The start of this year has been busy and fun for our residents at Lukestone Care Home.
Burns Night
We treated our ladies and gents to a wonderful experience celebrating Burns Night on Thursday 25 January, with a tasting trolley where we offered a variety of delicious eats including haggis, a Scottish soup and shortbread.
Reminiscence
Reminiscence activities are very important to us in our Home, as storytelling about past events, or introducing elements from daily life, can help individuals with dementia feel less isolated and more connected to the present.
With this in mind, our reminiscence sessions can be wonderfully diverse and interesting, for example we spent time recently reminiscing with plants. Mihaela our Recreation and Well-Being Lead brought in a variety of kalanchoes and roses, a peace lily and an orchid and our residents interacted with each one, finding out interesting facts about them. This boosted their memories about their own plants and gardening in the past.
Enjoyment of music
Music and dance is a primary interest at Lukestone, so we invited Karen, who plays the cello and is also a Dance Therapist, to provide a dance routine after beautifully playing her cello. This was such a treat and it was fantastic to hear her play.
A very busy time for our Lukestone residents and team, but we love it!
Our Burns Night feast!
