A hiss-toric afternoon! Community joins Chester care home for ultimate summer festival

A care home in Chester hit the right note when it welcomed the local community to join them for a very special event.

The team at Care UK’s Deewater Grange, on Chester Road, were joined by the people of Chester for their summer festival.

With a special visit from Boo’s Mobile Zoo, residents and guests welcomed a host of furry friends into the home, including meerkats, tortoises, lizards and even skunks – getting to meet them up close and learn more about the friendly creatures.

Younger visitors enjoyed getting into the cowboy spirit with pony rides, and there was also a bouncy castle plus a face painter on hand.

The fun-filled festival formed part of Deewater Grange’s Care Home Open Week celebrations, a national initiative that encourages care homes to open their doors and showcase what life in a care home is really like.

Ellen Reynolds, aged a resident at Deewater Grange, said: “I thought the whole day was absolutely marvellous and the team put on a wonderful show for us all. My favourite part of the day was seeing all the families queueing up for the pony rides and their jolly faces. It made me wish I was small enough to ride one myself!”

Sally Cooper, Home Manager at Deewater Grange, said: We were delighted to welcome the community to our summer festival to party the afternoon away. 

“Our special event offered a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with the community and show them what life at Deewater Grange is all about. We loved giving everyone a chance to showcase their best moves at our summer festival – as well as welcoming creatures big and small into the home.

“We’re already planning our next summer event so keep your eyes peeled – it’s set to be a summer to remember!”

To find out more about Care UK’s Festival Season celebrations, please visit: careuk.com/festival-season

To find out more about Deewater Grange, contact Customer Relations Manager at Deewater Grange, Andrew Kenny, on andrew.kenny@careuk.com or call 01244 259480.  

Deewater Grange is a state-of-the-art home which provides full-time residential, dementia and nursing care. The home has been designed to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives, while also promoting independence, and incorporates space for hobby and leisure activities, including its own café, bar, cinema as well as a hair and beauty salon. The layout of the building is configured into a series of individual suites, each having a dedicated lounge/dining room to help facilitate the creation of close-knit communities.