RESIDENTS with a sweet tooth enjoyed cool summer treats as Dorset care homes celebrated National Ice Cream Day.
The flavoursome fun brought surprise and delight all round at Colten Care’s homes in Bournemouth, Poole, West Moors and Longham.
While some homes welcomed special visits by ice cream vans, others designed their own in-house take.
At Brook View in West Moors, companionship team member Jo Vardy dressed up as an ice cream van and went on her own ‘road trip’ complete with realistic catchy jingle.
As residents gathered around the garden pond to greet the ‘Jomobile’, colleague Lauren Parrett was on hand to served ice creams with various sauces and toppings.
At Avon Cliff in Bournemouth, there was ice cream galore at a specially created in-home parlour dispensing flavours such as raspberry ripple and mint chic chip with a choice of cones, wafers and toppings.
At Bourne View in Poole, residents created a poster for Ice Cream Day by colouring various images of ice-cream clipart.
They displayed it during a visit from Sharon’s ice cream van which brought a range of goodies such as 99s, Mr Whippy ices, vegan choices and bags of sweets.
At Fernhill, a dedicated dementia care home in Longham, the arrival of Sharon’s Soft Ices with the van’s familiar jingle had particular significance for some.
And at Canford Chase in Poole, residents stepped out to welcome Mikey’s ice cream van with chocolate flakes proving a popular choice from the range of treats.