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A new home for Banana at Princess Christian Care Home
Last week our very lucky tortoise Banana got his very own vivarium, kindly donated by our Friends of Princess Christian and he is very happy and cosy in his new home. Huge thanks to our very helpful Maintenance Team, Martin and Bruce, who kindly put the vivarium and...
Party time at Princess Christian Care Home
Last week at Princess Christian Care Home, we finally hosted our residents' Christmas party, which became our New Years party! We invited one of our favourite singers, Gareth, to perform for our ladies and gents and they sang and danced along to all their favourite...
Wonderful New Year buffet at Princess Christian Care Home
We were all treated to a stunning, mouth-watering buffet here at Princess Christian Care Home, to welcome in the New Year in style. The tables were packed with a tempting array of savoury treats including cold meats and cheeses, tempura prawns, samosas, pies, salads...
Elvis birthday celebrations and Mexican hats at Princess Christian Care Home
On Monday 8 January we celebrated the birthday of Elvis Presley at Princess Christian Care Home. We had an Elvis quiz (which some of our residents were very good at!) and in the afternoon we had a singalong to all of our residents' favourite Elvis songs. Some of our...
Princess Christian Care Home residents enjoy Doll Therapy
Here at Princess Christian Care Home we have introduced Doll Therapy as part of our therapy sessions with our Well-Being Manager Maria and this has proved to be very popular amongst our residents. Our dolls resemble a plaything but serve a purpose much more than...
Delicious festive food at Princess Christian Care Home
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day here at Princess Christian Care Home saw three days, three different menus and three different talented Chefs and teams! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard over these festive days to bring true...
50th birthday wishes for Graham at Princess Christian Care Home
This week we were delighted to wish Graham, our Senior Kitchen Assistant here at Princess Christian Care Home, a very happy half century! Our team members came together to celebrate his special birthday and he was delighted with his birthday cake and gifts. Many happy...
Wishing Gwen a happy birthday at Princess Christian Care Home
On Monday 11 December we celebrated our lovely resident Gwen’s 93rd birthday here at Princess Christian Care Home, along with staff and fellow residents. Everyone enjoyed Gwen's beautiful and delicious cake provided by our wonderful Kitchen Team. Many happy returns...
Truffle cuddles and Christmas trees at Princess Christian Care Home
Fluffy cuddles Our lovely new resident here at Princess Christian Care Home, Elvira, was given a very warm welcome from our cuddly home cat Buttons who made her feel at home recently. We also had Truffles our rabbit in for her daily brush and she spent time giving out...
Making festive biscuits at Princess Christian Care Home
On Friday 8 December at our Cooking Club, we were excited to make delicious cinnamon and ginger biscuits for everyone at Princess Christian Care Home. Ingredients: 100g unsalted butter 100g brown sugar 250g flour 1 egg 3 tsp honey 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger Pinch of...
Princess Christian Care Home residents receive Christmas cards from local preschool
Our local pre-school children sent our Princess Christian Care Home residents – all 86 of them! – some wonderful handmade Christmas cards. As you can see from the smiley faces of our lovely residents, they were all very happy to receive them. We also had some festive...
Elf Day entertainments at Princess Christian Care Home
On Friday 1 December we celebrated Elf Day at Princess Christian Care Home. We welcomed a fantastic Elf to our Home who came in to sing for us. There were lots of jolly Christmas tunes to enjoy and everyone was in the Christmas spirit. One of our own elves was being...