I’m not sure who had more fun our staff hiding the Easter eggs or our residents finding them. It was a lovely sunny day and we had hidden some of the eggs in garden for some variety too, before eating the chocolate in the sunshine. We then enjoyed an Easter quiz and Easter activity booklet containing word searches, dot to dots, spot the difference.
Here at The Lilacs we have been hopping into our Easter crafts. Our residents love being creative and have been making Easter cards to give to their family members, decorating eggs and bringing their bunnies to life. 
Valentine’s a day that was shared with friends and family. We all had great fun, taking photos, making cards, decorating sweet treats.
Here we got the chance to celebrate a birthday in the home and raise a glass all together. We had colourful balloons, cake with lit candles, whilst the afternoon light and smiles filled the room. Residents were laughing and chat creating a joyful atmosphere of friendship warmth and shared memories. 
The festive period was full of joyful moments, from creating crafts with cinnamon sticks and baubles. We also had a visit from the local church and enjoyed singing carols with us.
Not forgetting the famous visitor we had- Santa came and wished all the residents Merry Christmas whilst handing out presents. 
Recently we’ve taken the residents back to a more playful stage. This has not only meant a visit from ‘Animals2u South West’ where we had a selection of different animals; including 2 Tortoises a Bearded Dragon and a Fat tail Guinea-pig. We have also been getting out the residents competitive side with playing card games, dominoes, snakes and ladders, bingo, making puzzles all of which brought back lots of memories.
This month there was so much to celebrate from Bingo, Cake decorating, The Glorious Weather, Birthdays and enjoying a day out in the Mini Bus to Exmouth Beach, it was a very hot day and we enjoyed are ice-creams and the scenery.
Paul stevens gave a great performance of singing to the residents got us up on on the dance floor showing off lots of dance moves, lots of singing and clapping to be heard and happy faces to be seen.
Winter Wonderland here at The Lilacs as we celebrated the festive season by creating their own little North Pole.
It’s World Alzheimers Month and Exeter Dementia Action Alliance organised a baton relay around Exeter to mark and to celebrate memories of people who lived or are living with dementia in this special year as the Lord Mayor’s Charity. The Lilacs were lucky enough to be included.
