Author Archives: Karen Betts

Interactive Table

Residents enjoyed a session with our interactive tablet. They put their general knowledge to the [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed playing bingo in the main lounge and in the conservatory. They played for [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed looking through old, nostalgic pictures and leafing through articles about highlights of the [...]

Jewellery Making

Residents enjoyed handmaking little bracelets and necklaces with our large collection of beads. They had [...]

Cat Therapy

Residents enjoyed some relaxing cat therapy with our realistic cat dolls. They had a nice [...]

Memory Games

Residents enjoyed an intellectually stimulating game of Finish the Proverb where they were prompted with [...]

Aqua Painting

Some residents chose to take part in an aqua painting activity this morning with the [...]

Fresh Air

  Residents enjoyed taking a leisurely stroll around the garden. They wrapped up warm in [...]

YouTube Church

Residents enjoyed an informal online church service this morning. They kicked it off by watching [...]

Darts

Residents enjoyed playing several friendly games of darts this afternoon. They had fun using all [...]

Jigsaws

Residents enjoyed putting together a 150-piece jigsaw of the United Kingdom. They had a good [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed a seated Motion exercise class with Zeezy via the TV portal. We had [...]

Cycling Without Age

John enjoyed a ride out into town to capture all the Christmas decorations and new [...]

Around the World

Residents and some of their family members enjoyed looking at a map of the world [...]

Stanley Therapy

Residents and staff enjoyed a chat with Rita and our much-loved dog, Stanley, this morning. [...]

Knit and Knatter

The residents enjoyed welcoming a knitting and sewing group from the University of Sheffield. They [...]

Bingo

Residents enjoyed playing some bingo in the conservatory this afternoon. There was some friendly competition [...]

One to One Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed looking at some books about music and the countryside which encouraged residents to [...]

Lost Chord

Residents enjoyed a spirited performance from The Lost Chord. They sang a variety of songs [...]

Makeovers

Residents enjoyed getting makeovers done this morning. They had a lovely time getting glammed up [...]

Memory Games

Residents enjoyed an intellectually stimulating session of playing memory games where we would throw a [...]

In-house Church

Residents enjoyed being part of a small congregation to celebrate the life of Jesus. We [...]

Gents Afternoon

Some of our male residents enjoyed a Gentleman’s afternoon where they played table top football [...]

Scrapbooking

Residents enjoyed looking at scrapbooks about their time at the care home with lots of [...]

Favourite Musicals

Residents enjoyed looking through programmes from a variety of modern musicals, as well as looking [...]

Painting Pottery

Residents enjoyed a relaxing creative experience painting various items of pottery. Great to see residents [...]

Motion In Person

Residents enjoyed a lively in-person Motion session with Zeezy. They had fun doing pom-pom exercises [...]

Cycling Without Age

Carol enjoyed a wonderful trip around the Botanical Gardens. She had a lovely time looking [...]

Manicures/Hand Massage

Residents enjoyed some pamper time this morning. They had their nails soaked and cleaned, trimmed [...]

Holy Communion

Residents enjoyed a lovely Holy Communion Service with Jennifer and Frances this afternoon. We sang [...]

Reborn-Doll Therapy

Residents enjoyed holding and cuddling our two reborn therapy dolls. They had a lovely getting [...]

Home from Home

Residents enjoyed a relaxing home from home session where they looked at nostalgic cleaning items [...]

Theatre Deli Trip

Residents enjoyed a great outing to Theatre Deli for screening of the 1935 classic film [...]

Remembrance Sunday Service

Residents enjoyed a small Remembrance Day service in the conservatory. They read out some psalms [...]

One-to-One

Residents enjoyed some relaxing one on one time where they had a good laugh at [...]

Edith’s Birthday Party

Residents enjoyed a fabulous performance from Paul Barrie where wowed us all with his lovely [...]

Make-Overs

Residents enjoyed getting makeovers done this morning. They had a lovely time getting dolled up [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed another portal TV Motion experience with Zeezy, this time coming from London. He [...]

Morning Activities

Residents chose to do a variety of activities this morning, from completing jigsaws, reading newspapers, [...]

Cycling Without Age

Derek enjoyed a “Cycling Without Age” carriage experience with Chris as our pilot. It was [...]

Poppies

Residents chose to help staff make some paper poppies this morning. We used scissors to [...]

Favourite Records

Residents chose an album from our record collection. We decided upon “South Pacific” and had [...]

Scrap Booking

Carol enjoyed helping to stick photos in her scrap book of Hallamshire Care Home activities. [...]

Memory Cafe

Residents enjoyed an afternoon doing a Memory Café. They had fun singing along to a [...]

Crucible Tea Dance

Residents and relatives enjoyed a wonderful morning at the Crucible Theatre for the monthly tea [...]

Dominoes

Residents enjoyed playing several games of dominoes! They had fun teaching each other and staff [...]

Saxophone Day

Residents enjoyed learning about the history of the saxophone and how it was created. They [...]

Bonfire Party

Residents and families enjoyed a very exciting Bonfire Party. Good to have family members join [...]

In-house Church

Residents enjoyed a lively in-house church service in the Conservatory. We tied together some coloured [...]

Nature Club

Residents enjoyed a sensory time looking at, listening to, touching and smelling a variety of [...]

Painting Poppies

Residents enjoyed a relaxing time helping to paint poppies using watercolour pencils. Felt much easier [...]

