St Mary's Chanterlands Care Home

St Mary's Chanterlands Care Home St Mary’s Chanterlands Care Home in Hull, we offer residential, dementia and nursing care.

We believe life should include the best person-centred care, in the best environment.

FIREWORKS PARTYThis week was bonfire night and we decided to celebrate with style.Activity Coordinator Michelle organise...
07/11/2025

FIREWORKS PARTY

This week was bonfire night and we decided to celebrate with style.
Activity Coordinator Michelle organised a family & friends’ fireworks night for everyone to enjoy.
Mark’s wife Mel and Home Chef Alistair, made loads of buns, cakes and sweet treats for everyone to enjoy as part of the evening.
Michelle organised a tombola stall that was run by Charlie's daughter in law, Maggie on the evening to help raise money for the resident’s fund.
Michelle, Business Support Manager Sam, and Mel ran the café bar making sure everyone had refreshments of wine, beer, tea, coffee and sweet treats.
Huge thank you to Ralphs son, James for donating some extra Rockets for the fireworks display.
Sam, Michelle and the staff got all the residents settled outside in chairs with blankets to keep them warm, then it was time for the main event.
Michelle’s husband Iain and son Isaac lit the fireworks. The fireworks display lasted about 20 mins.
The residents, family and friends had a wonderful evening celebrating and enjoying the fireworks.

03/11/2025

Halloween Fun at St Mary's Chanterlands

17/10/2025

U3A WIDE AWAKE CHOIR

This afternoon residents gathered from all floors gathered in the winter garden for a special treat!
Resident favourites, The U3A wide awake singers came to the home to entertain everyone. The residents always enjoy the U3A group and today was no different!!!

Angela was asked to join the group, and she was so happy to be surrounded by fellow singers and toughly enjoyed being centre stage!

The residents especially loved the rock and roll songs that they sang and all joined in clapping and singing away. Beryl and Roy took to the floor during “Rock Around the Clock” and gave everyone a show of their dancing skills.

During an interval the residents were offered refreshments of Tea, Coffee and posh biscuits which they were really fussy about.

The second half of the show was enjoyed just as much as the first half.
The band finished with Sweet Caroline Everyone was clapping and waving their arms around enjoying the well-known classic!

HULL FAIRThis afternoon was our annual trip to Hull Fair. This year Activities coordinators Michelle and Gavin along wi...
15/10/2025

HULL FAIR

This afternoon was our annual trip to Hull Fair. This year Activities coordinators Michelle and Gavin along with HCA Poppy assisted the residents to and around the fair.

Ralph was very excited for one thing and one thing only BOB CARVERS!
On the way to the fair we bumped into Cath’s daughter Diane. Cath was so happy to see her and said “That was a nice surprise”
Once we were at the fair Cath was GOBSMACKED at the size of it. “I’ve never seen anything like it” she said “It’s so much bigger than the last time I was here, mind you that was a lifetime ago”
Ralph got his Pattie, peas and chips and thoroughly enjoyed every single mouthful! “That is the highlight of my year” he said.
We had a walk around the fair, looked at all of the rides, stalls and food vendors. The residents were in shocked at how many rides there were and how much they all cost “You’d need a bank book to come here with a family,” said Cath.
Janette was laughing at some of the people on the rides, especially those on the big rides that were screaming. Michelle joked “Shall we go on that big ride Janette?” Janette said “No way!!! You would never get me on one of those”
Pat was taken aback when Ralph told her that Hull Fair is the world’s largest traveling fair! “Well I never, aren’t we lucky to be able to visit it” she said.

As the weather began to cool down Michelle, Gavin and Poppy got everyone warm drinks to enjoy. They watched the children on the merry-go-rounds as they finished their drinks.

All too soon it was time to head back home for tea.

This morning activity coordinator Gavin held one of our animal therapy sessions with the St Mary’s very own pet rabbits....
09/10/2025

This morning activity coordinator Gavin held one of our animal therapy sessions with the St Mary’s very own pet rabbits.
The residents absolutely love their pet rabbits Snowy, Bill and Ben. The rabbits always bring a smile to everyone’s face, and the benefits of animal therapy is clear to see.
Pet therapy offers numerous benefits for seniors, improving their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Interacting with therapy animals can help lower blood pressure, decrease heart rate, and reduce the production of stress hormones. It also promotes the release of endorphins, serotonin, prolactin, and oxytocin, which can boost mood and reduce anxiety and depression. Pet therapy has been found to improve seniors’ mental health by increasing social interaction, reducing feelings of isolation, and providing companionship and emotional support.
Moreover, pet therapy can provide mental stimulation, help people with memory disorders recall specific memories, reduce loneliness, trigger the release of endorphins, reduce overall physical pain, and improve motor skills. It can also enhance communication and social skills, and provide motivation for exercise and outdoor activities. Studies have shown that pet therapy can improve well-being in the elderly living in nursing homes and offer various benefits such as cognitive stimulation, pain and stress management, and increased life satisfaction.
Snowy, Bill and Ben love the cuddles and attention they get from the residents.
The rabbits always bring a smile to everyone’s face, and the benefits of animal therapy is clear to see.
Max said “I always had rabbits when I was a kid, we had Dutch and English”.
Janette said “aww he’s lovely, we used to have rabbits in the shed”.
Kathleen R said “my Dad used to bring a rabbit home from the pub every day for us to eat”.

