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This Week At Bank Close House Care Home In Chesterfield

Here at Bank Close house our residents have been really busy over the last week.

John and Liz have been writing letters to their families…

and some of our residents have been making “Stay Safe” hand print signs. Here are John and Barbara’s fantastic creations:

Dorothy had a phone call from her son, Terry, this morning and Margaret has been relaxing in the conservatory, which is covered in brightly coloured flags.

We have also received some rainbow pictures from Rocco, who is Karen, our Senior Carer’s grandson. We have also received some from Brampton Primary School. Rocco’s designs have taken pride of place around the home, on the notice board and front lounge window, and the ones from Brampton Primary School are displayed beautifully on the main sign at the bottom of the drive.

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Apr 03, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield care home Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

Well, it’s been a strange few weeks, but everyone here at Bank Close House has kept their chin up and soldiered on.

We shut our doors to all non-essential visitors on 17th March, in order to keep our residents and staff safe. Despite the Coronavirus outbreak, all our ladies enjoyed Mothers Day. Lots of them received phone calls, which they were very pleased about.

Our residents have also been sending messages to their loved ones, which you can see below.

We have also recevied some letters from pupils at Holmegate Primary School in Clay Cross. The pupils have written to our residents several times and the teacher has provided them with our address so they can continue whilst at home. Here’s some of or residents reading the letters.

John received a phone call from Maureen this morning. Lydia has been enjoying a cigar in the garden and rings her family on her mobile phone. Dot keep in touch with her family via mobile too.

We’ve even had a couple of Robins visit us in the garden!

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Valentines Day, Pet Therapy and More At Rotherwood Care Home Rotherham

Mar 12, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Rotherham care home Rotherham convalescent care Rotherham dementia care Rotherham Devonshire Care News long term care Rotherham nursing home Rotherham residential care home Rotherham respite care Rotherham Rotherwood News, Rotherham

Our residents have had a great time recently with Valentines Day craft activities, pet therapy and Valentine’s Day celebrations and party.

Everyone really enjoyed the events and loved the pet therapy. We had Dave Jay entertain us on Valentine’s Day and he even got the staff up singing to the residents, which they all thoroughly enjoyed.

Sandra brought Coco in for pet therapy, which every resident took part in, even our bed bound residents. Coco brought a huge smile to everyone’s faces!

Click on the thumbnails to view the full images.

World Book Day & Birthdays At Bank Close House Care Home In Chesterfield

Mar 06, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield care home Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

It’s been busy, busy busy this week at Bank Close House care home in Chesterfield.

We celebrated Doreen’s 93rd Birthday on 3rd March. She had visits from her family during the morning and had plenty of cards and presents to open. In the evening we had a buffet tea with a lovely cake and all the residents and staff sang Happy Birthday to her. Doreen had a lovely birthday and really enjoyed her day. She thanked everyone for all their effort and best wishes.

The 5th March was World Book Day, a day to celebrate books and stories in all their forms and glory. Barbara and John were pointing out countries on the Globe in the hallway and talking about where they had visited. Garry has been reading his football programmes and Jean has been “exercising her brain” by doing some puzzles. Joan has been having “doll therapy” in the lounge and Hazel has been looking at pictures in a book.

John has also been arranging the artificial plants in the Conservatory – Alan Titchmarsh eat your heart out!

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Valentines Day At Morton Manor Care Home In Gainsborough

Mar 01, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Gainsborough care home Gainsborough convalescent care Gainsborough dementia care Gainsborough Devonshire Care News Morton Manor News, Gainsborough nursing home Gainsborough residential care home Gainsborough respite care Gainsborough

Lots of fun was had by the residents here at Morton Manor on Valentines Day.

We had the hearts on the activities board, lovely Valentines themed tables for dinner and many of the residents received and sent Valentines cards.

Here are a selection of photographs from the day…

A Lovely Romantic Valentines Day at Bank Close House

Mar 01, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield care home Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

Our Residents enjoyed making crafts and cards for Valentine’s Day, which are all proudly displayed in the main hall-way.

Staff set up a table in the Conservatory for John to have his lunch with his wife Maureen. They both enjoyed a glass of wine together and Maureen was overwhelmed when John handed her his Valentine’s card.

All the residents had a glass of fizz and chocolates during the day to celebrate.

Here are some photos of the crafts and of John and Maureen celebrating Valentines.

