Author Archives: Karen Betts

Role Play

Residents had fun using an old telephone for role play. They were encouraged to pick [...]

Church

Residents enjoyed a fun-filled church experience this morning in the Conservatory. Others preferred a more [...]

Daily Sparkle

Residents enjoyed reading this week’s Daily Sparkle sheets with some very interesting articles prompting reminiscing [...]

Knit and Knatter

Residents, family and staff enjoyed a relaxing time together knitting, displaying and admiring knitting/crochet projects [...]

Cycling Without Age

Sarah and David enjoyed a lovely cycle ride to the Botanical Gardens and Endcliffe/Bingham, with [...]

Motion

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

Picture to share books

Residents enjoyed looking at picture to share books this morning. There was a variety of [...]

Dominos

Residents enjoyed a lovely game of dominos with staff and other residents. This game encouraged [...]

colouring and crafts

Residents enjoyed a lovely session of colouring and crafts. This activity encouraged them to relax [...]

Memory ball games

Residents enjoyed a thrilling session of memory games with the memory ball. This game includes [...]

April fools reminiscence and riddles

Residents enjoyed an activity of reminiscing about their past experiences with April fools day and [...]

Party Time

Residents and families enjoyed a wonderful Joint Birthday celebration for Irene, Clarice and Jim. Nicola [...]

Rabbit Therapy

Residents enjoyed another visit from Gloria and family with her two rabbits Oscar and Milo. [...]

Resident’s Meeting

Residents and family members enjoyed an interactive Residents Meeting with lots of questions and good [...]

Restaurant Experience

Fred and Esme enjoyed having a restaurant experience in the green lounge this afternoon for [...]

Motion

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

Memory games

Residents enjoyed some fun filled memory games. They particularly enjoyed a game of ‘name the [...]

Chicks Progress

Residents and visitors got the wonderful opportunity to hold and cuddle the chicks. They particularly [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an afternoon taking part in the motion exercise class with Zeezy in the [...]

Chick Progress

Residents and visitors enjoyed getting to look at and hold the baby chicks that have [...]

Stanley Therapy

Residents enjoyed their monthly visit from Rita and her cute dog called Stanley. Always puts [...]

Chick Progress

Residents and visitors enjoyed the opportunity to watch the eggs hatch and to see the [...]

Afternoon Tea

Residents and their families enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea together. A wonderful opportunity to get [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed a fun afternoon playing bingo in the conservatory. They enjoyed a nice cup [...]

Holy communion

Residents enjoyed their monthly visit from St Marks Church. They sang many lovely hymns, listened [...]

Living Eggs

Today the Chicken eggs arrived for us to monitor and nurture before they start hatching [...]

Hand Massages

Residents enjoyed a luxury hand massage and manicure this morning. They enjoyed a hand soak [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed a very well attended Motion class this afternoon with Zeezy via the portal. [...]

Fun and Games

Residents enjoyed a variety of fun activities this morning in the Conservatory, some choosing a [...]

Memory Games

Residents enjoyed playing memory games in both the main lounge and conservatory this afternoon. We [...]

Crucible Tea-Dance

Residents enjoyed a fun trip out to the Crucible Theatre for the monthly tea-dance. They [...]

Theatre Deli

Residents enjoyed a cinema experience at Theatre Deli. They watched the classic film ‘chitty chitty [...]

Mother’s Day Tea Party

Residents and families enjoyed a spectacular Mother’s Day Tea Party this afternoon. The care home [...]

Mother’s Day Morning Activities

Residents enjoyed time with staff opening cards and presents this morning. Some were visited or [...]

Party Time

Residents, staff and families enjoyed a wonderful joint birthday celebration for Eddie and Peggy this [...]

Our Favourite Songs

Residents chose some of their favourite songs to sing accompanied on guitar and answered lots [...]

International Women’s Day

Residents enjoyed celebrating International Women’s Day together. They shared things they enjoyed about being women [...]

Indoor Football

Residents enjoyed playing a fun game of indoor football this afternoon. They enjoyed kicking the [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion session with Zeezy. They had a great time working out [...]

Pampering

Residents enjoyed a relaxing pampering session today. They enjoyed applying face creams and having their [...]

Afternoon Tea

Residents enjoyed a pleasant afternoon tea. They had a lovely time listening to classical music [...]

Memory games

Residents enjoyed a fun filled session of playing multiple intellectually stimulating memory games. These games [...]

Sensory toys

Residents enjoyed a thrilling session of using different kinds of sensory toys to fulfil their [...]

Nicole’s Birthday

Nicole enjoyed a private birthday party in the green room with her family. They had [...]

YouTube Church

Residents enjoyed having a relaxed Church service this morning, using our interactive tablet to watch [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed another chair exercise session with Zeezy via the portal. He worked us hard [...]

Flower Arranging

Residents enjoyed a flower arranging activity with Spring flowers discussing the different types and colours. [...]

Egg & Spoon Fun

Residents enjoyed choosing an egg and spoon for some balancing fun. Some were able to [...]

Arts and Crafts

Residents enjoyed a choice of arts and crafts activities this afternoon. Some chose to do [...]

Karaoke

Residents and family enjoyed a lively karaoke time in the Main Lounge. We sang some [...]

