Cat Therapy

Residents enjoyed some quality cat therapy time with Jasper and Clio this morning. Some were [...]

Keith’s Birthday Party

Everyone enjoyed Keith’s birthday party this afternoon, singing along with Russ Elliott who came to [...]

Alphabet Game

Residents enjoyed playing the famous Alphabet Game this morning, an easy game which includes everyone [...]

Lyceum Panto

We hired a minibus and took a large group of folk to see Jack and [...]

Keith’s Birthday

Keith was pleased to have Happy Birthday sung to him by staff and residents in [...]

Elisabeth’s Party

Residents had a fantastic time celebrating alongside Elisabeth today at her birthday party. We were [...]

Amaryllis Planting

Edith, Lilian and Clarice enjoyed planting their Amaryllis bulbs this morning (Christmas gift from the [...]

Motion

This afternoon we enjoyed an exercise class with Zeezy via a TV portal. We did [...]

Annie Pantomime

Residents enjoyed a wonderful Annie panto performed by Erin and Lucy from North East Producers. [...]

Xmas Bingo

Some residents chose to play Christmas Bingo this afternoon. Sheila, Susan, Eddie and Edith all [...]

One to One 27.12.22

Residents enjoyed some one-to-one time with staff today. Some enjoyed catching and throwing snowballs, singing/dancing [...]

Visits and Outings

Residents were very pleased to have family visits or go out to family homes for [...]

Flower Arranging

Edith and Lilian chose to help with a flower arranging activity this afternoon using up [...]

Christmas Dinner

Most residents chose to sit round tables with their fellow residents and friends today for [...]

Father Christmas

Residents were thrilled to have a visit from the “real” Father Christmas this morning, straight [...]

Motion

This afternoon residents enjoyed another exercise class with Zeezy , Everyone enjoyed stretching and using [...]

St Marks In-house Church

Residents were pleased to have a carol service this afternoon and enjoyed following a service [...]

Mocktails

Residents enjoyed making and tasting Xmas mocktails this morning. We used lots of yummy ingredients [...]

More table decorations

Edith had a one to one session with staff finishing off the table decorations ready [...]

Crucible Tea Dance

Residents, family and staff all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Crucible Tea dance. We managed to [...]

Christmas Cake

We were so pleased to receive a beautiful Christmas cake, compliments of Margaret Holland (Karen’s [...]

Songbirds

Residents enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Songbirds session in the Conservatory this afternoon. We sang all [...]

Baking

Some residents chose to help with a baking activity this morning – gingerbread biscuits. They [...]

Christmas Church Service

Residents enjoyed a Christmas Church Service in the Conservatory this morning. Residents chose which carols [...]

Table Decorations

Some residents chose to help make or watch table decorations being made for the care [...]

Winter Fair

Families enjoyed a wonderful Winter Fair together in the Green Lounge this morning. The booking [...]

Christmas Party

Residents and staff enjoyed a Karaoke Christmas Party this afternoon, singing along to some of [...]

Christmas Activities

Residents chose to do a selection of activities this morning….. receiving and enjoying reading Christmas [...]

Motion

Residents and staff enjoyed another exciting Motion session, this time with Ella as Zeezy was [...]

Mildred’s Birthday

Residents enjoyed a wonderful performance from Nicola Farnon on the cello in the Conservatory to [...]

Resident’s Choice

Residents chose to do some of their favourite things this afternoon. Eve chose to have [...]

Intergenerationals

Residents loved another visit from the Hallam University Nursery this morning. We were joined by [...]

Carol Singing

Residents sang their hearts during the carol service led by 8 members of St Marks [...]

Cake Decorating

Some residents enjoyed a cake decorating activity in the green lounge – making a beautiful [...]

Lost Chord

We had a wonderful Lost Chord session today with Luke singing and playing the accordion [...]

Sheila and Carol’s Birthday Party 11.12.22

This afternoon we had an amazing birthday party for Sheila and Carol. Peter Mylette came [...]

Golf in Society

Charles brought along a couple of observers/helpers today – Harvey and Hui. We set the [...]

Pen Pals Card Delivery

Rather than post the cards we made yesterday, Keith decided he would like to do [...]

Mosaic Photo Frame

Marion enjoyed a one-to-one gluing activity, creating a mosaic photo frame for her room, containing [...]

Pen Pals

This morning we had a Christmas card making and writing session and wrote letters to [...]

In-house Church

Residents took part in a Sunday service this morning in the Conservatory. Lovely to have [...]

Interview

We decided to be inclusive and help our residents join in with the interview for [...]

Victorian Xmas Market

We had a wonderful time at the Victorian Xmas Market at Kelham Island Museum. Lovely [...]

Elf Day

We had a wonderful Elf Day, dressing up and playing lots of Elf Games. Residents [...]

Motion

We had another lovely Motion session with students, Becca and Sima from Motion helping alongside [...]

Snow Globes

This morning we started making our own snow globes using jam jars, glycerine, glitter and [...]

Nursery Invite & Artwork

Residents were pleased to receive an invitation from the Hallam Uni Nursery (who visited recently) [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed another exciting Motion session with Zeezy as instructor, via the TV portal, and [...]

Cycling Without Age

John enjoyed a leisurely trip around Weston Park with his son Richard this morning. Great [...]

G Fitness

We had a trial G Fitness session today and tried a selection of the different [...]

