May 2023

The King’s Coronation Big Lunch – Sunday 7th May, 3pm – 6pm
Please join us in celebrating this momentous occasion with our residents, their families and friends. Please can you let Kelly or Tenniece know if you plan to join us for catering purposes, thank you.

Welcome

We have recently welcomed Kelvin into our home for some short term care – we hope you are enjoying your stay with us so far.

“Time for a Cuppa” – Bake Sale & Raffle in aid of Dementia UK
Monday 1st May at Priors Mead, please drop in between 11am-3pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Request for Photos – Dementia Awareness Week

If at all possible, may we please ask you to bring in some photos of your relative, and any special occasions before the 15th May for us to borrow? We plan on taking a trip down Memory Lane and would like some photos to use as prompts. Their wedding day, special holidays, achievements etc. Any photos of them as young children would be great too for a game of “Guess the Resident”. Please write on the back of the photo some details to help us if you can. Thanks in advance!

Room Vacancy

We currently have a Vacancy to welcome someone new into our Priors Mead Family. Your referrals are most appreciated so please keep us in mind.

Facebook

We would like to encourage you all to go on and ‘LIKE’ our Facebook page as we aim to post regular updates and photos of the going ons in our home – Just search ‘Priors Mead Care Home’

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Farewell

We are sorry to share with you that our Activities Coordinator, Sarah, will be leaving us on the 9th May. Sarah is relocating, and we wish her all the very best with her next adventure!
We are actively recruiting for an Activities Coordinator, and in the meantime our team will be stepping in to support and engage with our residents so they don’t miss out! We will also continue to be visited by our excellent external activities providers who we have all grown to love and enjoy.

May Activities

Please don’t hesitate to suggest any different activities, entertainers or outings to us, as we are always looking to include a variety to ensure we are carrying out activities of interest for our residents. Thank you for your support and feedback so far.

1st – 11am-3pm – “Time for a Cuppa” – Bake Sale & Raffle in aid of Dementia UK
2nd – Join Sarah throughout the day as she sets up a variety of games and hosts a Quiz
3rd – 3pm – Join us in the lounge for “Showtime at the Musicals” performed by YellowBrick Theatre
4th – Crafts with Sarah today, collaborating to create a big print masterpiece
5th – Music & Movement with Sarah
5th – Sarah will be tending to your nails for a trim and varnish
6th – 11am – Gather around and celebrate as we watch our King and Queen Consort be Crowned
7th – 11am – Pet Therapy with the lovely girls from Kingswood Shetlands
7th – 3pm – Kings Coronation ‘Big Lunch’
8th – 11am – Breathe in, breathe out… and participate in some Armchair Yoga with Judy.
9th – 11am – Get ready to sing-along and move with the fabulous Linley from KiddleyDivey
10th – Queue for ‘Do’s… Our Hairdresser, Tina has her tongs at the ready
11th – 2.45pm – Alex is with us this afternoon to teach us some graceful (perhaps..) Armchair Ballet
13th – What can you build with Lego and Magnetic Building Squares?
14th – 3pm – Movie Afternoon in the Lounge with Drinks & Nibbles – The Wizard of Oz
15th – Dementia Awareness Week! Throughout this week we’ll be spending some 1-1 time with you, asking you to reflect on your lives and tell us something we may not know! We want to hear about your travels, your families, your work and so on! Take us for a stroll down Memory Lane with you.
16th – Cranium Crunches – Crosswords, Word Searches and other brain exercises
17th – 11am – Decorate a biscuit or cupcake with a variety of toppings to enjoy with your afternoon tea
18th – 2pm – The exceptional Carol, Musical Interlude, will be performing an array of instruments this afternoon for us. Such a talent!
19th – 11am – It’s been a while since we’ve seen Renia with her fascinating ‘Handling History’ – Take a trip down memory lane and see some artefacts from ‘back in the day’. It will be a nostalgic morning.
20th – Dorothy will be tending to your nails
21st – 5pm – Cheese & Wine Tasting
22nd – 11am – Judy visits again with her Slow Yoga
23rd – 11am – High energy for Linley this morning please! Musical armchair exercise and a sing along
24th – ‘Guess the Resident’ & ‘Guess the Team Member’ – Lets share our Baby Photos
25th – 3.45pm – It’s about time we were serenaded by the brilliant Anthony and his guitar. Swoon.
26th – Hoop Toss, Jenga and Skittles
27th – By today our Caterpillars should have arrived for our Butterfly Pavilion – let’s watch in awe as they go through their process of Metamorphosis, at the end of which we will have several beautiful Butterflies to release into our garden!
28th – Today we are hoping you’ll join us in planting your own Sunflower Seeds. The race is on, which one will grow the tallest?
29th – 3pm – Create your own Pizza with a variety of toppings for your supper tonight! Yum!
30th – 3pm – Lets welcome Andy Mace, to his first visit at Priors Mead. Andy has been in show business for over thirty years, currently starring in ‘Only fools and horses’ in London’s West End, so we are very excited for him to come and put on a great show; singing, chatting and apparently he can crack a good joke…
31st – Virtual Reality Roller-Coasters!! Are you a thrill seeker?… You’re in for a ride!

Dates for your Diary;
● Our hairdresser, Tina, continues to join us every Wednesday to see to your ‘do
● Bake Sale & Raffle – 1st May
● Kings Coronation ‘Big Lunch’ – 7th May
● Podiatrist – 8th June
● Residents Meeting – 14th June
● Fathers Day – 18th June