St Mary's Chanterlands Care Home

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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.

01/01/2026

Yesterday the residents at St Mary's Chanterlands spent some time thinking about their hopes for the New Year. On New Years Day we share some of their resolutions for the next year with you. Happy New year from everyone, staff and residents, at St Marys Chanterlands. Wishing you all a year full of peace, joy, happiness and wellness x

31/12/2025

🎄Christmas Round Up! 🎄

As we count down to the end of the year, we wanted to share some of our highlights that have taken place in our home during the festive period.

One of the standout events has been our Christmas Fair!

The day began with everyone gathering in the café bar, which included a cake stall, tombola, raffle and card stall. Our friend Katherine from Christ Church Newland was on hand to run the refreshments and provided everyone with drinks and snacks of their choosing.

Santa and his elf visited, spreading joy and festive merriment amongst the residents and family members.

Soon it was time to head to the winter garden where we were joined by Furry Friends Animal Therapy, who brought their Shetland Pony dressed as Santa and some other animals for everyone to meet, including pigs and a snake!

After lunch everyone headed back to the winter garden to be entertained by the musical stylings of Steve Hunter.

Everyone was on their feet, dancing, clapping and singing along as Steve sang a mixture of favourites and Christmas songs. He also called our raffle and gave out the prizes.

It was a fun filled day, and we raised £416 for the residents fund.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us!

29/12/2025

CHRISTMAS DAY

On Christmas morning we were very lucky… Santa ( Isaac activity lead Michelles son ) and his Cheeky Elf ( Michelle ) stopped by St Mary’s Chanterlands before they flew back to the North Pole. Visiting the residents and handing out their prezzies.

Santa and the Elf visited every lounge, dinning room and all the bedrooms, with a trolley and 2 large sacks of gifts. They handed out 2 gifts to each resident.

One gift provided by the company and one gift that had been donated by staff, friends and families in our community.

Each resident received 2 gifts and you can tell how happy they were from their faces in the photos.

Lots of resident were very happy to see Santa, especially Joan and Pam who hugged and hugged him and would not let go.

It was a magical way to spend Christmas Morning.

04/12/2025

FESTIVE OUTING

Today was a very exciting day for some of our residents, as they headed out for a festive trip to a garden centre.

The day began with Pat, Brenda, Charlie, Terry, Ann and Angie gathered in the café bar. Activity coordinator Michelle made sure everyone had their coats and their spending money before the mini bus driver Paul arrived to get everyone on the bus and ready to set off.

The garden centre was in Sigglesthorne, a village outside of Beverely, the ride there was about 45 mins and was enjoyed by everyone. Ann really enjoyed the scenery, and Pat was surprised to see alpacas and cows sharing a field. Charlie sang a few songs to pass the time.

Once we arrived at the garden centre we were joined by our knit and natter volunteer Sue, everyone was ready a warm drink so we headed straight to the café where they had teas and coffees. Everyone was in great spirits and chatted about what they wanted to see.
Charlie and Terry decided to look around the shops inside the garden centre, and the ladies decided that the large Christmas areas with many Christmas displays.
Whilst the gents headed off to look around the shops the ladies all headed for the Christmas area. Michelle and Sue accompanied the ladies. Angie and Pat were astonished at the displays, with oohhs and aahhs escaping their mouths every few seconds. Brenda was more interested in the Christmas items for sale; she poured over the shelves searching for the perfect gift for her daughter. Ann was very impressed with the Christmas winter wonderland, that had many many moving Christmas models.
Half way round the Christmas area we bumped into Charlie who had camera in hand snapping photos of all the wonderful displays.
Everyone had agreed to head back to the café for half past twelve, and when we arrived back Terry was sat ready and waiting for us with a big smile on his face and bags full of Christmas presents. Once seated Michelle handed out the menus and everyone had decided what they were going to have for lunch, Michelle ordered and everyone chatted about what they had seen and done during the morning.
Lunch was fantastic, and everyone who had ordered sandwiches was very jealous of Charlies pork casserole!
Soon it was time to reboard the mini bus and head back to the home. The journey home was full of chatter and laughter remembering all the things we had seen and done during out trip out.

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!

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.

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”.

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.

Address

340 Chanterlands Avenue
Kingston Upon Hull
HU54DT

Telephone

+441482307590

Website

https://www.stmarysgroup.co.uk/st-marys-chanterlands/

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