Author Archives: Karen Betts
New Years resolutions
Residents enjoyed chatting to staff and telling them about their new years resolutions. There was [...]
Dec
Boxing Day
Residents enjoyed a relaxing Boxing Day with visits from friends and family, WhatsApp calls, family [...]
Dec
Christmas Day
Residents enjoyed a morning opening Christmas presents hand delivered by Father Christmas and his Teddy [...]
Dec
Carol Singing
Residents enjoyed a festive carol singing activity this morning. They had a fantastic time singing [...]
Dec
Interactive Tablet
Residents enjoyed experimenting with our interactive tablet this afternoon. They had a great time using [...]
Dec
Favourite Music
Residents enjoyed a lively music session this morning. They had a lovely time getting into [...]
Dec
Margaret’s Cake
Residents enjoyed looking at a wonderful Christmas Cake made by our manager, Karen’s mother, Margaret. [...]
Dec
Motion
Residents enjoyed a surprise in-person Zeezy Motion this afternoon as he wanted to give out [...]
Dec
Golf in Society
Residents enjoyed a lively golf competition with Charles from Golf in Society. We held the [...]
Dec
Stanley Xmas Therapy
Residents were listening to Carol play the piano in the Green Lounge when Stanley and [...]
Dec
Intergens
Residents enjoyed a visit from Hallam Uni Nursery children this afternoon. We sang carols together, [...]
Dec
Holy communion
Residents enjoyed a Christmas holy communion service where they read prayers and took holy communion [...]
Dec
Manicures
Residents enjoyed a chat whilst having their nails cleaned and manicured. Christmas songs in the [...]
Dec
The Lost Chord
Residents enjoyed a nice performance from The Lost Chord. For this festive performance, they performed [...]
Dec
Hand Massages
Residents enjoyed having a relaxing hand soak and massage with scented bath oils and scented [...]
Dec
Line Dancing
Residents enjoyed participating and watching line dancing performed by staff, residents and volunteers. They also [...]
Dec
Christmas Games
Residents enjoyed a range of Christmas activities this morning that included crafts and fun card [...]
Dec
Godly Play
Residents enjoyed singing carols accompanied by Keith on the guitar and Pauline lead singer. We [...]
Dec
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion session with Zeezy today. They had a great time working [...]
Dec
Cycling Without Age
David and Sarah enjoyed a lovely bike ride around Sheffield, curtesy of Cycling without Age. [...]
Dec
Christmas Fair and Pantomime
Residents enjoyed a great pantomime of Alice in Wonderland from North-East Productions, performed by the [...]
Dec
Lunch & Lights
Residents enjoyed going out for lunch at Moor Fisheries, residents walking into town in a [...]
Dec
St-Marks Carollers
Residents enjoyed a performance of carol singing by St-Marks church this evening. They enjoyed joining [...]
Dec
Crucible Tea Dance
Residents and families had an amazing Christmas-themed teadance this morning, using a different room this [...]
Dec
Glass Painting
Residents were helped to paint some tealights to use as Christmas gifts for relatives or [...]
Dec
Xmas cards
Residents enjoyed receiving festive Christmas cards from St Marks Church which included a lovely Christmas [...]
Dec
Bannercross Church Choir
Residents enjoyed a wonderful performance from the Bannercross Choir, invited to help us celebrate Sheila’s [...]
Dec
Garden Walks
Bryan enjoyed a lovely refreshing walk out in the garden and was pleased to catch [...]
Dec
YouTube Church
Residents enjoyed a relaxing YouTube church service. They had a lovely time celebrating the second [...]
Dec
Christmas Crafts
Residents enjoyed putting their creative hats on today and doing some Christmas crafts. They had [...]
Dec
Bingo
Residents enjoyed playing a couple of friendly games of Bingo. They had a great time [...]
Dec
Motion
Residents enjoyed a portal chair exercise experience with the very popular Zeezy from Motion. We [...]
