Category Archives: Recent Events
Interactive Tablet
Residents enjoyed some time doing quizzes on the interactive tablet in the main lounge. We [...]
Sep
Pictures to Share
Residents enjoyed a pleasant trip down memory lane by going through family photos and sharing [...]
Sep
Holy Communion
Residents enjoyed participating in a harvest festival service from a local church. Residents also took [...]
Sep
Bingo
Residents enjoyed bingo sessions in the main lounge and conservatory. The fun environment sparked friendly [...]
Sep
Lost Chord
Residents enjoyed a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane with Liz (soprano) and Maria (keyboard) from [...]
Sep
New-born Doll Therapy
Residents enjoyed a cuddle with our three new-born therapy dolls. Residents helped to name them [...]
Sep
Home-from-Home
Residents enjoyed checking out and using a selection of household items and nostalgic objects such [...]
Sep
Garden One to One
Bryan enjoyed going out for a walk in the gardens to take in the sunlight [...]
Sep
Sing Along
Residents enjoyed some fun musical time where they read from music sheets and joined in [...]
Sep
Aqua-Paints
Residents enjoyed experimenting with aqua-paints and watching pictures get revealed by the water. The seaside [...]
Sep
Pete’s Music
Residents enjoyed a joint birthday performance this afternoon with family attending too. Pete sang a [...]
Sep
Home from Home
Residents enjoyed examining and using a selection of household items and nostalgic objects such as [...]
Sep
Theatre Deli
Residents enjoyed a trip out to the Theatre Deli for a lunch and drinks in [...]
Sep
In-House Church
Residents enjoyed an informal church service this morning with a guitar singalong, listening to readings [...]
Sep
Baking
Residents enjoyed baking a crumble for the apples they peeled yesterday, whilst wearing personalised aprons [...]
Sep
Around The World
Residents enjoyed reminiscing on their holidays and time spent travelling, this sparked interesting conversations about [...]
Sep
Afternoon Tea
Residents enjoyed a journey out in cars with staff and relatives for Afternoon Tea at [...]
Sep
Interactive Tablet
Residents enjoyed some time doing quizzes on the interactive tablet in the main lounge. We [...]
Sep
Apple Peeling
Residents enjoyed peeling some apples which were picked from the garden where they have been [...]
Sep
Gardening Club
Residents enjoyed picking a variety of tomatoes and looking at some flowers that they have [...]
Sep
Motion 8.9.23
Residents enjoyed participating in a virtual Motion class together. This encouraged residents to exercise their [...]
Sep
Karaoke
Residents enjoyed some sing-along fun with the karaoke machine. This encouraged them to laugh and [...]
Sep
Bingo
Residents enjoyed a fun filled game of bingo which inspired some friendly competition and socialisation [...]
Sep
Memory Cafe
Residents enjoyed a Memory Café event in the main lounge, starting off with a guitar [...]
Sep
Crucible Tea Dance
Residents, staff and family members all enjoyed a wonderful Crucible Tea Dance extravaganza with Russ [...]
Sep
Memory picture books
Residents enjoyed one to one time looking at the picture to share books which included [...]
Sep
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Chair based exercise extravaganza with the Wonderful Zeezy. He successfully motivated [...]
Sep
Games
Residents enjoyed playing the Finish the Proverb Game and taking part in a Quiz this [...]
Sep
Memory Games
Residents enjoyed group games of Finish the Proverb and the Alphabet Game and enjoyed a [...]
Aug
Stanley Therapy
Residents enjoyed another visit from Rita and Stanley, our own personal therapy dog. We did [...]
Aug
Indoor Football
Residents enjoyed some time playing sat-down football in the main lounge. This gave them mobility [...]
Aug
Flower arranging 30.8.23
Residents enjoyed arranging flowers into a variety of vases with a range of styles of [...]
Aug
Pictures to Share Books
Residents enjoyed looking at some Pictures to Share books of various topics which have amazing [...]
Spirituality
Residents enjoyed one to one chats in their rooms reading some “Good News” booklets on [...]
Aug
Golf in Society
Residents enjoyed another golf session with our friendly Charles who teaches folk to play golf [...]
Aug
Motion
Residents enjoyed a warm up session playing Catch with a beachball and doing a spot [...]
Aug
Cycling without age
Residents enjoyed a ride out on Rhubarb which was piloted by Chris. They enjoyed the [...]
Aug
Memory cafe
Residents enjoyed reminiscing in a nostalgic café experience. We started off with a sing along [...]
Aug
Watercolours
Residents enjoyed a creative time this afternoon painting watercolours. Some new to this and some [...]
Aug
In the Garden
Bert enjoyed a stroll round the garden, admiring our new shed and picking and eating [...]
Aug
Rabbit Therapy
Residents were very excited to have a visit from Oscar and Milo this morning, along [...]
Aug
Pen Pal
Residents enjoyed a lovely postcard from their pen pal. It included a nice poem about [...]
Aug
Food Prep
Residents enjoyed helping decorate some buns to sell at the Summer Fair and to chop [...]
Aug
Summer Fair
Residents, friends and families enjoyed a marvellous Hallamshire Summer Party this year. We were blessed [...]
Aug
Fruit Picking
Bert enjoyed a walk out in the local area and we spotted some blackberries and [...]
Aug
Book Sharing
Residents enjoyed looking at Pictures to Share Books admiring pictures of animals whilst staff read [...]
Aug
Painting
Residents enjoyed painting some pottery which encouraged mobility with their hands and sensory stimulation.
Aug
Holy Communion Service
Residents enjoyed an intimate Holy Communion Service in the Conservatory, for all those who were [...]
Aug
Intergenerationals
This morning we enjoyed an exciting visit from the Hallam University Nursery and had a [...]