FAREWELL JAYNEToday was an emotional day at St Mary’s Chanterlands because Home Manager Jayne was saying goodbye to her ...
07/10/2025

FAREWELL JAYNE

Today was an emotional day at St Mary’s Chanterlands because Home Manager Jayne was saying goodbye to her “Big House”.

Jayne blazed the trail from the old building, fondly known as the "little house", to the new building the “Big House”. Jayne led the team during this busy and exciting time.

It was only right and proper that we thanked Jayne for all of her work over the years.

Activity coordinators Michelle and Gavin organised an afternoon of fun and thanks to send Jayne off with a fond farewell. They also organised a collection, so they could purchase some thoughtful gifts as a “Thank You” for Jayne, things that she could use and remember her time at St Marys with.

As part of this afternoon’s farewell celebrations for home manager Jayne, Activity Coordinators Michelle and Gavin organised some entertainment.

Kel is a singer and guitarist, who has visited St Mary’s a couple of years ago, and he was very happy to come back again for this special occasion.

Kel entertained the residents for 2 hours, singing classic 50’s 60’s and 70’s tunes, country classics, and rock anthems that had the residents singing along, and either on their feet or dancing for their seats. During a pause in the performance, Elaine Green and Adam Ward said a few words of thanks to Jayne followed by a farewell speech from Jayne herself.

The afternoon was full of fun, cakes and music, making the home full of life, laughter and happiness which is just how Jayne likes it.

Farewell Jayne, the big house won’t be the same without you.

18/09/2025

Last night we held our first monthly Film Night.

Activity coordinator Michelle and Business Support Manager Samantha asked the staff to have every resident who wanted to come in the PJs. Michelle, Sam and her daughter Mya also donned their jammies for the occasion.

The residents gathered in the café bar that Michelle had set up in rows to resemble a Cinema.
Some of the residents’ reactions to seeing Michelle and Sam in their PJ’s was hilarious! “Ohhh look at you” said Sheila “Are you staying the night?” said Phyllis “Green Jammies are a statement” Pat said to Michelle with a cheeky smile.

The lights were turned down low and this month’s film was started. This month the residents chose to watch Mary Poppins (the original version). Immediately there was a sense of excitement in the air and the residents and family members began singing along to the much-loved show tunes.

Samantha ordered some pizzas and chips and had also nipped to the shops to stock up on popcorn, crisps, cakes and biscuits, which Mya and Michelle helped her serve.

Everyone had such a good time, singing and dancing along to the well-loved songs. Our first movie night was a huge success and we can’t wait for next months.

18/09/2025

Time slips through our fingers, our memories may fade but they live on in our photographs

POTTY PAMS POTTERY EXHIBITIONToday was a very exciting day for 5 of our residents. Pat, Margaret, Ralph, Ann and Kathlee...
15/09/2025

POTTY PAMS POTTERY EXHIBITION

Today was a very exciting day for 5 of our residents. Pat, Margaret, Ralph, Ann and Kathleen. Today was the culmination of their pottery sessions with an exhibition of their works.

Pam, or Potty Pam as we now call her, brought in everyone’s fired plates, bowls and pinch pots to display and talk about.

Pam set the pieces up in the café bar, whilst activity coordinators Gavin and Michelle gathered the residents ready to see their works of pottery genius.

Pat spoke about each piece in turn, about what she loved about it, the shapes, the design and the intentions behind them. Everyone was so happy to see their finished pieces and hear Pam’s words about them.

The pottery pieces were then passed around for everyone to handle and everyone agreed that they were not only beautiful but tactile and lovely to hold.

For the rest of the day the pottery was displayed in the café bar for the staff and residents to looks at and enjoy.

At the end of the day Michelle and Gavin handed the pottery pieces to their designers to place on display on their rooms.

We must say a huge thank you to Potty Pam for running these sessions and taking the pieces home to glaze and fire. It has been a wonderful experience for everyone involved.

This activity had a creative, esteem, social, sensory and educational benefit.

This afternoon we held our weekly Karaoke Session and the vibes were high!Everyone was in the party mood.Angie blasted o...
12/09/2025

This afternoon we held our weekly Karaoke Session and the vibes were high!

Everyone was in the party mood.

Angie blasted out some amdram classics, and movie songs to rounds of applause from everyone else!

Peter surprised us all with a beautiful voice and sang us “Your Cheating Heart” and “Blueberry Hill” Peter shared with Michelle that he used to sing in the Pubs and Clubs of Hull and he loves to sing. Peter is going to put together a list of songs for next week.

Sheila took the mic and sang lots of songs such as “Top of the world and My Way”

George serenaded everyone with “What a wonderful world”

Dot sang “Can’t help falling in love with you” and the room erupted in applause and she was proud as punch.

Lots of residents got to their feet to dance the afternoon away to tunes like rock around the clock and twist again.

This activity has a social, creative, physical, emotional and esteem benefit.

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340 Chanterlands Avenue
Kingston Upon Hull
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