Dec
Cycling Without Age
Anne enjoyed a bike ride around Weston Park with Peter as her pilot. Peter was [...]
Dec
Nightingale Choir
Residents enjoyed another enthusiastic choir session, this time led by relative, Keith (on guitar) and [...]
Dec
Elf Day Party
Residents, staff and families enjoyed taking part in the Elf Day Party this afternoon with [...]
Dec
Elf Day Morning Fun
Residents enjoyed a morning of fun and creativity to help celebrate our Elf Day (fundraising [...]
Dec
Manicures
Residents enjoyed having their nails cleaned, trimmed and painted. They enjoyed relaxing and choosing between [...]
Dec
Christmas Decorating
Residents enjoyed watching the home being decorated for Christmas. They had fun watching the Christmas [...]
Dec
Writing Christmas Cards
Residents enjoyed choosing and writing Christmas cards to their loved ones whilst watching and listening [...]
Dec
Creativity
Residents enjoyed being creative this morning with some choosing to take part in a flower [...]
Dec
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion exercise class with Zeezy giving encouragement and direct support. Such [...]
Dec
Indoor Golf
Residents enjoyed a great indoor golf session with Charles from the GolfIn Society. They had [...]
Nov
Interactive Table
Residents enjoyed a session with our interactive tablet. They put their general knowledge to the [...]
Nov
Bingo
Residents enjoyed playing bingo in the main lounge and in the conservatory. They played for [...]
Nov
Reminiscence
Residents enjoyed looking through old, nostalgic pictures and leafing through articles about highlights of the [...]
Nov
Jewellery Making
Residents enjoyed handmaking little bracelets and necklaces with our large collection of beads. They had [...]
Nov
Cat Therapy
Residents enjoyed some relaxing cat therapy with our realistic cat dolls. They had a nice [...]
Nov
Memory Games
Residents enjoyed an intellectually stimulating game of Finish the Proverb where they were prompted with [...]
Nov
Aqua Painting
Some residents chose to take part in an aqua painting activity this morning with the [...]
Nov
Fresh Air
Residents enjoyed taking a leisurely stroll around the garden. They wrapped up warm in [...]
Nov
YouTube Church
Residents enjoyed an informal online church service this morning. They kicked it off by watching [...]
Nov
Darts
Residents enjoyed playing several friendly games of darts this afternoon. They had fun using all [...]
Nov
Jigsaws
Residents enjoyed putting together a 150-piece jigsaw of the United Kingdom. They had a good [...]
Nov
Motion
Residents enjoyed a seated Motion exercise class with Zeezy via the TV portal. We had [...]
Nov
Cycling Without Age
John enjoyed a ride out into town to capture all the Christmas decorations and new [...]
Nov
Around the World
Residents and some of their family members enjoyed looking at a map of the world [...]
Nov
Stanley Therapy
Residents and staff enjoyed a chat with Rita and our much-loved dog, Stanley, this morning. [...]
Nov
Knit and Knatter
The residents enjoyed welcoming a knitting and sewing group from the University of Sheffield. They [...]
Nov
Bingo
Residents enjoyed playing some bingo in the conservatory this afternoon. There was some friendly competition [...]
Nov
One to One Reminiscence
Residents enjoyed looking at some books about music and the countryside which encouraged residents to [...]
Nov
Lost Chord
Residents enjoyed a spirited performance from The Lost Chord. They sang a variety of songs [...]
Nov
Makeovers
Residents enjoyed getting makeovers done this morning. They had a lovely time getting glammed up [...]
Nov
Memory Games
Residents enjoyed an intellectually stimulating session of playing memory games where we would throw a [...]
Nov
In-house Church
Residents enjoyed being part of a small congregation to celebrate the life of Jesus. We [...]
Nov
Gents Afternoon
Some of our male residents enjoyed a Gentleman’s afternoon where they played table top football [...]
Nov
Scrapbooking
Residents enjoyed looking at scrapbooks about their time at the care home with lots of [...]
