friday morning, Thomas did the rounds, doreen was reading in the lounge, patty (of course) was in the studio, jean and joan were being sociable.. but no-one seems to be doing the jigsaw puzzles...
Friday, 21 October 2011
meanwhile...
friday morning, Thomas did the rounds, doreen was reading in the lounge, patty (of course) was in the studio, jean and joan were being sociable.. but no-one seems to be doing the jigsaw puzzles...
Thomas pays a visit
Thomas the PAT dog (pets for therapy) came today for his weekly visit - the residents love him but no so sure about the cat... she was keeping a close eye on the situation!Thursday, 20 October 2011
meet the team...
had to take this photo today for an award entry we are doing... a photo of karen with her team was required, so here they are (well some of them anyway; the chosen few!!) lets hope we win...motivational thursday
cathy came to liven everyone up after lunch this afternoon, with motivational exercises for the brain and body!!its hairdressing day today, charity is busy in the salon, patty is in the art studio and marise is showing family and friends around the grounds.
lovely to welcome back grace today...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
meanwhile....
Patty found solace in the art studio, finishing off a christmas wreath she started earlier this week....SAX Recital...
Jacqui visited again this afternoon to play her sax for the residents - she issued everyone with percussion instruments in case anyone wanted to accompany her (they didnt!) but she also provided song sheets for those who wanted to join in with the singing could do so (they did!)a lovely afternoon, and we are looking forward to seeing jacqui again soon.
a walk up Kilimanjiro with Shelagh!
we had an interesting talk this morning by Shelagh who came to mount ephraim house. she shared her story of a sponsored climb to the summit of kilimanjiro, raising over £4,000 for marie curie cancer research charity.shelagh brought her walking boots, poles and hat which she said were the essential items which helped her reach her goal and so we asked her to pose for our album in full regalia!
she will be a regular visitor we hope as she has many more adventures to tell us about...
Monday, 17 October 2011
waiting for the rock 'n' roll to start
thursday evening, doug wake was booked for a rock and roll evening with the residents. buffet supper, fruit punch and music plus some little visitors who joined in the fun...
Friday, 7 October 2011
bonmarche comes to mount ephraim...
vicky and her team from Bonmarche set up shop in our games room yesterday with their 'autumn collection' of day and nightwear, bags and scarves, jewellery and slippers - so that our residents could shop in the comfort of their 'own home'.Tuesday, 4 October 2011
music for health...
we had an introductory session today from Heather at 'Music for Health' which the residents enjoyed. As well as group singing, we had 'instruments' to play along with the music to, a music quiz and breathing exercises, finishing with relaxation techniques. Heather was lovely and the residents said they would like her to visit again next week!Sunday, 2 October 2011
the sponsors...
We would like to thank everyone who has sponsored this event; they are as follows:Alphabet Bags
Keep Calm gallery
Printwells
The Care Shop
Henry Paul funerals
Simply Unite computer systems
Aged Care Channel
The Black Pig at hawkhurst
Barons furniture
Imperial Chemist, Tunbridge wells
Edify Training
TutorCare
Mr Gary Ward of Corrie Bauckham Batts Ltd x2
Chaps Barbers, Battle
Oliver Greens of Rusthall
Lynx Purchasing
Roy and Penny Berry
Eye Concern of Tunbridge Wells
Focal Point Training
Potters Landscapes
Fairs & Green
Fairs & Green
the teams....
sorry if anyone has got cropped out of the photo here, will try again later! These are the 9 teams who competed for the mount ephraim charity golf day trophy on friday 30th sept 2011.Saturday, 1 October 2011
mount ephraim charity golf day 2011
friday 30th september was the perfect day for our annual charity golf day - and it proved to be a great success; we raised just over £1,000 for our residents amenity fund.pictured here are the lucky winners (and losers - they know who they are!) but a big thankyou to everyone who took part and to our twenty-one sponsors, the lovely staff at the golf club,generous friends who donated prizes, hannah and mark for an amazing job with the scoring and looking after the golfers (especially on the 9th) heidi behind the scenes,and karen who was MC for the day!
Thursday, 29 September 2011
afternoon tea
tuesday afternoon we combined a trip to camden road with tea and buying the forthcoming charity golf day prizes
. hester, marie, helen, lucille and jean agreed to come out for the afternoon and at 'le rendevous' enjoyed warm pastries and lots of tea, reading the papers and watching the world go by. marie took a trip to the sewing centre and hester visited the blue moon gallery and spent a very happy hour there discussing art with the delightful assistant.
Friday, 23 September 2011
the residents accolade event
thursday sept 22nd in the dining room...karen presented some of the residents with certificates of recognition for things they have done during the last year which are worthy of special thanks...grace, hester, doreen.marise,helen,eric.hester and john ... for helping look after their fellow residents...phyll,pat and patty for their artistic contributions...marie,lucille,dorothy,marian,jean and joan for helping around the home with day to day running and gordon for looking after the pets...and there was an extra special award to diana who is our longest residing resident - 24 years at mount ephraim!! she even let me take her photo so she must have been pleased to receive this recognition at last!!
Monday, 19 September 2011
boat trip on the medway
our annual trip out on the Kingfisher today - from wateringbury down the medway - tea courtesy of the crew and fairy cakes from sheila our lovely chef. perfect weather! hester, phyll, patty, john, audrey, marie, lucille and marjorie all enjoyed the gentle and relaxing afternoon; hollie even got to steer the boat!
art in the garden
thursday afternoon after having their hair done, some of the residents joined us on the patio/art studio for some artistic merit! here is patty showing off her latest masterpiece, and top left hand corner is pat k's latest creation - love it!!!helen enjoyed some abstract art too and margaret was just happy to outside in the sun...
afternoon stroll
we have had some lovely weather just lately and try to get out in the garden at every opportunity! this afternoon, we persuaded dorothy, helen, pat and marise to take the air!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)