Bake Cupcakes

Residents put on their aprons and had a wonderful baking session on Thursday 17th March. We decided to make some vanilla cupcakes to go with hot chocolate which was to be enjoyed for afternoon refreshment.

We made a light vanilla mix and baked them before decorating with icing, chocolate chips and sugar strands.

It was a lovely activity for all those residents who were involved and we chatted and reminisced about what they would have made for their families or even what their mum's would have made.

Everyone enjoyed the cupcakes and hot chocolate and was a nice change for everyone.

Here's to more baking sessions!

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Holme Manor iPads Arrive March 2011

At last the long awaited iPads have arrived at Holme Manor. It has taken 6 months to get here and everyone at the Manor is excited to see this latest technology in action.
Residents are being shown simple games that they can use for example, crosswords, word searches, hangman, draughts and many more. The technology has not limits and we need to take it slowly so that we all learn together.
Families are being asked to supply information on their family members to enable specific tailor made programmes.
Along with games etc a lovely slideshow of photographs has been set up with background music to allow residents to reminisce on their wonderful live.
The technology can only be seen as a great therapeutic tool for all who get involved in this project.
Events are being organised to help promote the iPads technology and also get everyone working together for a wonderful outcome.
Watch this space for further information.

Out and About!

You can currently find us at Rawtenstall Market on Thursdays and Saturdays for the next 6 weeks. We have a host of information for you to see and also activities on display . Staff from The Manor and Homecare Services Teams are also there to answer any questions you may have. Please pop down to see us and see what we have to offer.

visit the rawtenstall market website

Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Crawshawbooth Libraries also hold our leaflets which contain information and our contact details so please free to call us for further information.

FINALIST – 2010 Great North West Care Awards

The Awards are only in their second year and are to celebrate excellence across the care sector in the North West. Proprietors Ryan and Ann Godwin along with staff and residents were absolutely delighted to have Paula Bond, Activity Co-ordinator at The Manor shortlisted as a finalist at the above awards.

The Awards Evening was held on the 22nd October 2010 at Manchester United Football Club where the evening was a fabulous affair and a night to remember.

Paula received a finalist’s piece of glassware handmade from The Crystal Studio, Tulbury, Stoke-on-Trent, which can be seen on display at The Manor along with a lovely selection of photos to remember such a special achievement for all involved in the care of OUR residents.
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