Life at Milnshaw House

life at milnshaw house

Our supported living services are full of activities with a busy calendar of group cooking classes, exercise, health and nutrition workshops, 1-2-1 time and occupational therapy to suit everyone’s needs and help the people we support reach their recovery goals.

Highlights from life at Milnshaw House

Macmillan Coffee Morning

The team spent a morning enjoying games and fundraising for Macmillan.

They raised over £100!

A Meal Out!

Two of the people we support from Milnshaw House recently enjoyed a meal out together.

PROUD Post Box Update!

Staff and the people we support decorated their PROUD post boxes this month to reflect our theme of ‘PROUD Values.’

Well Done, Katie!

Milnshaw House’s very own Katie Nazurally was crowned the winner of the Rising Star Award at this year’s 2024 Care Awards.

The award “recognises exceptional talent and potential in individuals who have demonstrated remarkable growth and impact in their sector within a short period.”

Christmas Fun

Residents and staff at Milnshaw House have been getting in the festive spirit.

They enjoyed baking and decorating homemade gingerbread and attending the local Christmas light switch-on.

Award Success

Milnshaw House attended the Great British Care Awards as they were chosen as a regional finalist under the ‘The Three ‘R’s’ category.

They didn’t win on this occasion, but they celebrated their place as finalists and look forward to entering again next year.

Friendship Tree

To celebrate  International Day of Friendship, residents and staff created this friendship tree. The tree expresses some of the qualities they look for in friends and the importance of friendship.

Friendship Tree

Celebrating Eid

One of our Milnshaw House residents cooking up a storm in the kitchen, enjoying their 1:1 session with TL Chloe, practising for Eid next week!

A resident enjoying a cooking session

Animal Therapy

Residents and staff at Milnshaw House enjoyed Animal Therapy thanks to our Clinical Development Director, Dawn, and her puppy, Archie!

One of our residents commented that this experience made her feel ‘calm and blessed’.

Healthy Habits

Residents at Milnshaw House enjoyed a healthy brunch activity at the weekend, trying out a range of healthy foods.

selection of healthy foods birds eye view of bowl with fruit, yoghurt and granola

New Year’s Day Delicacy

Milnshaw House residents enjoyed a delicious New Year’s Day meal: chilli con carne with garlic bread, followed by a cheese board and apple pie!

pot of chilliplate of chilli and rice with garlic breadplate of cheese, crackers and chutney

Cosy Cuppas

One of our Milnshaw House residents enjoyed making some delicious hot chocolates!

resident making hot chocolate 2 mugs of hot chocolate

World Kindness Day

Our services paired up and sent each other small packages of kindness to mark World Kindness Day. Milnshaw House and Helena’s House exchanged chocolate brownies and biscuits, and positive affirmation cards!

Pizza Party!

Residents from Milnshaw House participated in pizza making! Communal cooking is great for our mental health leaving us feeling accomplished, organised, and with a renewed sense of creativity!

two residents making pizza Resident putting pizza in the oven

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

Over at Milnshaw House our team put on a delicious spread of coffee, cakes and cookies for all to enjoy in aid of Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The total raised was an amazing £203.61!

Snooker Loopy

One of our Milnshaw House residents enjoyed a game of snooker alongside Service Manager Amanda, Occupational Therapist Vicky, and Mental Health Support Worker Jordan, organised by Red Rose Recovery 🎱

A Big Bowl of Pasta

Our Milnshaw House residents prepared a delicious pasta dish together for everyone to enjoy 🍝

Awards Night

Residents and team members enjoyed a Lancashire themed evening with pie and peas to celebrate the Northern Healthcare Awards.

Coffee and Cake

This afternoon one of our residents at Milnshaw House baked a cake with support from the team. This was done for Milnshaw House’s coffee and cake afternoon with team and residents, and it went down a treat! 🍰

resident adding icing to cake resident cutting homemade cake plate of cupcakes next to homemade victoria sponge cake

Afternoon Tea Week Buffet

Last week, residents from across our services celebrated Afternoon Tea Week by hosting their own tea parties! At Milnshaw House, residents enjoyed preparing and eating a tasty buffet.

overhead image of selection of buffet foods resident next to table of buffet foods

Cooking Up a Storm

Our Milnshaw House residents have been busy cooking up a storm this weekend, baking scones and carrot cake. The team and residents have also decorated their #Proud post box to match this month’s theme – food!

A Patriotic Weekend

Our Milnshaw House residents celebrated St George’s Day over the weekend with a lovely picnic and cupcake baking. They have also begun decorating ready for the Queen’s Jubilee – check out the royal post box! 👑

Earth Day Celebrations

Milnshaw House celebrated #EarthDay on Friday with a variety of activities including stone painting, gardening and baking blueberry banana bread.

National Tea Day

Our Milnshaw House residents celebrated National Tea Day with biscuits, scones and tea tasting in the sun!

Easter Crafts

Milnshaw House created some Easter crafts over the Easter weekend 🐰

#TimetoTalk 2022

Milnshaw House held a #TimetoTalk event on 3rd February, created and hosted by Stacey, their Medication Champion. Rock painting was the morning activity and residents created rocks for the garden and house with positive messages. This was followed by a quiz which saw teams of staff and residents joining together to win prizes, with the winning team taking the win by just one point!

Mental Elf 2021

Congratulations to one of our Milnshaw House residents, along with Team Leader Jess and Service Manager Vicky, our Milnshaw Runners team, on completing the 5k “Mental Elf” Run for Lancashire Mind. They have raised an amazing total of £385! Well done team 👏

A big thank you for all your kind donations! Every donation will help to make a difference and support the work that Lancashire Mind does across the county.

A Game of Footy

Residents from Milnshaw House, Mary Seacole House, Montgomery House all got together for a friendly game of football, ending with a penalty shootout!

Our area manager Lois commented: “We had a really fun day with lots of laughter and shouting! It was great for all the residents from different houses to get together.
A big thank you to Radcliffe Borough for allowing us to use their training pitch and function room.
We would also like to thank Dan Flaherty, our amazing finance director, for refereeing. He was very impartial and loved his whistle!”

A Halloween themed birthday celebration!

One of our residents at Milnshaw House turned 30 over the Halloween weekend – the perfect opportunity for a Halloween themed birthday party! There was karaoke, dancing, and lots of spooky food.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Milnshaw House held a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan at the end of September. They had delicious homemade bakes and cakes ranging from Biscoff cake and Rolo cheesecake, to classic chocolate cupcakes. The coffee morning was a bustling success and saw residents, staff and visitors raise £57.20 for Macmillan!

 

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