Author Archives: Karen Betts

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 [...]

Ladies Morning

This morning our Ladies enjoyed a morning to get together and enjoy each others company [...]

Euros Party

Residents enjoyed spending the afternoon in the main lounge for the euros party. We had [...]

Cycling without age

Maureen enjoyed a lovely ride out on the cycling without age bike this morning with [...]

Social Afternoon

After a very energetic morning we had a rather relaxed and sociable afternoon in the [...]

Motion

Our residents had a very active morning as we were joined by the lovely Zeezy [...]

Euro’s Decorating and Quiz!

This afternoon we got creative and decorated the lounge and conservatory to help our residents [...]

In House Pantomime

This morning residents and staff enjoyed a live musical performance from our visiting performers Ava [...]

Reminiscence on Oomph

Today we sat and had an interactive session with residents reminiscing over various subjects such [...]

Life’s histories

Today we spoke to residents and asked them to tell us about their lives, ranging [...]

Karaoke

This afternoon residents took to the microphones and had a group karaoke singalong session, singing [...]

Cat therapy

Residents enjoyed looking at the therapy cats this morning. They enjoyed chatting to them as [...]

Oomph quizzes

Residents enjoyed a relaxing session of using the interactive tablet to complete quizzes on Oomph. [...]

intergens

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from Hallam Uni Nursery children this morning and participated in [...]

Restaurant Experience

Residents and their families enjoyed having a nice 3 course meal in the green lounge [...]

Cycling without age

Today Edith went out on the cycling without age session, we had a great day [...]

Live Singer

This afternoon our residents sat and relaxed to a Live Interactive Vocalist who sang some [...]

Oomph Exercise

Today residents took part in an interactive morning yoga/exercise class. This encouraged plenty of movement [...]

Indoor Football

Today residents had a game of indoor football in the green lounge and the main [...]

Alphabet game

Residents enjoyed taking part in the alphabet game this morning which was a lot of [...]

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 [...]

Crucible Tea Dance 04.06.24

Crucible Tea Dance 04.06.24 Today we took residents to our monthly Tea Dance at the [...]

David’s birthday party

Residents enjoyed a party this afternoon for David’s birthday. We had a lovely singer who [...]

Sensory

Residents enjoyed a calming session of sensory this morning which included exploring and fulfilling their [...]

In the Garden

Residents enjoyed the opportunity to sit out and enjoy the sunny, warm weather today. Some [...]

Aqua Painting

Residents enjoyed an aqua painting activity today. Very relaxing and a great opportunity to discuss [...]

1960’s Party

Residents, visitors and staff enjoyed a lively 1960’s party. We danced, sang and swayed to [...]

Cycling Without Age

Derek enjoyed visiting three green spaces this morning – Botanical Gardens, Endcliffe Park and the [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed engaging in the motion exercise class this afternoon in the main lounge. This [...]

One to one’s

Residents enjoyed spending one to one time with staff doing a variety of different activities [...]

Balloon tennis

Residents enjoyed a thrilling game of balloon tennis this afternoon. This activity encouraged them to [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed taking part in reminiscence day today, talking about past memories looking through photo [...]

Golf in Society

Golf in society 29.05.24 Residents enjoyed taking part in the golf this afternoon in the [...]

Afternoon tea

Residents enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to have an afternoon tea experience in the lounge with [...]

Colouring session

Residents enjoyed a lovely session of colouring this morning. In preparation for the new wish [...]

Knit and Natter

Residents and family members enjoyed a productive, relaxing knitting session in the Conservatory. Great fun [...]

Cycling Without Age

Eddie enjoyed a wonderful sunny ride out around town this morning on Rhubarb the tri-bike. [...]

Motion

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

Oomph Puzzles

Residents were given free roam of the oomph app today and chose to do some [...]

Bird Feeders

Residents enjoyed a group time together looking at pictures/books about birds and discussing their names, [...]

Stanley Therapy

Residents enjoyed their monthly dog petting therapy session with Stanley and his owner Rita. Lovely [...]

Lost chord

Lost Chord 21.05.24 Residents enjoyed a sing a long and dancing with Lost chord , [...]

Jenny’s birthday party

Residents attended Jennys birthday party this afternoon and were entertained by a singer so that [...]

reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a lovely reminiscence session this morning. This included looking at many thought-provoking items [...]

1950’s Party

Residents enjoyed a lively 1950’s party. We sang, danced, clapped and swayed to some great [...]

Egypt

Residents enjoyed a journey back in time to the land of the Egyptians. Cleopatra and [...]

Restaurant Experience

Residents and families enjoyed a delicious three course meal together in the Green Lounge, relaxing [...]

Motion sports day

Residents enjoyed a trip out the English institute of sport today to take part in [...]

Quiz time!!

Residents enjoyed an afternoon taking part I a variety of different quizzes in the conservatory [...]

Balloon tennis

Some of the residents enjoyed playing balloon tennis today. Good time was had by all.  [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed taking part in motion in the main lounge this afternoon with Zeezy. This [...]

Garden Singalong

A few residents chose to sit outside this afternoon and enjoy the warmth and sunshine. [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed a competitive game of Bingo this morning. Good to have family joining in [...]

Hallamshire Tea Dance

Residents enjoyed a “Time For a Cuppa” Fundraising event as part of our Hallamshire Tea [...]