Care South Care Home Spells Victory During Inter-home Scrabble Competition

Residents from St Ives House, a Care South care home nestled on the edge of the New Forest near Ringwood, welcomed sister home, Alexandra House and its residents to exchange words at an inter-home jumbo Scrabble competition.

Residents started off the visit with delicious fish and chips for lunch in the Bistro before trading tiles on the Scrabble board. The two teams played on a standing jumbo-sized board, measuring over 2m tall, which was crafted by the St Ives House activities team.

After all the 100 tiles had been used, the visiting residents from Alexandra House emerged as the winning team.

Emma Cotton, Manager of St Ives House, said: “One of the great things about being part of a group of care homes is we have 14 communities of like-minded people we can spend time with. All residents loved meeting new friends from Alexandra House and can’t wait for more fun and games with them in the future.”

Georgina Powell, Manager of Alexandra House, said: “Thank you to our sister home, St Ives House, for inviting us to spend some quality time with them. Residents in our care love bonding over friendly competition and the jumbo Scrabble game was a great activity to do this.”

Joyce, one of the participating residents from St Ives House, said: “It was lovely to meet new friends and get together for a fun activity.”

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St Ives House has also recently hosted other Care South homes, Castle Dene and Wickmeads, for Scrabble competitions and fish and chips.

St Ives House is owned by Care South, a not-for-profit charity and leading provider of residential and home care across the south of England. The beautiful home features idyllic landscaped courtyard and gardens, accommodates 60 residents and offers residential, respite and dementia care.