Godly Play

Residents enjoyed listening to the Godly Play story in the conservatory. Staff told the story [...]

Yoga

Residents enjoyed another Yoga class, run by staff this time. We held it in the [...]

Songbirds

Residents enjoyed a fantastic Songbirds session with Yo this afternoon. We moved round some of [...]

Football Challenge – Day 2

We continued with our football challenge today with the net and ball visiting the communal [...]

World Cup Football Challenge – Day 1

The World Cup has begun. We have decorated the care home communal areas with flags [...]

Tabby Teas Cat Cafe

Residents enjoyed a trip out to the local Tabby Teas Cat Cafe this afternoon. Great [...]

Forget Me Not Chorus

Staff put on a Forget Me Not Chorus DVD on the TV in the Main [...]

“Children in Need” Motion

Residents enjoyed another exciting Motion experience with Zeezy coming to do a special “Children In [...]

Holy Communion Service

Residents enjoyed a Holy Communion Service with Jennifer from St Marks Church in the Conservatory [...]

Lost Chord

Residents enjoyed a joyful hour of listening to music from the classics to the musicals [...]

Intergenerationals

Residents were delighted to have our first Intergenerationals group this morning in the Green Lounge. [...]

Remembrance Service

We had a lovely Remembrance Service in the Green Lounge using the interactive tablet to [...]

Edith’s Party

Edith enjoyed a special 87th Birthday Party with Paul Barrie entertaining us all with many [...]

Cycling Without Age

Gill enjoyed a wonderful Cycling Without Age experience with her daughter Helen this morning. Travelling [...]

Motion

We were very pleased to have an in-person session with Zeezy this afternoon, all seated [...]

Question Cards

Residents spent an interesting morning looking at Question Cards and talking about all kinds of [...]

Golf In Society

Charles led us in another exciting golfing lesson. We played in the main lounge this [...]

Painting Poppies – Day 2

Residents enjoyed a painting session in the main lounge this morning, using watercolours to paint [...]

Songbirds

Residents enjoyed another singing session with Yo this afternoon. Good to have a few different [...]

Pictures to Share Books

Residents enjoyed looking through Pictures to Share books in small groups together or individually with [...]

Painting Poppies

Residents enjoyed helping to paint poppies this afternoon as part of a painting project for [...]

In-house Church Service

Residents enjoyed a lively church service in the Conservatory this morning. Good to have two [...]

Bonfire Party

Residents enjoyed a wonderful Bonfire Party this afternoon, starting with J J Galway (talented Irish [...]

Motion

We enjoyed another exciting Motion exercise class with Zeezy via the TV portal. Residents seemed [...]

Crucible Tea Dance

Residents enjoyed the ever-popular monthly tea dance event at the Crucible this afternoon, which includes [...]

Halloween Party

Residents enjoyed a colourful, beautifully decorated Halloween Party with some exciting games, including the Spider [...]

Pumpkin Carving

  This morning we had a pumpkin making session in the conservatory, the main lounge [...]

Motion

We had another exciting Motion session this afternoon with lots of residents sat in a [...]

Godly Play

Staff went round residents showing them items from the Godly Play box and this led [...]

Creative Moment

Some residents chose to take part in creative activities this morning.. Edith and Peggy helped [...]

Halloween Baking

We enjoyed a small group baking activity this morning making Rice Crispie Pumpkins. These were [...]

Pamper Time

Residents were pleased to have their hair done, manicures, nails painted, etc. this morning. All [...]

Lost Chord UK Bedside 1-2-1 at The Hallamshire

We were very pleased to have individual Lost Chord performances with three of our residents [...]

Forget Me Not Chorus

Some residents were sat in the main lounge and enjoyed watching and listening to the [...]

Gardening Club

Some chose to replant some of the “babies” from our “Mother of Thousands” plant in [...]

Howard Keel Moment

Residents chose to listen to a Howard Keel CD in the Conservatory this morning. The [...]

Halloween Decorating

Some residents chose to look through the Halloween decorations and activity ideas from last year [...]

Home from Home

Residents chose to help do a few “homely” activities throughout the day, ladies peeling and [...]

Flower Arranging

We had a fun flower arranging activity using fresh flowers and hand decorated jam jars. [...]

Motion 14.10.22

This afternoon we enjoyed another session of motion with Zeezy via portal tv , we [...]

Hobbies and past times 13.10.22

  This afternoon we had a chat about hobbies and pastimes that the residents had [...]

Memory Games 13.10.22

Today we chose to engage our brains in a few memory games. We started with [...]

Balloon tennis 12.10.22

We decided to have a game of balloon tennis this afternoon. This got competitive very [...]

Musical theatres 12.10.22

This morning we enjoyed a musical theatre session. We handed around old musical programmes and [...]

Golf in society 11.10.22

  11.10.2022 Today we had a golf session with Golf in society, we were shown [...]

Painting

Some residents chose to paint a sunset today on textured wallpaper. Great fun and a [...]

Dementia TV Channel

Residents were pleased to watch a new Dementia TV film about a school trip to [...]

Baking

We enjoyed a baking activity in the Green Lounge this morning whilst listening to some [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion experience with Zeezy this afternoon. A great way of working [...]

Church

Residents had a lively in-house church service using percussion instruments and the guitar. Great exercise [...]