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Summer Fair at Yorklea

celebrations at Olea Care

We made the most of the sunshine and hot weather with a gorgeous barbeque. We had games, puzzles, stories and jigsaws as well as an entertainer who came in to sing to us! We had lots of delicious food prepared by our kitchen team including an array of fruit, cakes and of course some burgers… Read more »

Fernbees achieves ‘Good’

Ofsted Logo

We are incredibly proud to announce that Fernbees have been awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted! A GIANT well done to our team who have worked incredibly hard to secure this rating and a HUGE thank you to our parents, children, staff, friends, and family who have shown us overwhelming support during our first two… Read more »

Innovative Care Solutions at Nursing Home in Stockport

Nurse handing water to a resident of a nursing home

Making the choice to enter a nursing home yourself or have a loved one enter a nursing home isn’t easy. Many people are under the impression that nursing homes provide less-than-stellar standards of care. However, most reputable nursing homes now strive to implement innovative ways of ensuring that the residents receive services that not only keep them in good physical health but also ensure their mental well-being.

Sustainability at Olea Care Group

Certificate for saving milk containers

At Olea Care, we commit to ensuring we are as Environmentally Sustainable as possible. By limiting our waste, using less single use plastic and implementing plastic recycling systems across all services, we have helped reduce our impact on our environment. By using sustainable outdoor furniture made from recycled materials, Olea Care Group has successfully prevented… Read more »

International Tea Day

Tea time food and drinks at Olea care group

Today was International Tea Day and our wonderful activities co-ordinator at Yorklea made some delicious chai tea for our residents to enjoy

Porsche Centre Wilmslow visit Fernlea

Nursing home employees having mimosas with a nursing home patient

We are incredibly grateful to @porschecentrewilmslow who kindly brought an array of beautiful cars to Fernlea after one of our residents expressed a desire to sit in a sports car. Charles and Sienna were absolutely brilliant in explaining the cars to our residents and we were lucky enough that they agreed, not only for a… Read more »

Newspapers

Nursing home patient reading a newspaper

It has been a tradition for many of our residents at Yorklea to read a newpaper in the morning and we hold our newspaper and coffee mornings to keep up with this tradition. As we like to reflect and reminisce on the past, we decided to gather some old newspapers to look through past events… Read more »

Eurovision

Party organized at nursing home

As the Eurovision is on the horizon, Team Fernlea decided to do a theme day, with an around the world buffet lunch, and our own version of Eurovision (a tribute). We had ABBA, Bucks Fizz, Brotherhood of Man, Gina G, Cliff Richard and Sonny and Cher and The Carpenters, along with a sing off from… Read more »

Jigsaw challenges

Nursing home patients doing a puzzle

Sometimes its a relaxing thing to sit down and complete a puzzle. Our residents at Yorklea regularly enjoy completing their favourite puzzles together.

Takeaway anyone?

Lunch time at nursing home

Our Lifestyles Teams go that extra mile in supporting our residents to remain able to do and enjoy the things they did before coming to live with us Everyone loves a takeaway and we ensure that takeaway nights still are a fun part of the residents evenings. They all chose to order from the local… Read more »

Global Intergenerational Week

Kids and nursing home patients together on an outdoor excursion

Last week was abuzz with excitement as we joined in with Global Intergenerational week. Fernlea and Fernbees loved spending time together and took advantage of the not so rainy weather and had a picnic and a play together in the park

Earth Day

Planting workshop with kids and nursing home patients

We thought we would kick off Intergnerational week a bit early and celebrate Earth Day at Fernlea nd Fernbees! We came together to plant an array of seeds that we will keep an eye on as they grow into beautiful plants! #GIW24#intergenerationalfun