Building and Grounds

Holbeach Hospital is a peaceful and friendly home, set in extensive attractive grounds, with spacious day rooms and clean well equipped bedrooms.  Our facilities include two attractive and spacious dayrooms which act as a social hub and allow our residents and their families to come together and enjoy meals and activities.  We also have a dedicated Hobbies Lounge to enable  our residents to continue with any existing hobbies they may have and have the opportunity to try any new hobbies they may have an interest in.  Our hospital has clean well-equipped single rooms which all have a television and wash area.   There are assisted bathrooms and toilets in each corridor which are fully equipped for our residents’ needs.  A mobile library visits regularly and a selection of books is always available in our Hobbies Lounge.

The Dayrooms and Hobbies Lounge are where the majority of our activities and entertainment takes place. We provide a regular agenda of entertainment throughout the year organised by The League of Friends and our Activities Team, and family and friends are welcome to attend with our residents.   This might include singers, bands, orchestras and a range of other entertainers.  These events are optional and residents are able to stay in their bedrooms if they prefer.

There are other optional extras which are available at an additional cost, including a daily newspaper delivery service, an onsite hairdresser and a Chiropodist visits every 6 weeks.   We also have a visiting optician service to check our residents’ eyesight and provide spectacles if required.

Meals

We believe that food and nutrition are very important for our residents.  That’s why we provide fresh home-cooked food, prepared each day by our cooks.    A typical lunchtime menu could be roast pork with Yorkshire pudding or liver and bacon with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes, followed by apple crumble and custard.

Special diets for example vegetarian or fat free can also be catered for.   An assortment of drinks and snacks are available at all times and in addition to the main menu, fresh fruit, soups and salads are available.  We also have a Tea Trolley Assistant who provides an assortment of hot beverages throughout the day for our residents.

Activities

Holbeach Hospital has three dedicated Activities Coordinators, who ensure that residents are supported to keep existing hobbies and try new and exciting ones.

Every week we have a regular timetable of activities including reminiscence sessions, baking, fitness, one to ones, book club, gardening club, puzzles, quizzes, outings, games, movie afternoons, pamper time, arts and crafts, bingo, chair based exercise and we regularly have guest entertainers and musicians.  We have close contacts with local schools, including University Academy Holbeach and Small Saints Pre School, which allows us to host a variety of inter-generational activities.