Care home supports World Heart Day

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Station Court care home in Ashington have been marking World Heart Day by taking part in a range of different activities to promote good heart health.

World Heart Day took place on Wednesday 29 September, the idea behind the day is to encourage people around the word to take part in activities to take charge of their heart health, and that of others. It is a global campaign by the World Heart Federation to unite people from all countries and backgrounds in the fight against cardio vascular disease.

The staff and residents got into the spirit of the day by learning the importance of simple changes we can all make to take small steps towards a healthy heart by listening to a virtual talk from The British Heart Foundation. Residents took part in a healthy heart quiz, attended a morning motivator exercise session, followed by tasty healthy snacks and a relaxation session.

General Manager, Ray Robson said: “Our residents had a brilliant time today, they really enjoyed the exercise session with parachute games and our chef made delicious healthy heart snacks that we all got to sample.”

Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.

We’re making our homes as safe as possible and will ensure that all new residents and staff are vaccinated before moving in or working in our homes. Please do give us a call on 01670817222 if you are looking for care or need any further help.

Station Court is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Station Court provides residential care, dementia care and respite care.

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