The Willows care home in Hinckley enjoyed an afternoon filled with arts and crafts as the local community joined Residents to celebrate Care Home Open Day 2019.
Care Home Open Day is a national event that gives local people the opportunity to learn more about the care services at the heart of their community. It focusses on bringing those who live locally into care homes to break down misconceptions, showcase what life is really like in a care home, and to highlight the skills and dedication of local people working as carers. The aspiration of everyone having a better understand how kind care is delivered.
This year’s theme was ‘Celebrating Art in Care,’ with HC-One launching a national Art Competition to encourage, Residents, their loved ones, colleagues and neighbours to unleash their creativity and design their own masterpiece. Participants could create anything from paintings, drawings, knitting, poetry, calligraphy and pottery – the choices were endless and allowed all talents to be showed-off.
The Willows invited Residents, Relatives and members of the local community to the home as it organised a whole host of exciting activities for the event.
Colleagues at the home put on an amazing barbecue for guests, along with a raffle, stalls selling sweet treats and ice creams were offered around for people to enjoy in the summer sunshine.
Anna Nowak, Home Manager at The Willows, said: “We were delighted to see so many new faces from the local community at our Care Home Open Day event. The whole team made a great effort with the entertainment and delicious food available on the day, which certainly went down a treat with our Residents.”