Care home residents make a beeline for World Bee Day

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Newton House care home in Grantham were buzzing when they celebrated World Bee Day on May 20th.

Created by the UN, World Bee Day is an annual global event raising awareness of the importance of bees and beekeeping for the survival of our ecosystems. Three out of four food crops across the globe rely on bees and other pollinators but those pollinators are under threat from human activities.

Residents and staff, who were dressed in yellow and black, had a brilliant time learning about the history of bee-keeping and the importance of bees for food production from an informative documentary on their online activity platform Oomph Wellness.

Residents then went on to create bee themed sun catchers which will be displayed in residents’ bedroom windows and also planted sunflowers in the garden for themselves and of course, local bees, to enjoy.

General Manager, Sonia, said: “Our residents all love to watch the wildlife in our garden so they were only too happy to help plant some bee-friendly flowers to attract more bees and butterflies in. It is so important to look after all our wildlife but especially to help protect our bee population given their importance in the food chain.”

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.

Newton House 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. Newton House provides nursing care, residential care and dementia care from respite to long term stays.

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