Country Court have had a fantastic response from a request to families, friends and the local community to contribute musical videos to help keep residents entertained during the lockdown.
“We’ve been showing the video to groups of residents in the lounge and also using our tablets to show residents who are bed-bound in their rooms so everyone has had the opportunity to enjoy it.” said Clare Hedge, Home Manager at Lakeview Lodge Care Home in Bletchley.
She continued: “They’ve especially loved seeing the children on the video, we got lots of smiles and singing along”.
Residents at Country Court’s 32 care homes across the UK usually enjoy performances from a wide range of visiting entertainers, this can include professional musicians, local choirs, school children and members of the local community. Due the current lockdown visitors are not allowed, so staff at the homes have been finding innovative ways to make the most of modern technology to continue to bring musical entertainment to their residents.
“Music is so important for our residents, we find it really lifts people’s mood, triggers memories and gets people singing and dancing along too” said, Jade Whitaker, Activity Coordinator at Lakeview Lodge Care Home. “The staff have been singing with residents but some of us are not very good singers and they have missed their entertainment, so this is a great way to share a wide variety of music with people.”
The full video is available on Country Court’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/musicaltalentsvideo
