Author Archives: Karen Betts

Hoopla

This morning, we had a really fun game of Hoopla, where we challenged residents to [...]

Summer Fayre

Residents, friends and family enjoyed another fabulous Hallamshire Summer Fayre in the garden. We were [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a lovely reminiscence session this afternoon. This involved them looking at various items [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person session of motion with Zeezy this morning. This included many fun [...]

Doll Therapy

This afternoon we had had a visit from our real-life doll to give residents chance [...]

Royal Memorabilia

A lovely morning here at Hallamshire, we looked through some Royal Family memorabilia and residents [...]

Elvis Day

Today we celebrated the Rock and Roll legend himself Elvis Presley and threw an Elvis [...]

Intergens

Today we had a visit from our little friends over at Sheffield Hallam Nurseries to [...]

Hook-A-Duck

This afternoon we played Hook-A-Duck which challenged residents fishing skills! We challenged to see how [...]

Bean Bag Toss

A really fun morning here at Hallamshire! We had a Bean Bag Toss competition, to [...]

Indoor Football

This afternoon we had a really fun game of Indoor Football! A lot of our [...]

Puzzles and Quizzes

This morning, we got our Quiz brains in gear and mastered a General Knowledge quiz, [...]

Garden Tea Party

A lovely sunny Sunday here at Hallamshire, we got on our sun hats and sat [...]

In House Church Choir

We have had a lovely morning here at Hallamshire, singing along to hymns and saying [...]

Life histories

Residents enjoyed completing their life histories this morning where they got the chance to chat [...]

Memory Games

A really fun afternoon here at Hallamshire, with a summer themed game of the Alphabet [...]

Motion

Motion 09.08.24 This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Zeezy who helped our [...]

Balloon tennis

Residents enjoyed taking part in a thrilling game of balloon tennis this afternoon which was [...]

Book sharing

Residents enjoyed looking at a range of different books this morning. We looked at books [...]

Karaoke

After putting on our dancing shoes this morning, we showed off our singing skills with [...]

Crucible tea dance

Residents enjoyed a really fun morning out at the crucible for the monthly tea dance. [...]

Social Afternoon

A really lovely afternoon here at Hallamshire, we enjoyed cups of tea, coffee and lots [...]

Reminiscence

We have had a lovely morning here at Hallamshire, reminiscing through old photos of previous [...]

Quiz

A really fun afternoon here at Hallamshire where we sat and took part in a [...]

Pampering

Residents enjoyed a lovely pampering session this morning, having their nails cut and painted. There [...]

Cycling without age

Nigel enjoyed a fun trip out on the cycling without age bike this morning with [...]

Guess the Celebrity

A really fun afternoon here at Hallamshire, we had a game of Guess the Celebrity [...]

Motion

Today was our first Motion of the month as we were joined again by the [...]

Zoolab

This afternoon we were visited by the lovely Eleanor with Zoolab, who brought along her [...]

Home from Home

We have had a very productive morning here at Hallamshire by doing some household chores [...]

Garden fun and book sharing

Residents were given the options to either go outside and look at the garden or [...]

Arts and crafts

Residents enjoyed a relaxing session of arts and crafts this morning. This included them using [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a nostalgic session of reminiscence this afternoon. This included looking at pictures of [...]

Life history

Residents enjoyed talking with staff about their life histories this morning. This included talking about [...]

Ethel Barge Trip

Residents enjoyed a brilliant day out today on the Ethel barge trip for Norah’s birthday. [...]

Garden Party

Residents enjoyed coming to our party this afternoon in the garden which was great fun. [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed spending the morning taking part in the motion session in the main lounge. [...]

Golf in society

Residents enjoyed taking part in our golf in society session tis afternoon in the conservatory. [...]

Scrapbooking

Bert enjoyed spending the morning making a scrapbook with lots of pictures of his time [...]

Music with motion

Residents enjoyed taking part in our first music with motion this afternoon in the main [...]

Sensory

Residents enjoyed a lovely session of sensory this afternoon. This included using a sensory guessing [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a relaxing session of reminiscence. This included looking at old stamps from different [...]

70’s Party

Residents enjoyed taking art in the 70’s party this afternoon in the green lounge which [...]

Local walk

Residents enjoyed going out for a local walk around Broomhall this morning. This was a [...]

Sing-along

Residents in the Conservatory took part in a group singing activity accompanied on the guitar. [...]

Wish Tree

Bryan chose to go ten pin bowling for his Wish Tree activity today. Lane7 in [...]

Oomph singer

Residents enjoyed a relaxing afternoon listening to the live singer on oomph in the conservatory. [...]

Motion

This morning, we had another visit from the wonderful Zeezy for our weekly Motion class. [...]

Fun and Games

A really fun afternoon at Hallamshire as staff and residents got together to play some [...]

Book Sharing

This morning, we had a browse through our book collection and found lots of historic [...]

