Geraldine Button is Activities Coordinator at Plessington Court Residential Home. Here we chat to her about role, what she loves about it and how it makes a difference to the lives of our residents. How did you join the home?My first experience of care was looking after my mother-in-law full time for four years. She …

We’re planning a series of lovely activities this weekend to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Our activity coordinator Geraldine Button will be working with residents to create a memories poster full of recollections of the Queen’s Coronation. Her Majesty was crowned on June 2nd, 1953, in Westminster Abbey, where her son will be …

The GIFT Café in Puddington, Cheshire will be taking part in Dementia UK’s biggest fundraising event of the year.Visitors are invited to come and join in with Time for a Cuppa between 10am-12pm on Thursday, May 4th at GIFT Café, Chapel House Lane, Puddington CH64 5SW.Proceeds raised from the event will help to fund more …

We’re very proud to have become the first two care homes in the UK to receive the Incus Gold Award for our proactive approach to sensory loss. Both Chapel House Nursing Home and Plessington Court Residential Home achieved the award from training provider incus-care following a five-step process, over a two-year period. Chapel House Care …

Residents and staff enjoyed visits from some real Easter bunnies this weekend. The three rabbits, named Peter, Sally and Rosie, all moved into our grounds just in time for the Easter holidays. The bunnies, which were all named by the residents, regularly pop into the home as part of our animal therapy sessions. Geraldine Button, …

The family of a resident at Chapel House Care has presented the home with a generous competition prize. Celia Cummings donated a prize for £1,000 to Chapel House care to thank us for looking after her father so well. Celia’s dad has been a resident of the home for a number of months. The generous …

Hip & Harmony’s ukulele group The 64 N’Ukes, kicked off Christmas at Puddington’s Gift Café with a festive singalong. The group of ukulele players and singers from Neston performed at the café on Thursday. Caroline Hutton of Retain Wellbeing said: “This was the third visit from The 64 N’Ukes and we always love hearing them …

Visitors to the Gift Café in Puddington were moved to hear the coffee shop’s chef and supervisor playing the Last Post on Remembrance Day. Debbie Williams popped out of the kitchen at 11am to play the musical call associated with military ceremonies and wartime remembrance on her cornet. Coffee shop customers and residents from Chapel …