Ryton Towers looked pretty in pink today for Wear It Pink Day, a day to raise awareness for breast cancer! They ran a lovely coffee morning with cakes and treats that everyone enjoyed while raising money for such a great cause.

Thank you to all those who attended!

Residents over at Whorlton Grange were visited today by some strange guests! From fury to slimy our residents were crawling from laughter. Some guests weren’t so keen on the tarantula but he wouldn’t hurt a fly! Animal therapy can reduce stress and stimulate senses for elderly as well as improve their mood with laughter and interaction. I guess slime flies when you’re having fun Thanks for visiting ‘Discovery Zoo’, you’re one in a milli-pede.

Who says you're too old to try something new? Over at Wellburn House in Ovingham, resident Margaret has always dreamed of learning to swim, and thanks to the incredible team here, she finally made it happen! Ticking off one of her life goals, Margaret and the team had lots of fun splashing around, learning the ropes, all while reminiscing about her younger days. What an fantastic experience!

To celebrate World Photography Day, our Wellburn House home have been getting crafty making some life-size photo frames! The perfect way to capture those special moments!

Friday Funday at Riverhead Hall! Our team at Riverhead Hall in Driffield have kicked off their fantastic new charity initiative where each Friday, the staff can dress up in their own clothes, fancy dress, or even their pj’s! They’ll each contribute a £1 for taking part, which will be collected throughout the year and donated to charity. A fun way to give back!

Bringing the beach to Ryton Towers! What a fun day of dancing, singing, and fish & chips for lunch - a garden party to remember!

Last week, our Heatherdale home hosted a fabulous Hawaiian-themed party, getting into the spirit with Hawaiian outfits, singing, dancing, and even a tropical fruit tasting session!

What better way to cool off on these lovely sunny days than with a visit from the ice cream van?! Thanks to Pam’s Ices in Newcastle, our staff and residents at Eighton Lodge were able to do just that!

A huge well done to the amazing staff at our Riverhead Hall home for raising £650 for charity at their annual Pride Fest last weekend! They even made it into the local newspaper! What a fantastic day of family fun, featuring special guests Busters Ice Cream, Creation Station, some adorable Guinea Pigs, and a special appearance from the one and only, CeCe Monsoon!

Earlier this month, residents from our Eighton Lodge home were delighted to receive a surprise visit from Team Leader Rebecca on her wedding day! What a special visit, and congratulations to Rebecca on becoming Mrs Denny!

Exciting news from our Riverhead Hall Care Home! Riverhead’s lovely garden once had an overgrown area of land leading to the canal, which they wanted to make accessible for our residents to enjoy on sunny days. Thanks to Cllr. Mark Blakeston - Independent - Independent, a group of amazing volunteers, and Jewson Driffield, who kindly donated all the materials, this vision is coming to life!

Inviting members from Driffield Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club, Driffield Men In Sheds, Yorkshire Wolds Railway and The Driffield Navigation Trust, along with our Lifestyle Coordinator, Donna, the group hatched a plan to clear the land and create an accessible footpath and lovely space for residents and their families to use.

Fast forward to now, and this fantastic group of volunteers recently had their first day transforming the derelict land, clearing it and moving 6 tons of stone to create the base for a path and seating area, revealing a beautiful view over Driffield canal!

There’s more still to do, but we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved so far!

Last week, residents across our 14 homes have been participating in Dementia Action Week, planting forget-me-not seeds and painting the flowers on rocks. These painted rocks are now scattered around our local communities waiting to be discovered!

Given that people with dementia may experience memory loss and other symptoms, the forget-me-not flower is the perfect flower to represent this important cause.

What a fantastic weekend sponsoring Wigginton Grasshoppers F.C. 82 at the first weekend of their annual football gala in York!

The sun was shining as our clients from The Manor got to present medals and trophies to all the kids on their special day!

St Catherines and The Manor, our specialist dementia homes, are both located in the heart of Wigginton’s local community so we were thrilled to sponsor them and be part of this special celebration of football and community. Thank you Wigginton Grasshoppers and congrats to all the teams who took part!

What a wonderful day celebrating St George’s Day we had at Eighton Lodge! Residents enjoyed a singalong and a dance with entertainer Andy, topped off with a delicious St George’s themed afternoon tea. The perfect day!

Time for a cuppa! Recently, our Heatherdale residents enjoyed a morning adventure out and about on the bus, indulging in tea, cake, and some shopping too of course!

We enjoyed a lovely weekend full of Easter celebrations here at Wellburn and of course plenty of visits from the Easter bunny too! What did you get up to over the Easter weekend?

We are thrilled to announce that St Catherines Care Home & The Manor at St Catherine's raised a remarkable £500 during their Easter Cake & Craft Fair!

This brings their total fundraising efforts to £1,500 for their fantastic charity partner, Dementia Forward.

A huge thank you to all who supported and helped make this event a success. Together, we are making a positive difference in the lives of those living with dementia.