Nov
Favourite Musicals
Residents enjoyed looking through programmes from a variety of modern musicals, as well as looking [...]
Nov
Painting Pottery
Residents enjoyed a relaxing creative experience painting various items of pottery. Great to see residents [...]
Nov
Motion In Person
Residents enjoyed a lively in-person Motion session with Zeezy. They had fun doing pom-pom exercises [...]
Nov
Cycling Without Age
Carol enjoyed a wonderful trip around the Botanical Gardens. She had a lovely time looking [...]
Nov
Manicures/Hand Massage
Residents enjoyed some pamper time this morning. They had their nails soaked and cleaned, trimmed [...]
Nov
Holy Communion
Residents enjoyed a lovely Holy Communion Service with Jennifer and Frances this afternoon. We sang [...]
Nov
Reborn-Doll Therapy
Residents enjoyed holding and cuddling our two reborn therapy dolls. They had a lovely getting [...]
Nov
Home from Home
Residents enjoyed a relaxing home from home session where they looked at nostalgic cleaning items [...]
Nov
Theatre Deli Trip
Residents enjoyed a great outing to Theatre Deli for screening of the 1935 classic film [...]
Nov
Remembrance Sunday Service
Residents enjoyed a small Remembrance Day service in the conservatory. They read out some psalms [...]
Nov
One-to-One
Residents enjoyed some relaxing one on one time where they had a good laugh at [...]
Nov
Edith’s Birthday Party
Residents enjoyed a fabulous performance from Paul Barrie where wowed us all with his lovely [...]
Nov
Make-Overs
Residents enjoyed getting makeovers done this morning. They had a lovely time getting dolled up [...]
Nov
Motion
Residents enjoyed another portal TV Motion experience with Zeezy, this time coming from London. He [...]
Nov
Morning Activities
Residents chose to do a variety of activities this morning, from completing jigsaws, reading newspapers, [...]
Nov
Cycling Without Age
Derek enjoyed a “Cycling Without Age” carriage experience with Chris as our pilot. It was [...]
Nov
Poppies
Residents chose to help staff make some paper poppies this morning. We used scissors to [...]
Nov
Favourite Records
Residents chose an album from our record collection. We decided upon “South Pacific” and had [...]
Nov
Scrap Booking
Carol enjoyed helping to stick photos in her scrap book of Hallamshire Care Home activities. [...]
Nov
Memory Cafe
Residents enjoyed an afternoon doing a Memory Café. They had fun singing along to a [...]
Nov
Crucible Tea Dance
Residents and relatives enjoyed a wonderful morning at the Crucible Theatre for the monthly tea [...]
Nov
Dominoes
Residents enjoyed playing several games of dominoes! They had fun teaching each other and staff [...]
Nov
Saxophone Day
Residents enjoyed learning about the history of the saxophone and how it was created. They [...]
Nov
Bonfire Party
Residents and families enjoyed a very exciting Bonfire Party. Good to have family members join [...]
Nov
In-house Church
Residents enjoyed a lively in-house church service in the Conservatory. We tied together some coloured [...]
Nov
Nature Club
Residents enjoyed a sensory time looking at, listening to, touching and smelling a variety of [...]
Nov
Painting Poppies
Residents enjoyed a relaxing time helping to paint poppies using watercolour pencils. Felt much easier [...]
Nov
Interactive Tablet
Residents enjoyed using our Interactive-Tablet this afternoon. They had fun playing a variety of general [...]
Nov
Manicures
Residents enjoyed a luxurious manicure that focused on cleaning, clipping and painting their nails. They [...]
Nov
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion experience with our well-loved Zeezy. We did lots of stretching [...]
Nov
Karaoke
Residents enjoyed a lively karaoke session in the main lounge this morning. Revitalised us and [...]
Nov
Halloween Party
Residents enjoyed a big Halloween Party in the main lounge. They had great fun playing [...]
Oct
Halloween Pampering
Residents enjoyed a soothing pampering session where they had spooky makeup put on in preparation [...]
Oct