Interactive Tablet

Residents enjoyed using our Interactive-Tablet this afternoon. They had fun playing a variety of general [...]

Manicures

Residents enjoyed a luxurious manicure that focused on cleaning, clipping and painting their nails. They [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion experience with our well-loved Zeezy. We did lots of stretching [...]

Karaoke

Residents enjoyed a lively karaoke session in the main lounge this morning. Revitalised us and [...]

Halloween Party

Residents enjoyed a big Halloween Party in the main lounge. They had great fun playing [...]

Halloween Pampering

Residents enjoyed a soothing pampering session where they had spooky makeup put on in preparation [...]

Memory Games

Residents enjoyed tossing around our Sheffield, themed beach-ball. Every coloured stripe had a different Sheffield [...]

Home-from-Home

Residents enjoyed perusing our collection of nostalgic, domestic items. They all had fun smelling the [...]

Jack-O-Lantern Carving

Residents enjoyed carving out pumpkins for Halloween. They had fun cutting off the lids and [...]

Halloween Decorating

Residents enjoyed helping to decorate the home for Halloween. They loved picking out the different [...]

Fun and Games

Residents enjoyed playing several rounds of the trivia card games, Nostalgia and Linkee. They enjoyed [...]

Avril’s Birthday Party

Residents enjoyed a fantastic performance from a live jazz band who sang a variety of [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed another invigorating chair-based exercise class with Zeezy via the TV portal. Staff helped [...]

Golf in Society

Residents enjoyed another Golf lesson with Charles from the charity “Gold in Society”. All those [...]

Rabbit Therapy

Residents enjoyed another visit from Gloria, family and her two Mini lop rabbits – Oscar [...]

Sensory Play

Residents enjoyed using the sensory stimuli such as light up balls and fidget toys. This [...]

Picture to share books

Residents enjoyed looking at pictures in books about music, childhood memories and indoor activities. This [...]

Lavender Bags

Residents enjoyed this wonderfully sensory, aromatic, creative experience, stripping lavender from their stalks and placing [...]

Photo Sharing

Residents enjoyed looking at some recent Hallamshire activity photos. We discussed them and enjoyed recognising [...]

Ken and Avril’s Birthday Party

Residents enjoyed a fantastic performance from the Buddy Holly tribute act, James Columbine. They absolutely [...]

Pampering

Residents enjoyed a soothing pampering session where they had their nails cleaned and painted, and [...]

In-house Church

Residents enjoyed an in-house church session with a guitar singalong and staff playing their favourites [...]

Dominoes

Esme and staff enjoyed a few games of dominoes together. Other residents preferred to do [...]

Nightingale Choir

Residents enjoyed our first official “Hallamshire Choir” session this afternoon with a drum, percussion and [...]

Autumn Mobile

Mary and Esme enjoyed helping to make an Autumn mobile this morning. We cut out [...]

Motion In-Person

Residents enjoyed completing an in-person motion class with Zeezy. They enjoyed the different exercises using [...]

Autumn Arts and Crafts and Jigsaws

Residents enjoyed doing some autumnal arts and crafts. They had fun cutting out laminated, leaves [...]

Singalong

Residents enjoyed getting together to sing a selection of different songs and a couple of [...]

Stanley Therapy

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from our therapy dog, Stanley. They had a wonderful time [...]

Holy Communion

Residents enjoyed a wonderful service from St. Mark’s Church where hey partook in hymn singing [...]

Jokes and Poems

Residents enjoyed reading aloud and thumbing through a nature themed anthology of poems and reading [...]

The Lost Chord

Residents enjoyed watching a powerful performance by Jenny Rust and the lost chord. They loved [...]

Makeovers

Residents enjoyed getting dolled up and glamorous with some makeup. They enjoyed picking out different [...]

Memory Games

Residents enjoyed tossing around our musical, memory ball, covered in music trivia questions. They had [...]

Lord Mayor Visit

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit with the Lord Mayor where they drank tea and discussed [...]

Books and Poetry

Residents enjoyed looking through an anthology of seasonal poetry. They enjoyed saying their favourite seasons [...]

Home from Home

Residents enjoyed looking through a collection of vintage, household objects such as Wright’s soap, a [...]

Indoor Football

Residents enjoyed a game of indoor football from the comfort of their arm chairs, as [...]

Therapy Dolls

Residents enjoyed holding and cuddling our two reborn therapy dolls. They loved getting to talk [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed a Zeezy portal Motion experience in the main lounge, seated in a large [...]

Card Making

Esme chose to take part in a card making activity with most residents more interested [...]

Memory Cafe

Residents in the Conservatory enjoyed a Memory Café event with a guitar singalong time acting [...]

Baking

Residents enjoyed taking part in a baking activity this morning. They were offered a choice [...]

Autumn Arts and Crafts

Residents enjoyed choosing different dried, laminated leaves to glue onto a big picture of a [...]

Sensory Activity

Residents enjoyed experimenting with a range of different sensory toys and fidget items as well [...]

Balloon Tennis

Residents enjoyed several, lengthy games of balloon tennis as a group. They greatly enjoyed of [...]

Manicures

Residents enjoyed having their nails cleaned, clipped and filed. They liked looking through the various [...]

Theatre Deli

Residents, family and staff enjoyed a trip out to the Theatre Deli to a Dementia [...]

Sunday Afternoon

Residents chose to do a variety of things this afternoon, from watching a film, listening [...]