Category Archives: Recent Events
Songbirds
This afternoon we had a Songbirds session with Yo-Tozer Loft. We tried having it outdoors [...]
Jun
Care home Olympics
This morning was the beginning of week 3 for our care home Olympics. This weeks [...]
Jun
Royal family themed day
Today is the Queens birthday, so Vicky did a Royal family themed session for us [...]
Jun
Motion Livestream
This afternoon we had a Motion Livestream session with Zeezy, via portal TV. Vicky helped [...]
Jun
Hat making part 1
This morning Vicky helped us with the first part of our hat making sessions, ready [...]
Jun
Care home Olympics
This afternoon we earned some more points for our care home Olympics by doing more [...]
Jun
Reminiscence workshop
This afternoon we had a wonderful, free, reminiscence workshop with Chris Boote, from Creative Paths [...]
Jun
Sing-along
This morning we had two sing-along sessions with Vicky. One in the main lounge, and [...]
Jun
Care home Olympics week 2
This afternoon we did part two of the care home Olympics, with Vicky. We will [...]
Jun
Modelling sand fun
This morning Vicky got out the modelling sand for us to use. We found this [...]
Jun
Mary’s 90th birthday
This weekend Mary had further celebrations, for her 99th birthday, this time with her family. [...]
Jun
Motion livestream
This afternoon we had a Motion livestream, exercise session, with Zeezy, using the Portal TV. [...]
Jun
Birthday party for Margaret and Mary
This afternoon we had a duet come and sing for us to help us celebrate [...]
Jun
Pampering
This morning Vicky came around and offered pampering. This included hair brushing, face cleansing, moisturising, [...]
Jun
Gardening club
This afternoon Vicky had a go at gardening club. This isn’t Vicky’s strong point, so [...]
Jun
Margaret’s 83rd birthday
Margaret turned 83 years young yesterday! We sang happy birthday to her yesterday, and presented [...]
Jun
Care Home Olympics
We have taken part in the Care Home Olympics. This runs for four weeks starting [...]
Jun
Resident’s meeting
This morning we had a Resident’s meeting with Vicky. Today’s topic was activities. Vicky read [...]
Jun
Walks in the Garden
This evening we had such a lovely weather therefore we decided to stay out in [...]
May
Painting miniature bird houses
This afternoon we did some painting of miniature bird houses with Vicky. We did a [...]
May
In-house church
This morning Vicky led a small in-house church in the quiet lounge. We sang hymns [...]
May
Brain games
This afternoon Vicky introduced us to some new memory games that she made this morning. [...]
May
Motion – 28.05.2021
This afternoon we had a great Motion session led by Zeezy, Using the Portal Tv, [...]
May
Manicures
This morning Sonia took the Manicures trolley out and we had a nail cutting and [...]
May
Interactive Tablet
This Afternoon Katie and Sonia brought the Interactive Tablet to some of us. Although only [...]
May
Arts and Crafts
This Morning Katie and Sonia decided to do Arts and Crafts with some of us. [...]
May
Jenny and Olive’s birthday party
This afternoon Rochelle Ayris came to sing for us and help us to celebrate the [...]
May
Pampering
This morning Vicky and Katie came around, offering pampering. This included Face cleansing, moisturising, perfume, [...]
May
Bingo
This afternoon Vicky played Bingo with us. We didn’t have as many participants today, wanting [...]
May
Aqua paints
This morning Vicky got out the new Aqua paint mats, for the remainder of the [...]
May
Fishing game
This morning Vicky got out the new fishing nets, and set up a fishing game [...]
May
Manicures
This morning Vicky and Imogen were offering manicures. This included hand washing, nail cleansing, trimming, [...]
May
Brain games
This afternoon Vicky got out a couple of new games that she’d put together. One [...]
May
Music Bingo
This morning Vicky introduced us to our new Music Bingo game. Nobody in the main [...]
May
Nature club
This afternoon Vicky and Imogen ran our nature club. Today’s subject was birds. We looked [...]
May
Baking
This morning for the baking session, we tried peanut butter cookies. We’ve never made these [...]
May
Sing-along
This afternoon Vicky and Imogen lead us in a sign along session. The first session [...]
May
Fun and games
This morning, Vicky and Imogen (Our new activities co-ordinator), got out the indoor sports games, [...]
May
Active Mind Games and One on One
This evening we decided to play some Mind Games and of course our favourite was [...]
May
Manicures
This morning Sonia took the Manicures trolley out and while we were enjoying a film [...]
May
Arts and crafts
This afternoon Vicky and Katie helped us to make some hanging flower decorations together. They [...]
May
Interactive table
This morning Vicky got out the interactive table/Giant tablet, for us to use. Vicky went [...]
May
Motion
This afternoon we had a Motion Livestream session with Zeezy, using the Portal TV. Vicky [...]
May
Manicures
This morning Vicky went around, offering manicures. This included hand and nail cleansing, nail trimming, [...]
May
Cats Therapy
This evening Sonia took the Therapy cats out – Jasper and Cleo were the stars [...]
May
Photo Sharing
This morning Sonia organised a Photo Sharing session for us. Most of us had a [...]