In the Garden

Maureen asked if she could be accompanied around the garden for some fresh air and [...]

In-house Church

Residents enjoyed a friendly, community-based church service this morning. We followed a C of E [...]

Musical Instruments

Residents enjoyed a lively guitar singalong with many choosing to play percussion instruments and sing [...]

Sat Morning Fun

Residents chose to do a variety of activities this morning. A group of ladies enjoyed [...]

Hand Massages

Residents enjoyed getting a soothing hand massage and manicure this morning. They soaked their hands [...]

Golf-In Society

Residents enjoyed a smashing golf game today Charles from the Golf-IN Society. They had a [...]

Stanley Therapy

Residents enjoyed meeting our furry friend Stanley this morning. They had a lovely time crooning [...]

Restaurant Experience

Residents enjoyed a special evening having a restaurant experience in the green lounge this evening. [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed a fun few games of Bingo this morning and had a fantastic competing [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed a fantastic in-person Motion session with Zeezy. They had a great time stretching [...]

Lost Chord

Residents enjoyed a soaring and beautiful performance from Lisa and Graziana from the Lost Chord [...]

Sensory

Residents enjoyed a relaxing session using our different sensory tools. They had fun feeling our [...]

Holy Communion

Residents enjoyed their monthly visit from Jennifer of St Marks Church. We sang a couple [...]

Interactive table

Residents enjoyed a session of using the interactive table to complete various activities using the [...]

Daily Sparkle

Residents enjoyed reading the Daily Sparkle newsletter. The newsletter included intellectually stimulating quizzes and many [...]

Cinema Experience

Residents enjoyed a cinema experience this afternoon. They ate hot, fresh popcorn, sweets and roasted [...]

In-House Church

Residents enjoyed an in-house Church session this morning. They watched a Church of England service [...]

Saturday Afternoon

Residents chose to do a variety of activities this afternoon – watching a film, dried [...]

Daily Sparkle

The Daily Sparkle is a reminiscence tool which works by stimulating residents’ happy memories, reminding [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion session with Zeezy this afternoon! They had a fantastic time [...]

Dominoes

Residents enjoyed playing several games of dominoes this morning! They had a great time battling [...]

Nightingale Choir

Residents and staff enjoyed being part of the Nightingale Choir this afternoon with staff leading [...]

Derek’s Birthday

Following on from his party yesterday, Derek enjoyed opening and reading his birthday cards this [...]

Valentines Party

Residents and families enjoyed a wonderful Valentines Party, combined with a birthday celebration for Derek. [...]

Valentine Memories

Residents enjoyed investigating the activity trolley this morning, laden with lots of Valentines memorabilia. Great [...]

Theatre Deli

Residents enjoyed a wheelchair journey with staff to the Theatre Deli for a showing of [...]

Nature Club

Residents enjoyed a variety of ‘nature’ activities this afternoon. Some chose to have a walk [...]

In-house Church

Residents enjoyed a group in-house church experience, singing hymns, praying, reading verses from the Psalms [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion session with Zeezy today they had fun getting active with [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed playing a game of Bingo together. They had fun rushing to cross off [...]

Valentines Art

Residents enjoyed getting artistic by creating some posters for the upcoming Valentines Day. They had [...]

Sensory Stimulation

Residents enjoyed using different sensory simulating items in the main lounge this afternoon. There was [...]

Reborn dolls/cat therapy

Residents enjoyed a therapeutic session using our reborn baby dolls and lifelike cat dolls this [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a trip down memory lane with a box of reminiscence objects. They had [...]

Crucible Tea-Dance

Residents enjoyed a fun trip out to the Crucible theatre for a tea dance. They [...]

Painting

Residents enjoyed a painting activity this afternoon – using watercolours or aqua paints. The sunsets [...]

Singalong

Residents seemed to enjoy a guitar singalong in the communal areas this morning. Song sheets [...]

Karaoke

Residents enjoyed a group karaoke session this afternoon. They had a great time singing along [...]

YouTube Church

Residents enjoyed an informal Church service this morning. They watched a lovely Church of England [...]

Cake Decorating

Residents enjoyed putting their creative and culinary skills to the test with some cake decorating [...]

Cycling Without Age

Residents enjoyed an exciting bicycle trip out around Sheffield this morning. They had a wonderful [...]

Interactive Table

Residents enjoyed a session with our interactive tablet this morning. They had a fun time [...]

Biscuit Decorating

Residents enjoyed a group activity – kneading white icing then adding some food colouring and [...]

Arts & Crafts

Residents enjoyed using oil pastels to colour in a tree and create a beautiful picture [...]

Afternoon Tea

Families, friends and residents had a relaxing Afternoon Tea in the Quiet Lounge, going deeper [...]

Motion

Everyone enjoyed a lively Motion session with Zeezy via the TV portal. It was lovely [...]

Photo Sharing

Resident enjoyed sharing some of their photos and memories with staff this morning. A lovely, [...]

Abba Afternoon

Everyone enjoyed a lively Abba party this afternoon. We sang along quite happily using a [...]

Sensory

Residents enjoyed an interactive session with the sensory tools. They particularly enjoyed the sensory tiles [...]

Pub Outing

Residents enjoyed a fun trip out to the Nursery Tavern for an afternoon drink. They [...]