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Original Feedback for Woodside House:

5

It's a lovely place to live

I know we are old but I like to be positive, I hate negativity. It's a lovely place to live, it's very good. I like to help the other residents with different things like making jewellery boxes. I think I am good at talking to people because I have always been good at communicating with different people. I am one of the resident ambassadors and like to talk to people. Residents come and ask me things and I can then ask the staff or bring it up at the Resident meetings. I think I am quite tolerant and can get on with most people. I love music and this home also offers lots of crafts, there are always crafts going on. I came in with my husband when he became bed bound and when we arrived everyone so friendly. I was not one for hugging before but I am now. There is just so much happiness and kindness. When I came here I suddenly had a circle of friends. We love to go on outings in the minibus. We've just been to see Paddington at the cathedral. There are lots of animals that visit us here, cavies, donkeys, owls, all sorts. Last year at Easter we hatched chicks, this year we have duck eggs. We have a sports day with different races. We also go to the cathedral at Christmas and have a prayer service here once a month and the vicar is coming today. A knitting group comes here too and we made all these beautiful poppies for the British Legion. So we try and help other people too. The Pricilla Bacon Lodge is our charity and last year we raised lots of money for them. The staff all join in with things and we have a lovely comradery. We each have a key worker and if we need to talk about anything or need something we can go to them. They always help us. The staff are supportive and my room is very comfortable. We have a resident of the day and this is when we have things like our blood pressure checked and they deep clean our room. They cleaned my windows and they were so thorough, they worked so hard. They also have employee of the month and we can vote. Just a few of us have breakfast together and others eat in their rooms. At lunch more people eat in the dining room, but it's less than it used to be. We also go to memory lane (Dementia side of the home) quite a lot, which I feel is quite good and important. When we have entertainers the staff make sure they sometimes go to memory lane and then we go over there to take part. Also on outings staff make sure that the memory lane people have a chance to go out to. We are allowed drinks here, we have wine and cocktail trolleys. We are often on Facebook with a glass in our hands! The manager says she is going to get her son to come and make us some different cocktails. The food is quite good, there are always choices. I eat food I would not have eaten before. I mentioned that the toast was too floppy and Sarah made me some which was very good crisp toast. She makes the best toast. Sometimes the staff are busy and can't always talk to you all the time. I like to have conversations with gentlemen as well because their conversation is different. I enjoyed talking to the men who brought the vintage bikes into the home. We have a good quiz team and I have also taken up sewing again.