HC-One’s
Primrose House care home, located in the picturesque village of Haslington in Crewe and which provides dementia care, has been busy transforming the garden area of their care home in a bid to win this year’s HC-One Gardens in Bloom competition.
The HC-One Gardens in Bloom competition is an annual event where HC-One care homes across the UK enter in the hope of winning in their respective regions. Five regional winners were announced across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as an overall winner being selected to receive a grand prize.
Entries submitted showed homes’ creativity displaying innovative garden designs and unique features, and demonstrated community involvement.
Residents and colleagues at HC-One’s Primrose House care home got creative in transforming their blossoming garden into a dementia sensory safe space for everyone to enjoy.
To make the garden even more sustainable, the staff used reclaimed materials to build a raised vegetable patch and collected rainwater in a water butt to water the garden and the greenhouse.
Gardening is actively promoted amongst HC-One’s care homes as it has a number of wellbeing benefits including encouraging intergenerational relationships with local schools and community groups who often get involved.
Gardening is also therapeutic, and time spent outdoors can significantly improve the mental and physical health of residents.
To find out more about HC-One homes in your area, visit
https://www.hc-one.co.uk/carehomes.