Residents at Lancashire based Dove Court residential and nursing home had a lovely time potting plants in hanging baskets and pots in preparation for the HC-One gardening competition held on Friday 18th September 2020.
Given the hard start to the year, HC-One wanted to bring some joy and excitement to Residents and Colleagues by encouraging as many people as possible to get involved in this year’s’ gardening competition. The benefits of gardening are increasingly well reported for having a therapeutic impact on an individual’s health and wellbeing and provides lots of opportunities for reminiscence activities using all of our senses.
Stephanie Tillotson, Activities Coordinator, was keep on getting everyone involved in the competition and said, “Our Residents couldn't wait to get stuck in. Albert (pictured) is a very keen gardener and said he really enjoys doing things like this”.
One Resident explained, “I love gardening and this is a great opportunity to help our garden look great by lending a hand”.
Home Manager, Catherine Brierley, commented, “It’s lovely to see the residents enjoying themselves and doing something that they enjoy”.