Bank Close House Latest News For February

Feb 13, 2020 Clair Yates-Cook 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield care home Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

WOW! What a busy month so far for our residents and staff here at Bank Close house. Every month we have different artist visit us from Lost Chords to entertain our guests with some beautiful singing and musical instruments. Lost Chords are a dementia friendly charity who entertain our residents with either Folk, Opera, Harpist, or Pianist.

Here are some pictures of the folk duo who spent the afternoon with our residents and staff recently, and yes, the residents do get involved by playing along with instruments.

Steven Shaw, who entertained everyone at Christmas, was also back to carry on with his singing of golden oldies and classics. Liz and Hazel were holding hands and swaying along to the music, while Malcolm was singing his heart out.

All the residents and staff had a wonderful afternoon listening to Steven sing his song and perform for everyone, we really can’t wait to have him back!

Rotherwood Care Home Rotherham Latest News

Feb 05, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Rotherham care home Rotherham convalescent care Rotherham dementia care Rotherham Devonshire Care News nursing home Rotherham respite care Rotherham Rotherwood News, Rotherham

Welcome to the Rotherwood care home latest news! We have a lot of activities going on here at Rotherwood.

Our wonderful residents have been enjoying some good wholesome fun in the last week with such activities as playing dominoes and baking some tasty treats. Here’s some photos of them in action, including Stephen and some of our lovely ladies enjoying a good old-fashioned game of dominoes.

We have lots of activities planned for February, which all our residents are looking forward to.

Here is our calendar dates:

6^th February is the date Lost Cord will be coming along to Rotherwood to help us pass the time away with some singing and listening to them play their instruments.

10^th February we have Dave Jay coming in from 14.30 hours to help get our Valentines day celebration under way, all the residents are looking forward to having a little dance along to Dave Jay.

We also have some valentine’s crafts planned with our residents and their families. Please come along and help us make some valentines cards and gifts, along with some soap making and canvas painting.

To find out more about what is going on here at Rotherwood Care home just look at our news section on the website or call us on 01709 820025 and ask for Sue.

A Fond Farewell & Latest News From Bank Close House

Jan 30, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield care home Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

Well here at Bank Close House we have hit the ground running entering 2020, but before we tell you what has been happening here, we would like to wish two of our staff a fond farewell as they move on to pastures new.

Kyle (Senior carer) has left us to go and join the team at Ashgate Hospice, we wish Kyle all the best for his future and thank him for 10 years’ service to Bank Close House, you will be greatly missed.

Also, we say bye bye to Pauline you has left us and again thank her for all her hard work and dedication.

Here are some photos of Kyle on his last day.

This week our residents have been enjoying games of Bingo, Dominos and Target games which is not only good fun but is great for our residents’ hand eye co-ordination.

We have a lot of things happening here at Bank Close House so keep an eye out for information on all things happening here.

Here are some photos from this week’s activities:

Devonshire Care Acquires Morton Manor Care Home Gainsborough

Jan 16, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Gainsborough care home Gainsborough convalescent care Gainsborough dementia care Gainsborough Devonshire Care News Morton Manor News, Gainsborough nursing home Gainsborough residential care home Gainsborough respite care Gainsborough

Devonshire Care is pleased to announce the acquisition of Morton Manor care home in Gainsborough (formerly The Manor, Dog & Duck Lane).

With our ethos of having the most beautiful “homes from home”, set in stately surroundings and providing a safe and stunning environment for our residents, we decided to acquire and fully refurbish Morton Manor.

Morton Manor now caters for up to 30 residents, providing high quality nursing and residential care in beautiful surroundings. The home is situated in the village of Morton, just 1.2 miles away from Gainsborough and a mile from Thonock Park.

The refurbishment sees all rooms being furnished to a very high standard, with new equipment and decor, as well as lockable storage facilities.

Facilities & services include:

Day care
Palliative care
Respite care
24 hour care
Convalescent care
Dementia care
Lift
Wheelchair access
Own GP access
Visiting Dental – Yearly checks
Visiting Opticians
Visiting Chiropody
Weekly Hairdresser
Personal laundry service
Own Furniture if required
A varied daily menu catering for individual dietary requirements
24 hour refreshment facilities
Close to Local shops

And our activities coordinator organises regular events in house, such as crafts, games and entertainment, as well as:

Trips out
Quiz nights
Entertainers
Social evenings
Shopping trips

If you’re looking for a care home in Gainsborough, contact us on 01427 612796 and arrange to have a visit of our newly refurbished care home. There is also more information about the facilities and services on this page.

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