With the activity calendar full and frequent garden visitors, everyone is enjoying their time here at Heaton House.
As the days get longer and the weather becomes warmer, more outdoor activities can take place in our garden. Whatever it is that residents like doing, our team endeavours to include it in the activity calendar.
As a local leader in intergenerational care, one of the activities that is filling the calendar twice a week is the wonderful sessions with local nursery children. One of which is Little Elms, a local nursery we have built a relationship with through the Encounter Project. The sessions are very well received by residents and children alike; some of the children even write letters to the residents and draw them pictures to give to them at their next meeting. It’s all very sweet!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, these visits are happening outside in the garden. Although residents and children are not the only ones enjoying the outside space, a young family of foxes are frequent visitors too!

Residents are really enjoying watching them playing in the garden. The large picture window in the lounge lends itself well to fox and bird watching. Some of the most frequent bird visitors include sparrows and blue tits who like to use the feeders the residents help to fill up. When they’re not spending time with the children, fox or bird watching, residents are enjoying interactive music sessions. With the help of technology, even residents who are unable to join everyone in the lounge can still be involved in the music session using a hearing loop.