Every year our wonderful staff take part in the Dress like an Elf Day to support the Alzheimers Society. This year the event took place on Friday 4th December.
Dress like an Elf Day
Memory Boxes
Each resident has a memory box located just outside their room. A memory box is a visual representation of key elements of a person’s life and helps stimulate their memory. We have spent some time over the last week updating our residents memory boxes. It’s been a really positive way to remind residents of family,…
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V E Day Celebrations
On the 8th May we celebrated VE Day, this was a special event as we celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day. It might not be the celebrations we all hoped for but we will still remembered and celebrated the best way we could. Waters Edge held a special 1940’s inspired day with Staff dressing…
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Letters and Pictures
We have received some wonderful letters and pictures from our local community since we have been in lockdown. It really is so nice to display all the wonderful artwork on our boards around the home and write back to the penpals our residents have made over the past few months.
Coronavirus: Visitor Guidance
At Alpha Health Care we are committed to keeping our Service Users, staff and visitors safe from the risk presented by Coronavirus (Covid- 19). We have introduced, on a phased basis, a number of steps to increase protection to our Service Users, Staff and Visitors. Please click on the link below to read our full…
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Happy St Patricks Day
A very happy St Patricks Day! The team at Creative Mojo helped our residents to create some lovely wall art with an Irish theme.
Drag queen visits care home to celebrate Alpha Pride
Residents at a Waters Edge and Lakeview Care Homes were treated to a cabaret of musical numbers including Donna Summer, Shirley Bassey and Liza Minnelli when drag queen the Divine Miss M came to perform. This special performance was organised as part of the awareness activities programme during Pride, Sexuality and Relationships month at Alpha…
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Train Journey moves into Ireland
The next stop on our Journey around the UK and Ireland continues with a stop in Northern Ireland for March, just in time to celebrate St Patricks Day. Events across Lakeview and Waters Edge include Irish Themed Arts and Crafts sessions, Cinema Afternoons, Irish entertainment and of course a drop of Guinness.
We ‘ad a bostin time!
The residents at Alpha Health Care enjoyed a morning of all things Black Country when we had a visit from John Homer from the Black Country Museum. It was a fabulous morning with Peotry, Songs and laughter. A big thank you to the Black Country Museum and John.
Train Journey Launch
This year we will be taking our residents on a Train Journey around the UK and stop at various locations in England, Scotland and Wales. The First stop on our virtual tour is The Black Country, events and activities will include themed activities, a talk hosted by the Black Country Museum and Reminiscence activities. To…
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