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Delph House news May - June 2008

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In hopeful anticipation of a long hot summer we now have a small marquee in the garden.  On hot sunny days residents and visitors can sit out in the garden and enjoy the fresh air without getting sun-burnt.

 

Our picture shows some visitors relaxing in the shade.


Recent outings

 

In April we first visited Ely market, looking for bargains.  Next we visited Denver Mill and had tea and scones by the waterside. Lastly we visited Ely waterfront and saw the birds and the boats including youngsters in canoes.  There we had tea and cake in the Maltings restaurant.

 

In May we visited the Long Sutton Flower Festival.  This is held in Long Sutton Parish Church and was a very popular attraction with many other visitors. The following week we visited Houghton Mill.  Unfortunately this was not open on the day we visited but we had an interesting ride through the countryside and each had an ice-cream in Houghton village.


Coming events

Through the summer we will usually be going out every week.   Trips planned in the next few weeks include:

 

Thursday 22 May: Wisbech parks and shopping centre.

 

Thursday 29 May: Springfield shopping centre.

 

Thursday 5 June:  Caithness Crystal at King’s Lynn

 

Monday 9 June Songs of Praise at St Andrews Church, Outwell.  The service starts at 2:00 so we will start boarding the bus at Marifa Lodge at 12:30 pm.

 

Future trips may include Collectors’ World at Downham Market, Banham Zoo, Sandringham Park, Hunstanton, and Welney bird sanctuary.  Requests or suggestions for other places to visit are welcome.

 

   

Day Care

 

Our Day Care Centre is now operating, but some places are still available for local residents.  Currently we operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with users able to go out on the trips on Thursdays. Please telephone, email or visit to enquire for more information.

 

We also continue to deliver home-cooked lunches to local elderly residents in their homes. This service currently operates in Welney and Upwell and villages between. 

Staff training

We would like to congratulate Carole Halls and Sharon Smith on successful completion of their NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care training. Currently other staff are following NVQ level 2 training and we expect more good news in due course.

We are also participating in a pilot project organised by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Skills Partnership. This is a new e-learning training course for staff induction. The training and testing is entirely via computer, either at work or at home.  Some staff who say they have never before touched a key-board are making great progress.

You can email info@delph-house.co.uk or write or telephone as shown below:

Marifa Lodge Care Home * Delph House * Wisbech Road * Welney * PE14 9RQ
Tel:  01354 610 300