Author Archives: Karen Betts
Puzzles and Quizzes
This morning, we challenged our residents on their musical knowledge by passing and throwing our [...]
Jul
Reminiscence
This afternoon we had a reminiscence session with residents, looking through old postcards, stamps and [...]
Jul
Lillian, Marion and Joanne’s Birthday Party
This morning, we celebrated 2 of our residents’ birthdays, the lovely Lillian and Marion! We [...]
Jul
Balloon Tennis
This afternoon residents played a much-loved game of Balloon Tennis to help keep them active [...]
Jul
Guess The Celebrity
This morning, we tested residents’ celebrity knowledge by showing them some famous faces, ranging from [...]
Jul
Pub Lunch
Residents were treated to a special trip to the pub this afternoon, where they got [...]
Jul
Motion sports day
Residents enjoyed an exciting day out at the motion sports day today at the English [...]
Jul
Motion
Residents enjoyed taking part in the motion exercise class this morning in the main lounge. [...]
Jul
Home from home
Residents enjoyed taking part in the home from home activity this morning. This involved them [...]
Jul
Karaoke / sing along
Residents enjoyed singing their hearts out this afternoon in the main lounge which was a [...]
Jul
Doll Therapy
This morning residents were paid a visit from our life-like therapy doll which took them [...]
Jul
Reminiscence
Residents enjoyed a relaxing session of reminiscence this afternoon which included at the picture to [...]
Jul
Arts and crafts
Residents enjoyed a session of relaxing and fun painting this morning. This activity encouraged them [...]
Jul
Jean & Eileen’s Birthday Party
This afternoon we celebrated 2 of our residents’ birthdays, the lovely Jean and Eileen! We [...]
Jul
Pampering
Residents enjoyed a relaxing pampering session this morning which included having their nails done and [...]
Jul
In-house Church
Residents enjoyed a lively in-house church service with songs and hymns accompanied by a guitar. [...]
Jun
Cycling without age
Elisabeth enjoyed a ride out on the Cycling with out age Tri bike and enjoyed [...]
Jun
Motion
Residents enjoyed taking part in the motion exercise class this morning in the main lounge [...]
Jun
Bingo
To celebrate National Bingo Day staff and residents played a much-loved game of bingo! We [...]
Jun
Oomph Gameshow
Residents sat and took part in an interactive gameshow this afternoon, challenging their knowledge on [...]
Jun
Indoor Football
Residents enjoyed taking part in the indoor football this morning in the conservatory and the [...]
Jun
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 [...]
Jun
Afternoon Tea
Residents enjoyed taking part in the afternoon tea in the green lounge which was very [...]
Jun
Picture to Share Books
Residents enjoyed a calm morning looking at picture to share books which was lovely. There [...]
Jun
Beach Ball Toss & Quiz
Beach Ball Toss & Quiz 23.06.24 It’s been a beautiful summery day at Hallamshire as [...]
Jun
Garden Games
The sun was shining this morning at Hallamshire as we spent some quality time in [...]
Jun
Maureen’s Birthday Party
Residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the main lounge where we had a birthday party [...]
Jun
Oomph live singer
Residents enjoyed listening to the oomph live singer this afternoon which was lovely. We had [...]
Jun
Motion
Residents enjoyed spending the morning taking part in the motion exercise class in the main [...]
Jun
Baking
Today was the Great Hallamshire Bake Off as residents and staff got together to make [...]
Jun
Arts and Crafts
This morning residents and staff got creative and took part in some pottery painting and [...]
Jun
Bingo
Residents enjoyed playing some bingo this afternoon in the conservatory and the main lounge. We [...]
Jun
Oomph quizzes
Residents enjoyed taking part in some quizzes this morning in the conservatory and the main [...]
Jun
Lost Chord
This afternoon we were paid a visit from Lost Chord who sang us some absolute [...]
Jun
Memory games
Today we took part in Memory ball game and alphabet games , this involved Catching [...]
Jun
Holy communion
Residents enjoyed their monthly visit from St Marks this afternoon, which gave them the opportunity [...]
Jun
Sensory
Residents enjoyed a wonderful session of sensory this morning. This included various games and activities [...]
Jun
Gents afternoon
Gents afternoon 16.06.24 This afternoon our gents enjoyed a get together in the green lounge [...]
Jun
Ladies Morning
This morning our Ladies enjoyed a morning to get together and enjoy each others company [...]
Jun
Euros Party
Residents enjoyed spending the afternoon in the main lounge for the euros party. We had [...]
Jun
Cycling without age
Maureen enjoyed a lovely ride out on the cycling without age bike this morning with [...]
Jun
Social Afternoon
After a very energetic morning we had a rather relaxed and sociable afternoon in the [...]
Jun
Euro’s Decorating and Quiz!
This afternoon we got creative and decorated the lounge and conservatory to help our residents [...]
Jun
In House Pantomime
This morning residents and staff enjoyed a live musical performance from our visiting performers Ava [...]
Jun
Reminiscence on Oomph
Today we sat and had an interactive session with residents reminiscing over various subjects such [...]
Jun
Life’s histories
Today we spoke to residents and asked them to tell us about their lives, ranging [...]
Jun
Karaoke
This afternoon residents took to the microphones and had a group karaoke singalong session, singing [...]
Jun
Cat therapy
Residents enjoyed looking at the therapy cats this morning. They enjoyed chatting to them as [...]
