Author Archives: Karen Betts

Snow white panto

Today we enjoyed a trip out to the Lyceum theatre to watch the Snow White [...]

New Years Reminiscence

This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely slide show presentation showing all the things we got [...]

New Years Resolutions

This morning, we all partook in a one-to-one session. We all spent time chatting about [...]

New Years Eve Party

31.12.24 New Years Eve Party. Today we had our New Years eve Party. We were [...]

Bryan and Elisabeth’s Birthday Party

This afternoon we gathered in the lounge to celebrate Bryan & Elisabeth’s Birthday. Bryan is [...]

Hoopla

This morning residents were challenged to a game of Hoopla, where they must throw as [...]

Memory Ball Games

This morning resident’s enjoyed Memory ball games. We had great fun throwing and catching the [...]

Bingo

  28.12.24 This Afternoon residents enjoyed a range of activities , mainly a game of [...]

Motion

This afternoon, residents took part in our final Motion class of 2024! We were joined [...]

Oomph Interactive

This morning, we gathered in the lounge and conservatory to partake in the activities that [...]

Boxing Day

  26.12.24 Boxing day lunch Residents enjoyed a lovely boxing day lunch in the main [...]

Christmas Day

25.12.24 Christmas Day Residents have had a wonderful day, surrounded by family members and enjoying [...]

Christmas Arts and Crafts

  This morning, we had a wonderful time doing some Christmas themed crafts. Some of [...]

Christmas Singalong

This afternoon we gathered in the lounge for a Christmas singalong, where we got out [...]

Indoor Football

This morning, we gathered in the lounge and conservatory for a really fun indoor football [...]

Church

22.12.24 In house church Wendy enjoyed a 1-1 activity for In house church , Wendy [...]

Cat therapy 21.12.24

21.12.24 Cat Therapy This Afternoon Residents enjoyed a cuddle with our Therapy Cat they named [...]

Balloon Tennis 21.12.24

21.12.24 Balloon Tennis This Morning,  residents enjoyed a fun game of Balloon Tennis in the [...]

Winter Wonderland & Oomph Christmas Singer

This afternoon we took residents to visit our outdoor Winter Wonderland to look at the [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly exercise class. We [...]

In house pantomime

Residents enjoyed watching our final in house panto of the year which was great fun. [...]

Intergens

We had a lovely visit from the Sheffield Hallam university nursery this morning who came [...]

Blackpool illuminations

Residents enjoyed a fun evening out in Blackpool today to see the Blackpool illuminations which [...]

Golf in Society

This afternoon, we were joined again by the wonderful Charles from Golf in Society to [...]

The Crucible Christmas Tea Dance

This morning, we enjoyed a trip to the Crucible for the Christmas Tea Dance. We [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon, we were joined again by the lovely Jennifer and Francis from St.Marks Church [...]

Christmas Card Decorating

This morning, we gathered in the lounge and conservatory to take part in some Christmas [...]

15.12.24 Relaxing session

15.12.24 Relaxing session This Afternoon residents enjoyed a relaxation session , some enjoyed having there [...]

Christmas Party

14.12.24 Christmas Party Today Residents enjoyed their Christmas Party , we were joined by Families [...]

Carol’s Birthday Party

This afternoon we gathered in the main lounge to celebrate Carol’s birthday. We were brilliantly [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by Zeezy for our weekly Motion class. We practised [...]

Christmas Arts and Crafts

This afternoon, we enjoyed getting creative by painting our own baubles to decorate our miniature [...]

Stanley Therapy

This morning, we were joined again by our four-legged friend Stanley to lighten up our [...]

Carol Concert

This evening, we were visited by members of St Mark’s Church for an in-house Carol [...]

Katie O’Brien’s Pub Outing

Today staff and residents attended Katie O’Brien’s Irish Bar in town for their over 70s [...]

Christmas Biscuit Decorating

This afternoon we gathered in the lounge to decorate our baking creations from this morning. [...]

Christmas Baking

This morning, we gathered in the conservatory to make some delicious gingerbread biscuits. Residents enjoyed [...]

Christmas Karaoke

  This afternoon we all gathered in the main lounge for a Christmas themed karaoke [...]

Oomph Singer

This afternoon we gathered in the conservatory for a sing-song and a dance to the [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly Motion session. [...]

Dementia Friendly Project

  This afternoon we enjoyed a trip out to the Crucible to attend a catch-up [...]

Christmas Quizzes

This morning, we all took part in a Christmas Quiz. We had great fun while [...]

New Garden Area

We have recently had a new patio area completed for a lovely space outdoors in [...]

Step Into Christmas

This morning, we celebrated the first day of December by joining together in the main [...]

Cycling Without Age

Cycling Without Age This afternoon Norman enjoyed a ride out on the Cycling Without Age [...]

PomPom Making

Pom-pom Making This Afternoon we gathered in the main lounge to dabble in some pompom [...]

Indoor football

28.11.24 Indoor Football This morning, we all enjoyed a really fun competitive game of indoor [...]

Karaoke

This afternoon residents and staff gathered in the main lounge for a really fun session [...]

Reminiscence & Flower Arranging

This morning residents took part in a WWII quiz to test their knowledge and reminisce [...]

