Movie afternoon

This afternoon Vicky put on The Railway children DVD for us in the main lounge, [...]

03
Jul
Manicures

This morning Whilst we listened to music, Vicky and Deborah went around asking who would [...]

03
Jul
Beatles afternoon

This afternoon the plan was to have a poetry session followed by jokes but as [...]

02
Jul
Baking

This morning we made some chocolate cornflake cakes and those who chose to participate took [...]

02
Jul
Dance and exercise

This afternoon Vicky put the chairs in a semi-circle and put on a chair exercise [...]

01
Jul
Bingo

This morning Vicky got out the Bingo machine and asked who would like to join [...]

01
Jul
Memory games

This afternoon we played the category game, followed by Finish the proverb with Vicky in [...]

30
Jun
Sing along

This morning we had a lovely calm sing along with Vicky in the main lounge. [...]

30
Jun
Fish and chip lunch

Today we enjoyed a delicious fish and chip lunch in the conservatory, from the fish [...]

30
Jun
Flower arranging

This morning we received a beautiful display of flowers which we spent the afternoon arranging [...]

29
Jun
June Thank you’s

Thank you to everyone for your continued love and support. With gratitude from all of [...]

29
Jun
Week 4 Gazebo visits

We are on week 4 of gazebo lounge visits. They are going very well and [...]

29
Jun
Sunday sharing, hymns and prayers.

This morning we had our usual Sunday sharing session where those who chose to sang [...]

28
Jun
Fun and games

This afternoon Vicky got out the “Trolley of fun”. Today was Jenny’s turn to choose [...]

27
Jun
Arts and crafts

This afternoon we made rainbows together in the main lounge with Vicky. Some of us [...]

27
Jun
Movie afternoon

We had a movie afternoon today. We watched Calamity Jane in the main lounge, with [...]

26
Jun
Manicures

This morning Vicky went around asking who would like a manicure. The options were hand [...]

26
Jun
Bee and butterfly feeders in the Nature Club

We have noticed some bees that seem to be suffering in the garden, so this [...]

25
Jun
Alphabet game with a difference

This morning we played the alphabet game but with a difference, trying to think of [...]

25
Jun
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky played quite a few games of Bingo with us. We enjoyed chocolates [...]

24
Jun
Birthdays of Brian and Marylin

As Brian and Marylin were off on their birthday’s we decided to surprise them today [...]

24
Jun
Book sharing

This morning Vicky came around with the books and sat with us individually or in [...]

24
Jun
Aqua painting

This afternoon Vicky got out the Aqua paint mats and asked who would like to [...]

23
Jun
Empathy doll

This afternoon Vicky got out “Baby Sienna” and went around asking who would like to [...]

23
Jun
Sarah Bright

This morning we had the belated birthday party that got cancelled last week, due to [...]

23
Jun
Letter writing and messages home

Helen asked residents if they would like to write a letter or send a message [...]

22
Jun
Singing Vera Lynn and other songs

This morning Helen got the song sheets out and we started with a bit of [...]

22
Jun
Gentleman’s lounge

Today is Father’s Day. We only have two male residents, which are Roy and John [...]

21
Jun
Week 3 gazebo visits

We are on week 3 of gazebo lounge visits. They are going very well and [...]

21
Jun
Father’s Day messages

This morning Vicky went around with the white board, explained that it is Father’s day [...]

21
Jun
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky got out the Bingo machine and asked who would like to join [...]

19
Jun
Loom band gifts

This afternoon we received a package from a lovely young lady called Emma, who is [...]

19
Jun
Manicures

This morning Vicky went around asking who would like a manicure. The options were hand [...]

19
Jun
Music and sing along session

This afternoon we were supposed to have a singer come to sing outside of the [...]

17
Jun
Pampering

This morning Vicky got out the pampering trolley, went around and asked who would like [...]

17
Jun
Deborah’s birthday

Today we are celebrating Deborah’s birthday. We had a singer booked for 2:30 so that [...]

17
Jun
What’s in the bag?

This afternoon Vicky selected 10 objects from around the care home, so that we could [...]

16
Jun
Lois’s 92nd birthday

Today is Lois’s birthday. We are having a joint party tomorrow to celebrate Lois, Wendy [...]

16
Jun
Dress up

This morning Vicky got the dressing up case out. We had fun trying on flat [...]

16
Jun
Szilvia’s 50th birthday

Today we celebrated Szilvia turning 50. When it is a special birthday the staff have [...]

16
Jun
Sandra’s birthday

We celebrated Sandra’s birthday today, by singing happy birthday to her and presenting her with [...]

16
Jun
Week 2 of Gazebo lounge visits

We’ve had some fantastic Gazebo visits again this week! We’ve had song times going on, [...]

14
Jun
Snapchat fun with Vicky

This afternoon Vicky came around with her phone and we had fun together on Snapchat. [...]

14
Jun
Weaving

This afternoon Vicky got out the weaving set for us to have a go at. [...]

13
Jun
Queen’s birthday

Today it is the queen’s birthday. Vicky put on BBC one for us to watch [...]

13
Jun
Manicures

This afternoon Whilst Wizard of oz was on the television, I went around asking who [...]

12
Jun
Nature Club

This morning in nature club, we made sun catchers. Vicky walked around the care home [...]

12
Jun
Sing along session

This morning we had a cheery singing session led by Olga and Helen, starting with [...]

12
Jun
Alphabet game and proverbs

This afternoon we had a good session of the alphabet game with everyone thinking of [...]