May
Dress up fun
This morning we had some dress up fun with Vicky. Vicky got out the suitcase [...]
May
Bingo
This afternoon Vicky set up the dining room ready for Bingo. We had seven willing [...]
May
Making confectionary
This morning’s agenda was baking/confectionary making. Vicky wanted us to have a go at making [...]
May
Table top games
This afternoon Table top games were on the agenda. Vicky set up table tennis, air [...]
May
Sing along
This morning Vicky did two sing along sessions, one in the conservatory, and one in [...]
May
Knitting and Plaiting
This morning Sonia organised a Knitting and Plaiting session for us and we had great [...]
May
VE Day party
This afternoon Anne Padget came to sing for us, and help us to celebrate VE [...]
May
Pampering
This morning Vicky asked if anyone would like some pampering. This included cleansing, moisturising, perfume, [...]
May
Pin the cigar on Winston Churchill
This morning Vicky played Pin the cigar on Winston Churchill with us, that she made [...]
May
Motion Livestream
This afternoon we had a Motion Livestream session with Zeezy, using the Portal TV. Vicky [...]
May
Icing cupcakes
This morning we helped to decorate some cupcakes ready for tomorrows V.E day party. Vicky [...]
May
Arts and Crafts – VE Day – 06.05.2021
This evening Sonia organised a session of Arts and Crafts for us with the theme [...]
May
Hallamshire Tattoo Parlour – 06.05.2021
This morning Sonia set up a tattoo parlour for us. The theme of the day [...]
May
Messages to friends and family –
This afternoon Vicky asked who would like to write a message to friends or family. [...]
May
Manicures
This morning Vicky went around, offering manicures. This included hand and nail cleansing, nail trimming, [...]
May
Fishing game
This afternoon Vicky got out the new fishing game. This is similar to the hook-a-duck [...]
May
Brain games
This morning Vicky did two sessions of brain games, one in the main lounge and [...]
May
Multi-sensory
Vicky has been trying to gather different multi-sensory things, over the last couple of weeks, [...]
May
In-house church
Today is International Dawn Chorus, so as soon as Vicky arrived at the care home [...]
May
Modelling clay and pairing socks
This afternoon Olive sat and paired up some brightly coloured socks, which she quite enjoyed. [...]
May
Resident’s meeting
Today is the 1st of the month, so Vicky hosted the residents meeting this morning. [...]
May
Motion – 30.04.2021
This afternoon we had a great Motion session led by Zeezy and assisted by Sonia, [...]
Apr
Manicures – 30.04.2021
This morning we had a manicures session in plan and a bit of one to [...]
Apr
Nature club
This morning in nature club we made some bird feeders with Vicky. She put on [...]
Apr
Empathy doll
This morning Vicky and Imogen brought around, baby Sienna to see us. We took it [...]
Apr
Art class
This morning Vicky printed off some pictures from Google images, for us to use as [...]
Apr
Manicures
This morning Vicky went around the main lounge and dining area, offering manicures. This included [...]
Apr
Songbirds – 26.04.2021
This evening we enjoyed a Songbirds session led by Yo Tozer-Loft and assisted by Sonia [...]
Apr
Knitting and Plaiting – 26.04.2021
This morning Sonia organised a Knitting and Plaiting session for us and we had great [...]
Apr
Balloon tennis
This afternoon Vicky played a game of balloon tennis with us, in the main lounge. [...]
Apr
In-house Church
This morning Vicky did a little in-house church group in the conservatory. We were trying [...]
Apr
Memory Games – 24.04.2021
This evening we had a Memory Games activity in plan. The most popular game was [...]
Apr
Bingo – 24.04.2021
This morning Sonia organised a fun Bingo session for us. Some of us were tired [...]
Apr
Motion Livestream
This afternoon we had a Motion live stream with Zeezy. Zeezy led the exercise session [...]
Apr
St Georges Day
This morning We did various St Georges day activities. We started with a game called [...]
Apr
Confectionary
This afternoon we made lemon creams together with Vicky. She did two sessions, one in [...]
Apr
Hallamshire Tattoo Parlour
This morning Vicky and Katie set up Hallamshire tattoo parlour. Katie was in her element, [...]
Apr
Manicures – 21.04.2021
This morning we had a Manicures session in plan. Sonia took the manicures trolley out [...]
Apr
Arts and crafts part 2
This afternoon we carried on with our St Georges Day project. We did the painting [...]
Apr
Music session
This afternoon Vicky had a music session with those that were in the main lounge. [...]
Apr
Table-top games
This morning I got out a variety of table top games and asked who would [...]
Apr
Fresh air and sunshine
This afternoon was glorious weather, so Vicky and Sara asked who would like to come [...]
Apr
Arts and crafts part 1
This morning we did some paper mache with Vicky. This is stage 1 of our [...]
Apr
Film afternoon and reminiscence
This afternoon whilst assisted visits were going on, some of us watched a musical called [...]
Apr
In-house church and Godly meditation
This morning Vicky led two small in-house church services, one in the conservatory, and one [...]
Apr
Watching Prince Philips funeral and making bunting for St Georges day
This afternoon we watched the funeral of Prince Philip. We didn’t manage the minutes silence, [...]
Apr