At Brackenfield Hall care home in Frecheville, Sheffield, a special ‘Remember When’ afternoon was staged where residents were ‘whisked away’ to a seaside destination back in the 1930s and 1940s.
Using a box of costumes and props from a subject of ‘at the seaside’, residents were able to interact with different items, some of which we rarely see today. Items included cloth sun hats, children’s sun suits, old fashioned buckets and spades with sandcastle flags; suitcases with brown paper luggage tags, windmills, post cards, and boxes of sand and shells.
In the midlands at East Park Court in Wolverhampton, a reminiscence singer performing songs from the 1940s gave residents an afternoon of sing-a-long fun, and the entire day had 1940s themed menus, including war time food of faggots and grey peas.
At The Cedars in Holden Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, residents donned their dancing shoes for a 1940s tea dance. Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society were made by friends and family to attend, and further funds were raised as the home raffled off a hamper of prizes, including a family meal voucher for the local Harvester pub, ‘The Horn & Trumpet’.
The events at the former two homes mentioned were put on by Linda May, and the latter mentioned by Joanne Brunt. Both specialise in entertainment for dementia audiences helping to exercise memories and to encourage reminiscence in past experiences.
The awareness and fundraising continued at the Ideal Care Homes head office in Garforth, Leeds where a tea and cake morning was held for staff across all companies within the LNT Group. Through the sale of cakes from the canteen, they raised approximately £150 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Thanks to everyone for making the week a success.
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