11
Jun
Gazebo visits

Well, our first week of gazebo visits have gone successfully I would say! Lots of [...]

10
Jun
Chocolatey fun

We had lots of bananas that were on the turn, so Kirsty had the idea [...]

10
Jun
Song and dance

This morning Vicky put on the new Lost Chord Video entries on YouTube and we [...]

10
Jun
Cat therapy

This morning Vicky got out the mechanical cats, which is one of our top 5 [...]

10
Jun
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky got out the Bingo machine and asked who would like to join [...]

06
Jun
Singing in the rain

Peter kindly lent us his copy of Singing in the rain, so we put that [...]

06
Jun
Model icing

This morning Vicky got out some sugar paste icing. The original idea was to make [...]

06
Jun
Music

This afternoon we were meant to be playing active games with Vicky, but a lot [...]

05
Jun
A Gift For You

You have all been so generous with gifts for the Home, with a little assistance [...]

05
Jun
First Reunion on Mary’s birthday

After 12 long weeks with little contact, there was tears of joy today and Julie [...]

05
Jun
Birthday party

This afternoon we had a birthday party to celebrate the birthdays of Margaret S, who [...]

05
Jun
Arts and crafts

This morning we experimented with decorating recycled shampoo bottles with ribbon, glue and tape to [...]

04
Jun
Lost Chord video fun

This afternoon we had some fun watching some of the Lost Chord entertainers that usually [...]

03
Jun
Word games

This morning we got the Scrabble and other word games out and people had fun [...]

03
Jun
Gardening group

This afternoon Helen brought in the seeds that some of the residents planted a few [...]

02
Jun
Pampering

This morning Helen asked residents if they would like a bit of pampering in the [...]

02
Jun
Margaret’s 82nd birthday

Today is Margaret Sounder’s birthday. Vicky went down and sang happy birthday and 21 today [...]

01
Jun
Brain games

This afternoon we played brain games with Vicky in the main lounge and dining room. [...]

01
Jun
Communications

Just a few ways that you have been communicating and blessing your loved ones during [...]

01
Jun
Thank You!

We just want to say a big think you for all of the support we [...]

01
Jun
Reading together

This morning Vicky went around with the reminiscence books and spent some one to one [...]

01
Jun
Individual choice

This afternoon Helen got a variety of tabletop activities and games out and residents chose [...]

31
May
Arts and crafts

This afternoon Vicky set up an arts and crafts activity in the dining room. We [...]

30
May
Snapchat session 2

Whilst out in the garden, Vicky had another round with the Snapchat. We had lots [...]

30
May
Fun and fresh air in the garden

This afternoon we sat out in the garden for some fresh air, fun and exercise. [...]

30
May
Manicures

Today Vicky came around and offered us manicures. This included hand and nail cleansing, clipping, [...]

29
May
Category game

This afternoon we played the Category game with Vicky, where we had to think of [...]

29
May
Sing along

Helen decided that everyone needed livening up a bit, so we got the song sheets [...]

28
May
Garden time or watching Morecambe and Wise

This afternoon Helen asked who would like to come in the garden to help with [...]

28
May
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky played a few games of Bingo with us in the dining room. [...]

27
May
Snapchat fun

This morning Vicky went around and introduces some of our residents to Snapchap, and had [...]

27
May
Spending time in the garden

As the weather was so lovely, Helen asked residents if they would like to spend [...]

25
May
Hymns, prayers and sharing.

Helen gathered those that wanted to, around the dining room table for a Sunday hymns, [...]

24
May
Jenny’s Birthday party

This afternoon we had Russ Elliot come and sing for us, to help us to [...]

23
May
Pampering

This morning Vicky came around with the pampering trolley and offered face cleansing, perfume, hair [...]

23
May
Manicures

Today Vicky went around asking who would like a manicure. The options were hand washing, [...]

22
May
Karaoke sing along

This afternoon Deborah put the karaoke on and we had a mixture of sixties and [...]

21
May
Fresh air in the garden

It was a beautiful morning so Helen asked who would like to sit in the [...]

21
May
Aqua painting

This morning Vicky got out the Aqua Paint mats and set them up with water [...]

20
May
Sewing

This morning Vicky got out some squares of Aida fabric, wool and plastic sewing needles. [...]

20
May
Doll Therapy

This morning Vicky brought baby Sienna to see us. We enjoyed having cuddles, reminiscing about [...]

20
May
Music and percussion session

This afternoon Helen got the bag of percussion out and everyone who wanted to chose [...]

19
May
Proverbs and the alphabet game

Helen got some memory games out this morning and we started with the proverb game [...]

19
May
Decorating cupcakes

This afternoon Vicky got out the cupcakes that we baked yesterday, so that we could [...]

17
May
Lost Chord

We sometimes have a visit from the musicians from the Lost Chord charity but as [...]

16
May
Residents choice

This afternoon we had an unstructured afternoon called Residents Choice. Some of us went for [...]

16
May
Baking

This morning we baked some cupcakes with Vicky. We all had a turn at adding [...]

16
May
Signing Birthday cards

This morning Vicky came around encouraging us to sign Jenny’s birthday card. If we couldn’t [...]

16
May
Friday film afternoon

This afternoon Helen put the original version of Black Beauty on  and this seemed to [...]

15
May
Manicures and hand massage

This morning Helen went round offering manicures to residents and used this as an opportunity [...]

15
May
Books sharing

This morning Vicky got out the Dementia friendly books and handed them around. Some residents [...]

14
May