Restaurant Experience

Residents enjoyed taking part in the restaurant experience in the green lounge this afternoon which [...]

Oomph Interactive

Residents have had a lovely relaxed morning here at Hallamshire, with lots of tea and [...]

Crucible tea dance

Residents enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to attend the crucible tea dance today. This included listening [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon we were joined by St Marks Church for Holy Communion. We joined together [...]

Intergens

Today residents were joined by the young children of Sheffield Hallam Nursery where they played [...]

In the Garden

A few residents chose to go into the garden to look at all the lovely [...]

Cycling Without Age

Bryan had a lovely morning out on the tri-bike Rhubarb, enjoying a chat with Heike, [...]

Bert’s Birthday

A really fun afternoon here at Hallamshire as we celebrated Bert’s birthday! He celebrated with [...]

Motion

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

Afternoon Tea

This afternoon, residents were joined by family members in the Green Lounge for a spot [...]

Puzzles and Quizzes

This morning, we challenged our residents on their musical knowledge by passing and throwing our [...]

Reminiscence

This afternoon we had a reminiscence session with residents, looking through old postcards, stamps and [...]

Lillian, Marion and Joanne’s Birthday Party

This morning, we celebrated 2 of our residents’ birthdays, the lovely Lillian and Marion! We [...]

Balloon Tennis

This afternoon residents played a much-loved game of Balloon Tennis to help keep them active [...]

Guess The Celebrity

This morning, we tested residents’ celebrity knowledge by showing them some famous faces, ranging from [...]

Pub Lunch

Residents were treated to a special trip to the pub this afternoon, where they got [...]

Motion sports day

Residents enjoyed an exciting day out at the motion sports day today at the English [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed taking part in the motion exercise class this morning in the main lounge. [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed playing a bit of bingo this afternoon which was a lot of fun. [...]

Home from home

Residents enjoyed taking part in the home from home activity this morning. This involved them [...]

Karaoke / sing along

Residents enjoyed singing their hearts out this afternoon in the main lounge which was a [...]

Doll Therapy

This morning residents were paid a visit from our life-like therapy doll which took them [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a relaxing session of reminiscence this afternoon which included at the picture to [...]

Arts and crafts

Residents enjoyed a session of relaxing and fun painting this morning. This activity encouraged them [...]

Jean & Eileen’s Birthday Party

This afternoon we celebrated 2 of our residents’ birthdays, the lovely Jean and Eileen! We [...]

Pampering

Residents enjoyed a relaxing pampering session this morning which included having their nails done and [...]

In-house Church

Residents enjoyed a lively in-house church service with songs and hymns accompanied by a guitar. [...]

Cycling without age

Elisabeth enjoyed a ride out on the Cycling with out age Tri bike and enjoyed [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed taking part in the motion exercise class this morning in the main lounge [...]

Bingo

To celebrate National Bingo Day staff and residents played a much-loved game of bingo! We [...]

Oomph Gameshow

Residents sat and took part in an interactive gameshow this afternoon, challenging their knowledge on [...]

Indoor Football

Residents enjoyed taking part in the indoor football this morning in the conservatory and the [...]

Balloon Tennis

Balloon Tennis 25.06.24 This afternoon residents took part in a game of Balloon Tennis! This [...]

Life Skills

A very busy morning today at Hallamshire! This morning we sat and watched old boxing [...]

Afternoon Tea

Residents enjoyed taking part in the afternoon tea in the green lounge which was very [...]

Picture to Share Books

Residents enjoyed a calm morning looking at picture to share books which was lovely. There [...]

Beach Ball Toss & Quiz

Beach Ball Toss & Quiz 23.06.24 It’s been a beautiful summery day at Hallamshire as [...]

Garden Games

The sun was shining this morning at Hallamshire as we spent some quality time in [...]

Maureen’s Birthday Party

Residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the main lounge where we had a birthday party [...]

Oomph live singer

Residents enjoyed listening to the oomph live singer this afternoon which was lovely. We had [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed spending the morning taking part in the motion exercise class in the main [...]

Baking

Today was the Great Hallamshire Bake Off as residents and staff got together to make [...]

Arts and Crafts

This morning residents and staff got creative and took part in some pottery painting and [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed playing some bingo this afternoon in the conservatory and the main lounge. We [...]

Oomph quizzes

Residents enjoyed taking part in some quizzes this morning in the conservatory and the main [...]

Lost Chord

This afternoon we were paid a visit from Lost Chord who sang us some absolute [...]

Memory games

Today we took part in Memory ball game and alphabet games , this involved Catching [...]

Holy communion

Residents enjoyed their monthly visit from St Marks this afternoon, which gave them the opportunity [...]

Sensory

Residents enjoyed a wonderful session of sensory this morning. This included various games and activities [...]

Gents afternoon

Gents afternoon 16.06.24 This afternoon our gents enjoyed a get together in the green lounge [...]