Restaurant Experience

Restaurant Experience 26.11.24 This afternoon we held our Hallamshire care home Restaurant Experience. We transformed [...]

Sensory Morning

Sensory Morning 26.11.24 We all gathered to enjoyed a sensory morning. We put dimmed down [...]

Golf in Society 23.11.24

Golf In Society 23.11.24 This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely competitive game of golf with [...]

International Men’s Day

This afternoon we gathered our lovely gentleman residents to an afternoon in our Green Lounge [...]

Music with Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Kirsty for our monthly music with [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon we were visited by Jennifer and Frances from St. Mark’s church for our [...]

Doll Therapy

This morning, we were visited by two of our life-like dolls for our Doll Therapy [...]

Trip to the Shops & Scrapbooking

This afternoon, Jim enjoyed a visit to the shops to do a quick spot of [...]

Film Afternoon

Residents enjoyed a Film Afternoon where they were asked what kinds of movies they enjoy [...]

Cycling Without Age

This morning, Eileen enjoyed a lovely ride out on our Cycling Without Age bike brilliantly [...]

Oomph Singer

Oomph singer 15.11.24 This afternoon we were joined in the conservatory by Alan via live [...]

Motion

Motion, This morning, we were joined by Zeeezy for our weekly exercise class. We enjoyed [...]

Quizzes

This afternoon we had lots of fun attempting several different quizzes with a variety of [...]

Royal Memorabilia

We’ve had a very Royal Themed morning here at Hallamshire. We started off with a [...]

Afternoon Tea

Today we hosted a lovely afternoon tea. We were joined by Banner Jones solicitors who [...]

Edith’s Birthday Party

Edith’s Birthday Party. This afternoon we celebrated Edith’s birthday. We had live music provided by [...]

Poppy Making

  Poppy Making This afternoon we made some Poppies from tissue paper, we then cut [...]

Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday Service This morning we gathered in the conservatory to watch the remembrance service [...]

Oomph Singer

This Afternoon we all gathered in the conservatory to listen and sing along with Oomph [...]

Motion 8.11.24

Motion, This morning we all too part in our weekly exercise class with Zeeezy. We [...]

Cat Therapy

This afternoon residents had a cuddle with our real-life therapy cat. It was amazing to [...]

Indoor Football

This morning, residents played a really fun game of Indoor Football! Staff challenged residents to [...]

In House Church

This afternoon, residents enjoyed an In-House Church session where we sang hymns and said the [...]

Alphabet Game

This morning, we played the very popular Alphabet Game! Staff challenged residents to think of [...]

Cycling without age

This morning Wendy enjoyed an exciting trip out on the cycling without age bike. We [...]

Oomph Singer

This afternoon we had a virtual performance from Alan who sang some absolute classics! We [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our first Motion of [...]

Halloween party

This afternoon we had a fantastic time celebrating Halloween with a brilliant party. We were [...]

Halloween games

Residents enjoyed taking part in some Halloween games this morning in the main lounge and [...]

Puzzles & Quizzes

This afternoon, we challenged our brains to a variety of different puzzles and quizzes ranging [...]

Tin Can Alley Game 29.10.24

This morning, residents had a play with our Tin Can Alley Game where they were [...]

Avril’s birthday party

This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the main lounge celebrating Avril’s birthday which [...]

Oomph interactive

Residents enjoyed taking part in the oomph interactive activity this morning in the main lounge [...]

Ladies Morning 27.10.24

This Morning our lovely ladies enjoyed a Pamper nail care session where they had there [...]

Cycling without age 26.10.24

Cycling without age 26.10.24 This morning our Bryan enjoyed a ride out on Rhubarb , [...]

Halloween decorating

This afternoon we decorated the main lounge and conservatory ready for Halloween. We have a [...]

Halloween baking

This morning residents enjoyed doing some Halloween baking. We made some biscuits and cut them [...]

Stanley therapy

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from out therapy dog, Stanley, this morning which was a [...]

Ken’s Birthday Party

This afternoon, we celebrated Ken’s birthday! We were joined by J.J Galway who played a [...]

Table Top Games

This morning, we played some Table Top Games! This included jigsaw puzzles, wordsearches and using [...]

Little Shop of Horrors Project

This afternoon, we took part in the final week of the Little Shop of Horrors [...]

Motion

This morning, we had our weekly Motion session earlier this week, with lots of exercise [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon we had a visit from Jennifer from St Marks Church for our monthly [...]

Memory Games & Sensory

This morning, we played some Memory Games to help keep our resident’s minds active! We [...]

Oomph Singer & Quiz

This afternoon we listened to some classics from the talented Alan on our Oomph tablet. [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly Motion session! [...]

Restaurant experience

Jimmy enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the nicely decorated green lounge taking part in the [...]

Walk in the garden

Wendy enjoyed a nice and relaxing walk in the garden this afternoon. We had some [...]

Doll therapy

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from our therapy dolls this morning. Everyone really enjoyed seeing [...]

Golf In Society

This afternoon we were joined again by the wonderful Charles from Golf In Society to [...]

Pampering

Residents enjoyed having a pampering session this morning! They loved getting their nails cut and [...]