DORRINGTON HOUSE (WATTON) TEL: 01953 883882 or E.MAIL: watton@dorringtonhouse.com

NEWS LETTER

Publisher: Linda O’Riordan Volume no. 8 Issue no.2 Date: JULY 2017

Cheryl’s Column

Hi Everyone,

We have spent the last couple of months

enjoying some beautiful sunny weather and

also some torrential rain so we really don’t

know what to be doing with ourselves at the

moment! We have tried to keep our residents

entertained whatever the weather with lunch

in the garden or hot chocolate with

marshmallows in the lounges watching the

rain pour down, everyone seems happy with

both!

Cheryl

JUNE: Jean b 4

th, Jean E 5

th, Colin 11

th,

Sheila 16th

, Gertrude 24th, Gladys M 26

th, Pat

29th.

JULY: Pam 1st, Phyllis 17

th, Sarah 23

rd.

AUGUST : Gladys G 4th

, Joan H 11th

, “Happy Birthday & Very Best Wishes To You All”

Quality Assurance Surveys’..... Thank you to the 6 family’s that have kindly

filled out the Quality Assurance Surveys that

were put out in May. Sadly we were hoping

for more replies out of 52 residents but if you

still wish to complete one please let me know

and I can email or send you a copy or you

can pick one up from the signing in desk on

your next visit.

Recent Events in the Home

Entertainment …. This month we have had visits from some

new entertainer’s in the home:

Frank Taylor ….

Pictured above Frank playing the Hosepipe

& Funnel which had everyone in stitches!

Pictured below resident Jean having a spin

around the dance floor with hca Moses and

resident Connie having a dance with her

babies and hca Denise.

Cuddly Cavies.....

In July we had a visit from Diana and her

very cuddly guinea pigs, our residents

absolutely loved them and fed them salad for

their lunch and they just sat quietly on their

laps loving being petted! Pictured above

Sheila & Eileen enjoy their visitors.

A Very Special Birthday ….

On 26

th June resident Gladys M celebrated

her 104th

birthday. She spent it quietly with

the staff and enjoyed her beautiful birthday

cake made by our cook.

And Another Coming Up….

On 23

rd July our resident Sarah will also be

celebrating an amazing birthday, she will be

103years old and is looking forward to her

special day very much! Sarah is still deciding

what she would like us all to dress up for on

her day!

Extend with Shelley.....

Pictured above resident Alf helping Shelley

to make a good old racket with the

tambourines! Also pictured below resident

Gladys G having a boogie with Shelley.

Giant Badminton …... We have bought a giant badminton set which

has bright red rackets and a super giant

shuttlecock which makes it easy for our

residents to see, everyone loves it and some

of our resident are actually quite good at it!

Pictured below resident Helen & hca Lauren

play giant badminton!

Dress Up As An OAP Day.....

On 16th June we helped celebrate our

resident Gladys’s 104th

birthday by holding a

dress as an OAP day to raise some funds for

Friends of the Home. As you can see from

above our staff threw themselves into it as

always and we had a variety of ‘old ladies’

working in the home that day! We raised

£26.00 to boost our funds and had a great

deal of fun as well!

Fishing for Ducks……..

We had a lovely afternoon fishing for ducks

today! Pictured above Jean (top) and Iris see

what they can catch!

Power Chair For Sale …...

If anyone is interested we have an electric

power chair for sale which has been donated

to us. It is a Quantum Sport 600 and is in

good condition. You are more than welcome

to make us an offer and all proceeds will go

to Friends of the Home. If you would like to

know more please speak to Cheryl, one of the

seniors or myself. Can be seen and tried at

the home just ask when you come in.

We have great pleasure in welcoming our

new members of staff: Megan & Katy.

We hope you all enjoy working with us here

at Dorrington House Homes

Employee of the Month

APRIL 2017 – Zoe - HCA – Zoe has been

nominated by residents family for the

kindness and compassion she shows to all the

residents. She was very caring to Edna taking

her out and always went above and beyond to

help Edna & Rosie.

MAY 2017 –-Nicola - HCA – Stepping up &

helping out with professionals visits when

needed & giving good documentation

afterwards. Making sure needs of residents

are met, happy and friendly to all. JUNE 2017 ––Chloe - HCA – Always good

with residents and makes sure their needs are

met whilst on shift, keen to learn new aspects

of her job role, helps out where & when

needed.

Well Done & Congratulations To You All!

Residents and relatives can nominate staff

and forms are available in reception.

Dates For Your Diary

19.07.17 – Holy Communion at 10.45

23.07.17 – Dress Up day staff & residents

25.07.17 – Music For Health at 2pm

01.08.17 – Miniature Donkeys at 2pm

07.08.17 – Extend with Shelley at 1.30

14.08.17 – Razamatazz at 2pm

23.08.17 – Busker Mark Skinner at 1.30pm

30.08.17 – Gerry Morris at 2pm

04.09.17 - Extend with Shelley at 1.30pm

12.09.17 – Frank Taylor at 2pm

20.09.17 – Cuddly Cavie Guinea Pigs at 2pm

02.10.17 – Extend wih Shelley at 1.30pm

12.10.17 – Razamatazz at 2pm

Tuesday’s every week – Tina the Hairdresser

3rd

Wednesday of every month - Holy

Communion with Rev. Deborah at 10.45

2nd

Thursday of every month Residents &

Relatives Forum.

1st Monday of every month Extend with

Shelley.

Every Thursday visit from Rufus our P.A.T.

dog and his owner Jenny.

Any further dates for entertainment will be

advertised on the noticeboard’s throughout

the home so keep your eye on them and you

are always very welcome to join us for all

activities.

Weird Facts …... Human birth control pills work on gorillas. . There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. . Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. . What is called a “French kiss” in the English-speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France. . Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.” . The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its’ heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! . Some worms will eat themselves if they can’t find any food! . Dolphins sleep with one eye open! . It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. . Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto. . There’s an opera house on the U.S.–Canada border where the stage is in one country and half the audience is in another. . The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely to fall asleep. . You can’t hum while holding your nose closed. . Women have twice as many pain receptors on their body than men. But a much higher pain tolerance. . There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world. . For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants. . The total weight of all those ants, however, is about the same as all the humans. . On Jupiter and Saturn it rains diamonds.

Can I have a ticket for the

next bus to Jupiter please! ;-)