Aug
Lost Chord
Residents enjoyed a wonderful Lost Chord session with Nicola (soprano) and Martin (keyboard). They performed [...]
Aug
Weston Park Museum
Bert enjoyed a trip out to Weston Park Museum in taxi. We had a look [...]
Aug
Memory Cafe
Residents enjoyed reminiscing about their past during a fun-filled café experience. We had a balloon [...]
Aug
Reminiscence
Residents enjoyed a trip down Memory Lane this afternoon, looking through some old artefacts including [...]
Aug
Gardening Club
A few residents chose to come out onto the decking this morning to help water [...]
Aug
Summer Fair Prep
Edith helped to wrap raffle prizes and fold up tickets this morning. Not the most [...]
Aug
Motion
Residents chose to take part in another invigorating Motion chair exercise class with Zeezy via [...]
Aug
Cycling Without Age
Peggy and Carol enjoyed a ride out on Rhubarb the tri-bike with pilots Maggie and [...]
Aug
Garden and memory ball games
Residents enjoyed playing fun filled memory games which included throwing and catching a ball with [...]
Aug
Motion Community Games
Residents enjoyed another exciting Community Games event at the English Institute of Sport with Nightingales [...]
Aug
Coal Mining Museum
Residents enjoyed a coach trip out to the Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield. Good to [...]
Aug
John’s 80th
Residents enjoyed John’s 80th birthday party with Nicola who played the Cello and sang some [...]
Aug
In the Garden
Some of our male residents chose to sit in the garden together having a bitter [...]
Aug
Glass and Pottery Painting
Residents enjoyed a creativity filled glass and pottery painting session. They were offered small glasses [...]
Aug
Home from Home
The residents enjoyed a nostalgic experience when they were presented with various cleaning items. Most [...]
Aug
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion session with lots of residents and volunteers willing to take [...]
Aug
Baking
Residents enjoyed helping to bake a banana cake this morning. Lots of reminiscing, whisking and [...]
Aug
Mocktails
Residents enjoyed making mocktails this afternoon. We followed a few recipes and had great fun. [...]
Jul
In-house Church Service
Residents enjoyed a group church event, singing action songs together, choosing favourite Christian postcards complete [...]
Jul
Visits
Residents enjoyed a small group visit from residents of Twelve Trees Care Home – Joan, [...]
Jul
Gardening Club
Residents enjoyed some time out in the sun on the back decking for our Gardening [...]
Jul
Motion
Residents enjoyed a large-group Motion session over portal with Zeezy this afternoon. It encouraged the [...]
Jul
Kevin Kitchen
Residents helped to celebrate Mary’s and Norah’s birthdays today joining in with a fantastic concert [...]
Jul
Stanley Therapy
Residents enjoyed another visit from Stanley when Rita brought him in. They took part in [...]
Jul
Golf in Society
Residents enjoyed participating in Golf in Society with Charles and enjoyed a friendly competition. William [...]
Jul
Motion
Residents enjoyed a large group in-person experience with Zeezy this afternoon, with an hour’s fun [...]
Jul
Cycling Without Age
Bryan and Sheila enjoyed a Cycling Without Age experience around Botanical Gardens with Maggie as [...]
Jul
Resident’s Meeting
We held a Residents Meeting in the Conservatory and had a few relatives join us [...]
Jul
Poetry
Residents enjoyed a time of group recitation and individual reading of favourite poems. Staff also [...]
Jul
Graduation Ceremony
A few residents were delighted to be invited to the Hallam Uni Nursery Graduation ceremony [...]
Jul
Holy Communion
Residents enjoyed a Holy Communion Service with Jennifer and Frances leading this as members of [...]
Jul
Lost Chord
Residents enjoyed a lively Lost Chord concert with Gary on drums and Luke singing and [...]
Jul
Pictures to Share Books
Residents enjoyed a one-to-one time looking at Pictures to Share Books with wonderful photos with [...]
Jul
Cat Therapy
Residents enjoyed an afternoon of petting and cuddling our therapy cats, Jasper and Clio. They [...]
Jul
Motion
Residents formed a big circle in the main lounge and enjoyed a Motion session with [...]
Jul
Gardening Club
A few of our male residents enjoyed a sunny afternoon on the back decking for [...]
Jul
Interactive Table
The Interactive Tablet allowed residents to work in groups and one to one this afternoon, [...]
Jul
Aqua Painting
Residents enjoyed a morning of aqua painting. This is a wonderful activity where we use [...]
Jul
Crucible Tea Dance
A small group of residents enjoyed an outing to the Crucible today in car. It [...]
Jul
Theatre Deli
Residents participated in a nostalgic dementia cinema experience at Theatre Deli where they watched the [...]
Jul
Cycling Without Age
Peter (with his daughter Tracy) and Norah (accompanied by Grace) enjoyed a Cycling Without Age [...]
Jul
Nature Club
Residents enjoyed a one-to-one Nature Club activity this afternoon with a basket of shells and [...]
Jul
Morning Activities
Residents chose to take part in a variety of activities this morning. Some enjoyed reading [...]
Jul
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion session with Zeezy. Good to have volunteers, Shania and Krystal [...]
Jul
One to Ones
Residents enjoyed a sensory experience with a selection of soft toys. We had a lucky [...]
Jul
Pamper Time
Residents enjoyed some thorough pampering this morning with visits from the chiropodist and hairdresser. Staff [...]
Jul
Around the World
Residents enjoyed a group discussion in the Conservatory this afternoon. Peter and William shared their [...]
Jul
Intergenerationals
Residents enjoyed a morning spent with staff and children from the Sheffield Hallam Nursery children [...]
Jul
In-house Church
Residents enjoyed a light-hearted church service this morning. Residents were given the opportunity to read [...]
Jul