Jun
Oomph quizzes
Residents enjoyed a relaxing session of using the interactive tablet to complete quizzes on Oomph. [...]
Jun
intergens
Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from Hallam Uni Nursery children this morning and participated in [...]
Jun
Restaurant Experience
Residents and their families enjoyed having a nice 3 course meal in the green lounge [...]
Jun
Cycling without age
Today Edith went out on the cycling without age session, we had a great day [...]
Jun
Live Singer
This afternoon our residents sat and relaxed to a Live Interactive Vocalist who sang some [...]
Jun
Oomph Exercise
Today residents took part in an interactive morning yoga/exercise class. This encouraged plenty of movement [...]
Jun
Indoor Football
Today residents had a game of indoor football in the green lounge and the main [...]
Jun
Alphabet game
Residents enjoyed taking part in the alphabet game this morning which was a lot of [...]
Jun
Home Improvements
We would like to take this opportunity to show everyone all the excellent home improvements [...]
Balloon Tennis 04.06.24
Balloon Tennis 04.06.24 The residents really enjoyed a game of balloon tennis today! Lots of [...]
Jun
Crucible Tea Dance 04.06.24
Crucible Tea Dance 04.06.24 Today we took residents to our monthly Tea Dance at the [...]
Jun
David’s birthday party
Residents enjoyed a party this afternoon for David’s birthday. We had a lovely singer who [...]
Jun
Sensory
Residents enjoyed a calming session of sensory this morning which included exploring and fulfilling their [...]
Jun
In the Garden
Residents enjoyed the opportunity to sit out and enjoy the sunny, warm weather today. Some [...]
Jun
Aqua Painting
Residents enjoyed an aqua painting activity today. Very relaxing and a great opportunity to discuss [...]
Jun
1960’s Party
Residents, visitors and staff enjoyed a lively 1960’s party. We danced, sang and swayed to [...]
Jun
Cycling Without Age
Derek enjoyed visiting three green spaces this morning – Botanical Gardens, Endcliffe Park and the [...]
Jun
Motion
Residents enjoyed engaging in the motion exercise class this afternoon in the main lounge. This [...]
May
One to one’s
Residents enjoyed spending one to one time with staff doing a variety of different activities [...]
May
Balloon tennis
Residents enjoyed a thrilling game of balloon tennis this afternoon. This activity encouraged them to [...]
May
Reminiscence
Residents enjoyed taking part in reminiscence day today, talking about past memories looking through photo [...]
May
Golf in Society
Golf in society 29.05.24 Residents enjoyed taking part in the golf this afternoon in the [...]
May
Afternoon tea
Residents enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to have an afternoon tea experience in the lounge with [...]
May
Colouring session
Residents enjoyed a lovely session of colouring this morning. In preparation for the new wish [...]
May
Knit and Natter
Residents and family members enjoyed a productive, relaxing knitting session in the Conservatory. Great fun [...]
May
Cycling Without Age
Eddie enjoyed a wonderful sunny ride out around town this morning on Rhubarb the tri-bike. [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed taking part in the motion exercise class this afternoon in the main lounge. [...]
May
Oomph Puzzles
Residents were given free roam of the oomph app today and chose to do some [...]
May
Bird Feeders
Residents enjoyed a group time together looking at pictures/books about birds and discussing their names, [...]
May
Stanley Therapy
Residents enjoyed their monthly dog petting therapy session with Stanley and his owner Rita. Lovely [...]
May
Lost chord
Lost Chord 21.05.24 Residents enjoyed a sing a long and dancing with Lost chord , [...]
May
Jenny’s birthday party
Residents attended Jennys birthday party this afternoon and were entertained by a singer so that [...]
May
reminiscence
Residents enjoyed a lovely reminiscence session this morning. This included looking at many thought-provoking items [...]
May
1950’s Party
Residents enjoyed a lively 1950’s party. We sang, danced, clapped and swayed to some great [...]
May
Egypt
Residents enjoyed a journey back in time to the land of the Egyptians. Cleopatra and [...]
May
Restaurant Experience
Residents and families enjoyed a delicious three course meal together in the Green Lounge, relaxing [...]
May
Motion sports day
Residents enjoyed a trip out the English institute of sport today to take part in [...]
May
Quiz time!!
Residents enjoyed an afternoon taking part I a variety of different quizzes in the conservatory [...]
May
Balloon tennis
Some of the residents enjoyed playing balloon tennis today. Good time was had by all. [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed taking part in motion in the main lounge this afternoon with Zeezy. This [...]
May
Garden Singalong
A few residents chose to sit outside this afternoon and enjoy the warmth and sunshine. [...]
May
Bingo
Residents enjoyed a competitive game of Bingo this morning. Good to have family joining in [...]
May
Hallamshire Tea Dance
Residents enjoyed a “Time For a Cuppa” Fundraising event as part of our Hallamshire Tea [...]
May
Hand and nail manicures
Residents enjoyed having hand and nail manicures this morning. They were given a choice of [...]
May
Daily Sparkle
Residents enjoyed looking at the daily sparkle magazines this morning which have a lot of [...]
May
Memory games
Residents enjoyed a thrilling session of memory games this afternoon which included being given a [...]
May
Garden fun
Residents enjoyed a morning that consisted of spending time in the garden and relaxing in [...]
May
In the Garden
Residents were offered the opportunity to go out into the garden this afternoon. Some chose [...]
May
Baking
Residents helped to decide what we wanted to bake from the Bero book today. Maureen [...]
May