St Catherine's Care Home

21/10/2025

21/10/2025

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What a fang-tastic day we’ve had today! We started our morning with Sarah and a spell of spooky activities that got everyone in the Halloween spirit. In the afternoon, we were treated to a fantastic surprise visitor who made our day even more magical!”

21/10/2025

Don’t forget, we have a wonderful Cake stall this Friday

20/10/2025

It’s been a spooky kind of day — full of giggles, ghostly fun, and plenty of love!”

20/10/2025

We’ve had a lovely surprise visitor this afternoon from our wonderful Eileen’s family — it was such a heartwarming visit and brought lots of smiles all around!

20/10/2025

🌟 Meet Your Care Family: Lily Elmer

Role: Head Housekeeper
Time at St Catherine’s]: 15 months

Why do you love working in care?
I’m a caring person by nature, and I really enjoy helping wherever I can to make a difference.

What’s your favourite part of the day with the residents?
Definitely the one-to-one chats — I love taking the time to talk and connect.

One of your favourite memories here:
When I first started, all the staff were so welcoming and made me feel like part of the team right away.

What’s one small thing that makes a big difference for the residents?
Helping them take part in something they truly enjoy — it always brightens their day.

Tea, coffee, or something else entirely?
Coffee, no milk!

Favourite hobby or pastime:
Decorating my home — I love making spaces feel warm and inviting.

One thing people might be surprised to learn about you:
I absolutely love parties, dancing, and singing on the karaoke!

A song, book, or film you could enjoy again and again:
Techno Is Back by Scooter — it always puts me in a good mood!

If you could invite anyone, past or present, to dinner, who would it be?
My mum and dad ❤️

17/10/2025

What a wonderful day, our lovely Alan has had🥰

17/10/2025

🎃 What a blast to end the week! 👻
We started off our day with a spooky beanbag toss, then got busy with some ghoulish cooking ready for icing tomorrow! 🍰🕸️
In the afternoon, we all relaxed with a film afternoon and pizza making, which everyone really enjoyed. 🍕🎬 and we even popped in to say hello to the Manor friends

Have a wonderful weekend, everybody — we’ll see you tomorrow for more fun! 💜

16/10/2025

The Manor at St Catherine's

16/10/2025

🦇✨ What a spectacular day we’ve had today!
We started off the morning with bat pug therapy, which everyone absolutely loved, and in the afternoon we enjoyed a wonderful class with Rhian.

It’s been another fantastic day full of smiles and spooky fun! 🎃 😈🎃💀👻🎃👻

16/10/2025

🎃 Spooky Halloween Raffle! 👻

We’re holding a spook-tacular Halloween raffle with lots of fang-tastic prizes to be won — including a night away at Centre Parcs! 🌲🕸️

All money raised will go towards Dementia Forward, supporting such a wonderful cause. 💜

🎟️ Tickets are just £1 a strip and can be bought from St Catherine’s.

Don’t miss out — it’s going to be frightfully good fun! 🕷️🎃

16/10/2025

🎂 Cake Charity Day 🍰
Friday 24th October | 10:00am – 12:00pm
📍 Cinema Room

Join us for our Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day as we come together to raise awareness and enjoy a delicious selection of homemade cakes — all for a great cause!

All families and friends are warmly welcome. 💜