Author Archives: Karen Betts
Carol Concert
This evening, we were visited by members of St Mark’s Church for an in-house Carol [...]
Dec
Katie O’Brien’s Pub Outing
Today staff and residents attended Katie O’Brien’s Irish Bar in town for their over 70s [...]
Dec
Christmas Biscuit Decorating
This afternoon we gathered in the lounge to decorate our baking creations from this morning. [...]
Dec
Christmas Baking
This morning, we gathered in the conservatory to make some delicious gingerbread biscuits. Residents enjoyed [...]
Dec
Christmas Karaoke
This afternoon we all gathered in the main lounge for a Christmas themed karaoke [...]
Dec
Oomph Singer
This afternoon we gathered in the conservatory for a sing-song and a dance to the [...]
Dec
Motion
This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly Motion session. [...]
Dec
Dementia Friendly Project
This afternoon we enjoyed a trip out to the Crucible to attend a catch-up [...]
Dec
Christmas Quizzes
This morning, we all took part in a Christmas Quiz. We had great fun while [...]
Dec
New Garden Area
We have recently had a new patio area completed for a lovely space outdoors in [...]
Dec
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 [...]
Nov
PomPom Making
Pom-pom Making This Afternoon we gathered in the main lounge to dabble in some pompom [...]
Nov
Indoor football
28.11.24 Indoor Football This morning, we all enjoyed a really fun competitive game of indoor [...]
Nov
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 [...]
Nov
Restaurant Experience
Restaurant Experience 26.11.24 This afternoon we held our Hallamshire care home Restaurant Experience. We transformed [...]
Nov
Sensory Morning
Sensory Morning 26.11.24 We all gathered to enjoyed a sensory morning. We put dimmed down [...]
Nov
Golf in Society 23.11.24
Golf In Society 23.11.24 This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely competitive game of golf with [...]
Nov
International Men’s Day
This afternoon we gathered our lovely gentleman residents to an afternoon in our Green Lounge [...]
Nov
Music with Motion
This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Kirsty for our monthly music with [...]
Nov
Holy Communion
This afternoon we were visited by Jennifer and Frances from St. Mark’s church for our [...]
Nov
Doll Therapy
This morning, we were visited by two of our life-like dolls for our Doll Therapy [...]
Nov
Trip to the Shops & Scrapbooking
This afternoon, Jim enjoyed a visit to the shops to do a quick spot of [...]
Nov
Film Afternoon
Residents enjoyed a Film Afternoon where they were asked what kinds of movies they enjoy [...]
Nov
Cycling Without Age
This morning, Eileen enjoyed a lovely ride out on our Cycling Without Age bike brilliantly [...]
Nov
Oomph Singer
Oomph singer 15.11.24 This afternoon we were joined in the conservatory by Alan via live [...]
Nov
Motion
Motion, This morning, we were joined by Zeeezy for our weekly exercise class. We enjoyed [...]
Nov
Quizzes
This afternoon we had lots of fun attempting several different quizzes with a variety of [...]
Nov
Royal Memorabilia
We’ve had a very Royal Themed morning here at Hallamshire. We started off with a [...]
Nov
Afternoon Tea
Today we hosted a lovely afternoon tea. We were joined by Banner Jones solicitors who [...]
Nov
Edith’s Birthday Party
Edith’s Birthday Party. This afternoon we celebrated Edith’s birthday. We had live music provided by [...]
Nov
Poppy Making
Poppy Making This afternoon we made some Poppies from tissue paper, we then cut [...]
Nov
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday Service This morning we gathered in the conservatory to watch the remembrance service [...]
Nov
Oomph Singer
This Afternoon we all gathered in the conservatory to listen and sing along with Oomph [...]
Nov
Motion 8.11.24
Motion, This morning we all too part in our weekly exercise class with Zeeezy. We [...]
Nov
Cat Therapy
This afternoon residents had a cuddle with our real-life therapy cat. It was amazing to [...]
Nov
Indoor Football
This morning, residents played a really fun game of Indoor Football! Staff challenged residents to [...]
Nov
In House Church
This afternoon, residents enjoyed an In-House Church session where we sang hymns and said the [...]
Nov
Alphabet Game
This morning, we played the very popular Alphabet Game! Staff challenged residents to think of [...]
Nov
Cycling without age
This morning Wendy enjoyed an exciting trip out on the cycling without age bike. We [...]
Nov
Oomph Singer
This afternoon we had a virtual performance from Alan who sang some absolute classics! We [...]
Nov
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 [...]
Oct
Halloween games
Residents enjoyed taking part in some Halloween games this morning in the main lounge and [...]
Oct
Puzzles & Quizzes
This afternoon, we challenged our brains to a variety of different puzzles and quizzes ranging [...]
Oct
Tin Can Alley Game 29.10.24
This morning, residents had a play with our Tin Can Alley Game where they were [...]
Oct
Avril’s birthday party
This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the main lounge celebrating Avril’s birthday which [...]
Oct
Oomph interactive
Residents enjoyed taking part in the oomph interactive activity this morning in the main lounge [...]
Oct
Ladies Morning 27.10.24
This Morning our lovely ladies enjoyed a Pamper nail care session where they had there [...]
Oct
Cycling without age 26.10.24
Cycling without age 26.10.24 This morning our Bryan enjoyed a ride out on Rhubarb , [...]
