HILL House and Abbeyfield House, residential cares home in Honiton and New Malden, held a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for residents and staff to mark Nutrition and Hydration Week.
The homes, which provides housing, care and support to up to 30 and 36 older people respectively, are part of the worldwide Abbeyfield network of charity care homes, sheltered housing schemes and independent living complexes that work to enhance the quality of life of their residents and help them to lead independent
To mark NHW, the houses decided to join the Global Tea Party, the NHW cornerstone event. Live entertainment was provided at Hill House by Albert Murphy, which was livestreamed to Abbeyfield House too, and residents at both venues enjoyed a cream tea.
Hill House activites coordinator Nicola Trueman said: “Albert sang songs that our residents knew and were able to sing and bop along too.
“We tucked into a delicious array of cakes made by our very talented chef Jon and we had magic potions that promised to make you smaller or taller, to fit with our Mad Hatter’s Tea Party theme.
“We had a fantastic afternoon full of music, love and laughter. It was really lovely to be able to share our afternoon with the residents in New Malden as well. It is definitely something that we plan to do again in the future.”
NHW is an annual event to highlight the value of food and drink in maintaining health and wellbeing in health and social care.