NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2012

Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty one,
Excepting February alone
Which hath but twenty eight, in fine,
Til leap year gives it twenty nine.

Memorable Dates
14th Feb St.Valentines Day                                                                                     21st Feb Pancake Day
22nd Feb Ash Wednesday

Outings
This months outing to Wath coffee morning, will take place on Tuesday 28th February.

Communion
This will take place on Wednesday 1st February at 2.00pm in the garden room.

Aromatherapy Massage
Bernice will be visiting the home on Wednesday 8th February, if anyone else wishes to try her services please let Matron or the nurse in charge know.

Chiropodist
Jane will be visiting the home on Tuesday 14th and Tuesday 21st February.

Entertainment
A tribute show by Sadie is structured to awaken the memory and open a doorway connection with the past through everyone's favourite singers and songs with very glamorous costume changes. From Doris Day and Judy Garland to sing-a-longs with Gene Kelly and Shirley Bassy. Sadie will be performing in the dining room at 2pm on Monday 6th February. Bring your boa's!

Birthdays
Kathleen Morgan (4th Feb)                                                                                  Vera Fletcher (19th Feb)

Activities
The following activities are planned for February:

                  Thursday 2nd - Reminiscing "When we made our own fun"

                  Monday 6th - Musical tribute act Sadie Frost
                  Tuesday 7th - Chinese new year Quiz
                  Wednesday 8th - Aromatherapy
                  Thursday 9th - Scrapbooking Xmas pages 

                  Monday 13th - Bingo
                  Tuesday 14th - Decorating Valentines buns
                  Thursday 16th - Dominos and Games

                  Monday 20th - Bingo
                  Tuesday 21st - Planting for spring (Reminiscing & Discussion)
                  Thursday 23rd - Group Crossword

                  Tuesday 28th - Wath Coffee Morning
                  Wednesday 29th - Gardening

Admissions
We would like to extend a warm welcome to new resident Mrs Barbara Moody who joined us in January. We hope that the transition to care home life is a happy one.

General
We are holding a quiz of Proverbs and sayings. It costs £1 to enter; all proceeds go into the residents funds. This quiz is open to all residents, family, friends and staff. Quiz sheets need to be returned by Monday 13th February with your name clearly written on the front. If there is more than one winner the entries will be put into a draw.

As some of you will know we had our inspection by the Care Quality Commission on the 11th January 2012. We have just received a copy of the report which will soon be made available to the public on the CQC web site. A copy is now available on reception if anyone wishes to have a read; you will be pleased to know we passed with flying colours. A big thank you to all those individuals who gave their kind comments and thoughts to the inspector.

Music

Music I love it,
The rhythm, the beat the sound,
The exhilaration you feel,
When the bass begins to pond.

Music, I love it,
The notes, high and low,
The way it moves across the page,
The way it likes to flow.

Music, I love it,
The way it make me feel,
It's so complicated and beautiful,
It makes my head reel.

Music, I love it,
The tempo, the pace,
I love the familiar feeling,
My heart starts to race.

Music, I love it,
With no symphony
How boring and silent,
The world would be.

                            By Hannah Broadbent age 12