Oct
Halloween decorating
This afternoon we decorated the main lounge and conservatory ready for Halloween. We have a [...]
Oct
Halloween baking
This morning residents enjoyed doing some Halloween baking. We made some biscuits and cut them [...]
Oct
Stanley therapy
Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from out therapy dog, Stanley, this morning which was a [...]
Oct
Ken’s Birthday Party
This afternoon, we celebrated Ken’s birthday! We were joined by J.J Galway who played a [...]
Oct
Table Top Games
This morning, we played some Table Top Games! This included jigsaw puzzles, wordsearches and using [...]
Oct
Little Shop of Horrors Project
This afternoon, we took part in the final week of the Little Shop of Horrors [...]
Oct
Motion
This morning, we had our weekly Motion session earlier this week, with lots of exercise [...]
Oct
Holy Communion
This afternoon we had a visit from Jennifer from St Marks Church for our monthly [...]
Oct
Memory Games & Sensory
This morning, we played some Memory Games to help keep our resident’s minds active! We [...]
Oct
Oomph Singer & Quiz
This afternoon we listened to some classics from the talented Alan on our Oomph tablet. [...]
Oct
Motion
This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly Motion session! [...]
Oct
Restaurant experience
Jimmy enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the nicely decorated green lounge taking part in the [...]
Oct
Walk in the garden
Wendy enjoyed a nice and relaxing walk in the garden this afternoon. We had some [...]
Oct
Doll therapy
Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from our therapy dolls this morning. Everyone really enjoyed seeing [...]
Oct
Golf In Society
This afternoon we were joined again by the wonderful Charles from Golf In Society to [...]
Oct
Pampering
Residents enjoyed having a pampering session this morning! They loved getting their nails cut and [...]
Oct
Little Shop of Horrors Project
Another fun afternoon at The Crucible where we attended Week 6 of the Little Shop [...]
Oct
Music with Motion
This morning, we were joined by the lovely Kirsty for our monthly Music with Motion [...]
Oct
Active Games
This afternoon we played our residents favourite games to keep them active! We started with [...]
Oct
Halloween Decorating
In preparation for Halloween we spent this morning doing some Halloween Decorating! We began to [...]
Oct
In House Church
This morning, we had another in house church session where we created our own choir, [...]
Oct
Halloween arts and crafts
Residents enjoyed spending the afternoon taking part in some Halloween arts and crafts. This involved [...]
Oct
Cycling without age
Two lucky residents enjoyed lovely trips out on the cycling without age bike this morning. [...]
Oct
Motion 11.10.24
This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Zeezy for our weekly Motion [...]
Oct
Afternoon Tea
Residents and family members enjoyed a fabulous buffet spread this lunchtime. A wonderful social time [...]
Oct
Oomph Quiz
Residents enjoyed a Quiz Morning via the giant tablet. Great fun and tested our general [...]
Oct
Cycling without age
This morning Norah enjoyed a ride out on Rhubarb , we visited western park museum [...]
Oct
Oomph Singer
This afternoon we were given another virtual performance from the wonderful Alan who sang us [...]
Oct
Motion
This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Zeezy for our weekly Motion class! [...]
Oct
Flower arranging
Residents enjoyed helping staff arrange some lovely flowers this afternoon and complimented the beauty of [...]
Oct
Cat Therapy
Residents enjoyed a visit from our life-like therapy cats this afternoon, reminiscing about pets that [...]
Oct
Alphabet Game
This afternoon we played a fun game of the Alphabet Game! Residents absolutely love this [...]
Oct
Balloon Tennis
This morning, we had a fun game of balloon tennis! We started off our morning [...]
Oct
Crucible Tea Dance & Little Shop of Horrors Project
Today we had a day out at the Crucible and took part in both the [...]
Oct
Oomph Interactive
This morning, we had an Oomph Interactive session, having a look at the range of [...]
In House Church
This afternoon residents took part in an In-House Church session, where we sang hymns such [...]
Sep
Hoopla
This morning residents enjoyed a fun game of Hoopla! Staff challenged residents to throw hoops [...]
Sep
Golf in Society
Residents enjoyed a lively golf session with Charles from the charity Golf in Society. It [...]
Sep
Cycling Without Age
Ted chose to go out on the tri-bike this morning with Marie as his pilot. [...]
Sep
Flower Arranging
A group of lovely ladies had a wonderful time flower arranging this morning using lilies [...]
Sep
Time in the garden & Oomph Singer
This afternoon we had a viewing of our live Oomph Singer who treated us to [...]
Sep
Motion
This week we were joined again by the wonderful Zeezy for another session of Motion! [...]
Sep
Knit and Knatter
This afternoon residents enjoyed a lovely knitting session, chatting about all the different items they [...]
Sep
Reminiscence
This morning, we had a reminiscence session where residents looked through several items of memorabilia [...]
Sep
Gents Afternoon
This afternoon we got together some of our lovely gentlemen residents for an afternoon spent [...]
Sep
Memory Games
This morning, we played a selection of memory games to keep our resident’s minds active [...]
Sep
Little Shop of Horrors Project
This afternoon we attended week 3 of the Little Shop of Horrors Project at the [...]
Pampering Session
This morning residents had a lovely pampering session! They loved having their nails cut and [...]
Sep