Dovecote View

11/03/2026

In honour of Crufts, we held our very own 'Dovecote Dog Show' on Friday...
It was full of laughter, woofs and wagging tails, with our Resident Judges crowning the beautiful Fenn overall 'Best In Show'!
A huge thank you to everyone who took part, particularly staff who brought their dogs in on their days off, and a very big thank you for to the gorgeous doggies who brought lots of joy to all our residents! And a special thank you to our Resident Judges, who took their roles very seriously, and made the show extra special!

05/03/2026

In honour of the Holi Festival yesterday, our residents and staff this morning did a lovely paint throwing activity!
It was lovely and artistic, but it did get a bit out of hand and everyone is now wearing the paint!

25/02/2026

We are feeling very energetic this morning!
Our residents have enjoyed a very vigorous session this morning of Singing, Exercises to Music and Musical Instruments!
The session was started at 9.30am this morning with a rousing version of Que Sera Sera, and is still going on now....
I think we're all going to be very tired this afternoon...staff included! 🎤🥁🪇🎹

06/02/2026

In honour of the 2026 Winter Olympics starting today, our wonderful Chefs, Juanita & Peta, have made an absolutely spectacular Skiing Cake!

Well done Dovecote View Kitchen Team!

We also have some in-house 'Olympic Games' with Shelley this morning, for our residents to enjoy!

02/02/2026

This morning, our residents got crafty!

Thank you to Cath and Chloe for assisting our residents to make some lovely bird craft using various bits and pieces!

29/01/2026

Our lovely Wendy was taken to St Richard's Hospital Maternity Unit today, to donate 15 hand knitted Baby Hats that she has made during our 'Knit & Natter' group activity sessions.

The staff made Wendy, and the lovely Cath who took Wendy, feel so welcomed!

Now she's back home, and on to making the next lot of hats!

21/01/2026

We're all a bit tired out now from a busy morning of Chair Exercises to music...
There was a few good moves to songs like Time Warp, Night Fever, Vogue by Madonna, the YMCA, and Agadoo, plus many more!
It was topped off by a stunning duet (🤣) from our Activities lady Sue, and our Manager Talisa, to Summer Nights from Grease! 🎤🎹

13/01/2026

There's a misconception that living in a care home can be boring, however there's always something different to do, and no two days are the same!
For an idea of all the Activities that we are getting up to in January, take a look at a copy of our monthly newsletter!

Our monthly newsletter is lovingly prepared each month by our administrator, Koral, and it is a mix of different ideas put forward by our team at our Monthly Activity Planning Meeting.
It's a multi-departmental meeting, with input from our Kitchen Manager (as our foodie activities are so well loved!), our activity staff, admin and management team, so it is a real whole home approach to planning what's on with our Activities each month!

Well done Team Dovecote!

08/01/2026

We currently have two rooms available for respite or long-term care, if you or your loved one are looking for a bit of TLC after a busy festive period...
For more information or to arrange a tour of the home, please telephone our management team Talisa or Fay on 01243 779080.
We look forward to taking your call!

06/01/2026

As it's the traditional end of Christmas today, here's a post of all the little things that made everyone's Christmas and New Year so lovely here at Dovecote View....
And once again we would like to say a huge thank you to all our team, as it is the little things you all do, that make a big difference to our residents, so thank you for all your hard work and efforts over the festive period, it truly is APPRECIATED xx

And Happy New Year to you all!

24/12/2025

We would like to wish all of our wonderful team, all our lovely residents and their lovely family members a very Happy Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!
And also a huge thank you to all our team who are working over the festive period, you are all amazing!
Happy Christmas!!! 🎄🎁🎄

24/12/2025

I am sharing a link to a very emotional, and very personal cause for a member of our wonderful care team.
If anyone wishes to contribute, it would be very much appreciated by Chloe, who sadly lost her Mum suddenly a few days ago.
We are all thinking of you Chloe at this difficult time 🤍
The link to Chloe's gofundme page is below:-

Hello I'm never one to ask but mum has left so sudden It would mean the world to me to have her … Chloe Robinson needs your support for Ash jewellery necklace