Our residents across our homes had a blast celebrating St Patrick’s Day in true Irish style! From green decorations, arts & crafts to traditional Irish folk music, the day was filled with lots of fun and laughter.

It’s wonderful to see everyone coming together to support such a great cause and have fun while doing so!

#RedNoseDay2024 is a fantastic way to raise awareness and funds for those in need. Thank you to all our residents and staff, who participated by having cake sales, quizzes, face painting, & pop up dances around the home and generally getting involved to make the day so special.

Our Mother’s Day was filled with love and happiness as we celebrated Mothering Sunday across all our homes with flowers, cupcakes, presents, and afternoon tea’s. A fabulous day spent with loved ones, creating some lovely memories.

Thank you to everyone who made it so special!

Our residents and staff at Riverhead Hall celebrated World Book Day in style, dressing up in costumes inspired by their favourite book characters—from Superman to Harry Potter and Disney princesses!

A magical day, celebrating the joy of books and reading!

Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women out there!

This year’s theme is to #InspireInclusion, aiming to inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion.

Today, we’re spending the day celebrating the remarkable women across our homes—residents, staff, and family members alike. Here’s some photos of our staff and residents showing solidarity by striking the #InspireInclusion pose!

Our Eighton Lodge residents had lots of fun writing “advice to their younger selves” on whiteboards. It’s always lovely to hear what words of wisdom they have for us! What advice would you share with your younger self?

We had so much fun yesterday for pancake day! We tried all our favourite toppings from fresh fruit, to whipped cream, syrup and chocolate spread. What’s your favourite pancake topping?

Last week, our homes celebrated Burns Night in true Scottish style! From themed quizzes to flag decorating, haggis tasting, and singalongs. What a fantastic way to honour Scotland’s rich heritage!

Over at our St Catherine’s home in York, residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon trip to Dean’s Garden Centre with their friends from The Manor. Some fresh air, a drop of rain, and a cosy coffee in the café made for the perfect day out!

We're excited to share that our young onset dementia home, The Manor, recently presented a £1000 cheque to their local charity partner, Dementia Forward, after a successful Craft & Cake Fair last month!

A big thank you to all our staff, clients and everyone involved. The funds raised will help Dementia Forward continue to provide crucial support services and resources for individuals and families affected by dementia throughout York and North Yorkshire.

Busy bees at Riverhead Hall! Our residents have kicked off the new year with lots of fun activities such as jigsaw puzzles, flower arranging and even tried their hand at finger knitting. These activities are excellent not just for boosting cognitive engagement but also for improving residents hand dexterity which is particularly important.

Across our homes, our staff and residents brought in the new year with delicious food and drink, singing and dancing, and even set some gaols and wishes for 2024. We hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s Eve and wish you all the best for the year ahead!

A big thank you to everyone who sent in thoughtful nominations on behalf of a neighbour, friend, or loved one to receive one of our festive boxes. We received some lovely photos from our homes as they delivered the boxes to their nominees as part of Wellburn’s ‘festive box drop’ initiative!

Here at Wellburn, we love everything Christmas! And right now, both our staff and residents are busy gearing up for the holiday season with festive arts and crafts, baking, decorating, and of course enjoying their favourite Christmas films!

Our residents at Garden House enjoyed a creative session experimenting with autumnal sensory trays, soaking autumn leaves in essential oils like bergamot and sweet orange/pumpkin. They then used pencils and pastels to colour in some lovely autumnal/ winter scenery sheets!

Our residents over at Garden House in Berwick have been busy making poppy wreaths to create a display for their homes entrance in honour of the upcoming Remembrance Day this Saturday. Such a lovely gesture!

Over at The Manor at St Catherine’s, the spooky festivities continued last night as clients put up eerie decorations to set the stage for a movie night full of thrills in their state of the art cinema lounge!

We’ve been up to all sorts of spooktacular activities across our homes, from pumpkin carving to baking and decorating homemade Halloween treats. We’re looking forward to welcoming some trick-or-treaters tonight!

We’ve been enjoying lots of birthday fun over at Riverhead Hall recently. Sending very happy belated birthday wishes to residents David & Margaret who recently celebrated their birthdays at Riverhead – we hope you enjoyed your special day & got spoilt!

Another lovely bus trip completed, making a pit stop for a cuppa and a slice of cake at The Drift Café in Morpeth!

What a fantastic afternoon we had celebrating our Ryton Towers team at their Hollywood glamour party last Friday! The day was filled with music, delicious food, fun staff awards, a charity raffle for 'Brighten Ryton', and a heartfelt shout out to our dedicated staff for all their hard work.

Our lovely ladies at Wellburn House enjoyed a little outing to the Metro centre last week! It was the perfect trip out, full of good food, great company and some fantastic finds!

Our residents at Heatherdale have been busy assisting Handyman Graham in preparing some lovely winter hanging baskets. It looks like their efforts have truly paid off after seeing how beautiful they turned out!