June 2009
POLVENTON HOUSE NEWSLETTER
Issue 1
Welcome to our new addition of Polventon House news. Every month we will produce a Newsletter on all the up and coming advents of the month. Photos and stories can be told and ideas to promote our home. Comments, and Compliments and even complaints. These are always welcome , please contact Miss Amanda Holdgate to arrange to meet and discuss any ideas for our Newsletter you may have.
New Member of our Team.
My name is Amanda Holdgate and I will be producing this news letter every month and working as the new Activities Coordinator. My main role is to plan and implement activities appropriate to residents needs and requests. To assist Home Manager to organise fundraising events. A programme of activities will be listed within the news letter. There will be a different activity each day within the Home. There may be a small cost for some of our activities, such as outings and if we bring someone into the home. Funds can be raised by holding our own fete, raffles and card making sessions. Residents, staff and relatives can participate. Other events also will be held.
Friends of Polventon
Starting July we will be holding a meeting for all relatives , friends and staff, who would be interested in helping with the Activities and Fundraising for our beautiful home. The meeting will also give myself a chance to get to know you all and discuss new and old ideas to help with these activities. We are arranging to participate in this years St Keverne’s Carnival. Ideas would be appreciated. Other events which have been mentioned were our own Fetes, Day Trips and Craft afternoons. An important issue is to include the community and recruiting new volunteers. Date: Wednesday 1st July . Time: 10am.
Computer
The room next to the kitchen is going to be refurbished to hold our Computer . This will enable the residents to use the Internet, email and webcam facilities. Many of our residents will find great pleasure contacting and seeing their friends and family. Staff will also have use of the computer which will help them with their work courses. The room can also be used for many other activities such as craft work and painting. This will all happen in the near future.
Gardening.
If there are any budding gardening volunteers out there who would like to help us with the garden and new bird garden, we would love to hear from you. I love gardening and some of our residents and day care visitors do too.
Activities Rota for June 2009
MONDAYS. Wake up. Breakfast. 9.30am. One to One or a small group activity. Example: Potting plants, reading, Art work. Tea or Coffee. 12.15pm Lunch time starts. 1.30pm Afternoon Activity. Games to exercise: Carpet bowls, Snakes and ladders, Bean Bags and Hoopla. Tea and Coffee. (Lounge.) TUESDAYS. Wake up. Breakfast. 9.30am. One to One or a small group activity. Example: Talking, Down Memory Lane, Card Making. Tea or Coffee. 12.15pm Lunch time starts. 1.30pm Afternoon activity. Afternoon Tea. China tea pots, china cups and saucer, two tier cake stand and fancy tablecloth. Served in the Dinning Room. FRIDAY. Wake up. Breakfast. 9.30am. One to One or a small group activity. Example: singing, Cards, Memory game. Tea or Coffee. 12.30pm Lunch time starts. 1.30pm Afternoon Activity. Quizzes. History, General knowledge, Sport, Movies. Tea or Coffee. Lounge or Dinning Room. WEDNESDAYS. Wake up. Breakfast. 9.30am. One to One or a small group activity. Example: Sitting in the garden, Walking, Bird watching. 12.30pm Lunch time starts. 1.30pm Afternoon activity. BINGO. Dinning Room. Tea and Coffee.
THURSDAY. Wake up. Breakfast. 9.30am. One to One or a small group activity. Example: Photos, Scrap Books, Knitting. Tea and Coffee. 12.30pm Lunch time starts. 1.30pm Afternoon Activity. Sing a Long. Music Sheets and instruments. Tea and Coffee.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Time to relax and enjoy the Weekend. Special events will be arranged and activities.
Activities.
Activities are a most important part of our every day life. It helps in our development and memory. Working together in small groups can reduce the feeling of isolation. One to one talks can give great comfort. Having time to listen is very important. Helping the residents to maintain their hobbies. Outdoor activities, gardening, walking, picnics or just sitting and listening to the birds bring great pleasure. Outings: Culdrose Trip, The Grange, tea and farm shop, Garden centers, The Chocolate Factory, The sea front and boot fairs. Rides in the car can also bring back memories. Special occasions. Birthdays, Easter, Christmas and there are so many more.
Greeting Cards.
One of our new activities is Greeting Card making, for all occasions. Gluing, folding and cutting out own choice of designs. Books on how to make them. They will be for sale in the Reception. All proceeds will go towards more card making.
Notice Boards.
As from June we will have a new notice board to join our white board in the reception area. The white board will be giving us an up date of the weather and icons will be added as well as the writing. The new board will have the week’s activities and a daily activity sheet pinned to it, including other events going on in the home and outside. Residents are able to add to the board and friends and relatives too. Photos, postcards and fun pictures will be added . Church services, times and information. By having this notice board it will give the opportunity for the residents, relatives, family friends, and the staff to see what's going on and they may like to join in on one of the activity days of their choice. The board being on show will remind us all of outdoor events and trips. Good luck and we hope to see all your comments. THANK YOU.
POLVENTON HOUSE
Smile or a Laugh. Polventon is a long established business providing residential care in St. Keverne and aims to provide high standards of care and accommodation for older people. Anne and Des Underwood became the registered providers of Polventon House on the 28th April, 2006.
An increasing number of our residents are requiring higher level of support; therefore we are committed to ensuring that Smiling and laughing all concerned with the care of our residents are equipped with are so important . on-going training support, seeking advice, introducing approWalking into the home priate aids and equipment and being aware of the higher deand hearing laughter pendency levels. or seeing smiles on
faces have such a feel good factor.
Whilst we recognize that our resident's needs are ever changing our aim is to provide them with a comfortable, relaxed, homely and secure environment in which their care and well being is of prime importance. Our philosophy of care revolves around the rights of our residents. We continue to value each individual and the care team strives to maintain the dignity, individuality and privacy of all residents with a warm, loving and caring atmosphere. Individual wishes and needs whether medical, psychological, emotional, cultural, spiritual or social will be respected, as will the following core values of care which are fundamental to the philosophy of our home.
Polventon House is undertaking changes to the home. We have an exciting new wet room being built upstairs which is going to be much easier for most of our residents to enjoy their daily showers. There are lots of ongoing projects taking place which will be completed in the near future. Also new buildings to the outside. All of which will enhance the living arrangements for our residents and day care people.
POLVENTON HOUSE
Polventon House High Street St Keverne Helston Cornwall TR12 6NS
Polventon Web Site. www.polventon.co.uk Polventon E-mails Director: des@polventon.co.uk Registered Manager: karen@polventon.co.uk Activities Coordinator: amanda@polventon.co.uk
Phone: (01326) 280734
If in future you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please email Amanda at: amanda@polventon.co.uk