Merrydale Residential Home

29/05/2026

🌺 Getting the garden summer ready! 🌺

Our residents spent some time planting flowers and refreshing our garden planters this week 🌿

There were plenty of green fingers on display, lots of chatting, and even more smiles as everyone worked together to create colourful displays for us all to enjoy!

We think they've done a fantastic job! 🌸🌿

26/05/2026

A little bit of sunshine in a glass ☀️🍍🍓

Debbie hosted a beautiful Mocktail Morning for our residents, with fruity drinks, fresh fruit and lots of laughter shared around the tables 🍹

From Tropical Breeze to Strawberry Spritz, everybody enjoyed trying something different, with plenty of “cheers!” moments throughout the morning 🥂

Sometimes it’s the simple things.. sitting together, chatting, sipping a lovely drink and enjoying the atmosphere that make the loveliest memories 💛

A lovely morning enjoyed by all 😊

26/05/2026

11/05/2026

As a part of our VE Day celebrations, we were so pleased to welcome TrebleMakers IOW back to Merrydale!

The children sang beautifully, and spent time chatting and interacting with residents, bringing so much joy and warmth into the home! Jack melted our hearts once again by presenting Margaret with a bunch of roses and some nail varnish, such a thoughtful gesture that made Margaret's day, she's told everyone over the weekend!

It is so beautiful to see special friendships be formed, a HUGE thank you to the TrebleMakers for wanting to come and visit us again, we are already hoping to see you in the summer holidays!

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06/05/2026

WE’RE HIRING – BANK NIGHT STAFF

Merrydale Residential Home is looking for caring, reliable Bank Night Staff to join our team on an as-and-when basis 😁

🕗 Night shifts: 8pm – 8am
📍 Ryde, Isle of Wight
💙 Friendly, supportive team
📈 Opportunity for permanent hours

Ideally, you will have:
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
• Medication training (desirable)
• Experience in residential or dementia care (beneficial)

If you’re dependable, kind, and committed to high-quality care, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Send your CV to: admin@merrydaleresthome.co.uk

26/04/2026

🌼 A little ask from us at Merrydale 🌼

As we prepare for our upcoming Carnival Fun Day, we are looking for raffle prizes to help bring a little extra joy to our residents 🎪

If you are able to donate a prize, we would be truly grateful

Whether it’s a small gift, a voucher, or something thoughtful from a local business, every contribution helps us create a day filled with smiles, laughter, and special moments 💛

We warmly welcome support from families and friends of our residents, past and present, as well as our local community

If you’d like to help, please get in touch or pop into Merrydale

Thank you for always supporting us 🥰

24/04/2026

🎉 SAVE THE DATE 🎉

We’re so excited to invite you to our Merrydale Carnival Fun Day! 🎪

📅 Friday 12th June 2026
⏰ From 11am onwards

Join us for a day filled with:
🍔 Food & drinks
🎯 Games & activities
🎶 A special live performance from Maurice

We’re delighted to welcome families and friends of our residents, past and present 💛

We’d love to see you there – if you’re able to come, please let us know as soon as possible by adding your name to the guest list at Merrydale or by contacting us!

06/04/2026

Just a few of the very happy faces from yesterday! 🥚

The Easter Bunny visited Merrydale again this year, a huge, ginormous thank you, yet again to the wonderful Macie who delivered a wonderful parcel of Easter Eggs & soft toys for the residents to enjoy, we are so grateful for your everlasting selflessness! 🫶

And to Lift Ryde for donating each of the residents an easter egg following their recent m***i day, where pupils each brought in an easter egg instead of a money donation, all these eggs were distributed out to residents across Ryde 🥰

03/04/2026

The residents & Debbie have been super busy this week creating all kinds of marvellous Easter creations and having a super time while doing so! From Easter Cakes, Hanging Egg Baskets, and Paper Mache Easter Eggs - we are ready to celebrate the Easter period🥚🥰

26/03/2026

Easter has started at Merrydale! 🥚⭐️ The residents and Debbie have started creating some wonderful crafts for the Easter period, which are now proudly up on display 🍫