Sunday prayers and singing

This morning Helen led a Sunday prayer and singing session in the upstairs lounge. John, [...]

27
Sep
Reminiscing

This afternoon Helen and Sandra asked who would like a game of Ludo. Penny, Peggy, [...]

26
Sep
Table games

This morning Helen got out a variety of games play, starting with the Tea bag [...]

26
Sep
Movie afternoon

This afternoon while Vicky carried on doing manicures, we watched a film called Jonny English. [...]

25
Sep
Manicures

Today whilst listening to some Golden Oldies music, Vicky went around asking who would like [...]

25
Sep
Arts and crafts

This afternoon Vicky cut off some celery hearts for us to use as flower stampers. [...]

24
Sep
Bingo

This morning, we had quite a few games of Bingo in the conservatory with Vicky. [...]

24
Sep
Exercise with Deborah

This morning Deborah did a short exercise session in the downstairs session, inviting everyone to [...]

24
Sep
Seaside sensory fun

This afternoon Vicky put on some seaside music on YouTube, set up a sand/beach themed [...]

23
Sep
Comet game

This morning Vicky got out the new comet game and ring toss game, set them [...]

23
Sep
Sing along session

Vicky bought a new Wurlitzer sing along CD and DVD, so she put that on [...]

23
Sep
Fun and games

This afternoon, Helen initiated a game of balloons and nearly everyone enjoyed playing with them, [...]

22
Sep
Cat therapy

This morning Helen went around the residents with our “therapy cats” Cleo and Jasper to [...]

22
Sep
Inhouse church

This morning Vicky did two in-house church sessions. One in the conservatory, and one in [...]

20
Sep
Photo sharing and reminiscing

This afternoon, Vicky retrieved some photo’s from our rooms and spent a little time looking [...]

19
Sep
Wool art

This morning Vicky set up a wool art activity for us. She printed out some [...]

19
Sep
Friday film afternoon

This afternoon we had our usual HCH cinema experience, with everyone sitting around and the [...]

18
Sep
Manicures

Friday is usually manicure day to make sure that everyone’s hands and nails are looking [...]

18
Sep
Memory games

We played some of our memory games this afternoon starting with the alphabet game and [...]

17
Sep
Gardening club

This morning we planted up some spring bulbs in pots ready to brighten up the [...]

17
Sep
Bingo

This afternoon we had a few games of bingo in the dining room with Vicky. [...]

16
Sep
Book sharing

This morning Vicky took the active mind books around to each person and read, sang, [...]

16
Sep
Karaoke session

This afternoon Vicky got out the karaoke machine and set it up for us. We [...]

15
Sep
Fresh air and garden fun

This morning I asked anyone that was on the 1st floor or ground floor, if [...]

15
Sep
“Baby” therapy

This morning I went around with the baby doll, and asked who would like a [...]

15
Sep
Week 13 and 14 Gazebo lounge visits

We are going into week 15 of our gazebo lounge visits. They are going very [...]

15
Sep
What’s in the bag?

Helen put some common objects in a bag and went around the residents asking them [...]

14
Sep
One to one time

This morning Helen spent some quality one to one time with those residents who were [...]

14
Sep
Games, puzzles and jigsaws

This afternoon Helen got out a range of games, puzzles and jigsaws and those who [...]

13
Sep
Sunday sharing

We had our usual Sunday sharing session this morning with a few traditional  hymns, prayers [...]

13
Sep
Reminiscing

This afternoon Helen got out some old items donated by a friend of our volunteer [...]

12
Sep
Making bracelets

This morning Helen tied three different coloured wools around a chair and asked if people [...]

12
Sep
Movie afternoon

Vicky’s husband lent us his box set of musicals DVD’s, so we had a movie [...]

11
Sep
Antics with Debbie

This morning Debbie did some activities in the conservatory, whilst Vicky was upstairs doing manicures. [...]

11
Sep
Manicures

This morning whilst listening to Lost Chord on YouTube, Vicky went around offering manicures. The [...]

11
Sep
Sing along session

This afternoon Vicky lead two sing along sessions, one in the main lounge, and one [...]

10
Sep
Cat therapy

This morning Vicky brought Jasper and Cleo to see us. These are mechanical cats that [...]

10
Sep
Seaside sensory fun

This afternoon Vicky got out the sand and beach toys and set up at the [...]

09
Sep
Hook-a-duck and water bead therapy

This morning Vicky set up the hook-a-duck and went around each table with it. We [...]

09
Sep
Bingo

This afternoon we had a few games of bingo in the downstairs lounge with Helen [...]

08
Sep
Mini olympics

This morning we had a mini Olympics in the upstairs lounge. Those who wanted to [...]

08
Sep
Songbirds

This afternoon Yo Tozer came to lead our songbirds session. We put our new camping [...]

07
Sep
Kim Game

This morning was scheduled for memory games. Vicky decided to do the Kim game, which [...]

07
Sep
Penny’s birthday party

This afternoon Sarah from Razzle Dazzle came to help us celebrate Penny’s 72nd birthday. We [...]

06
Sep
Inhouse church

This morning Vicky lead the inhouse church session. We prayed together, read scriptures, reminisced about [...]

06
Sep
Arts and crafts

This afternoon Vicky set up a painting project for us. She put on some classical [...]

05
Sep
Baking

This morning Vicky and Deborah helped us to bake some lemon cupcakes together. We will [...]

05
Sep
Jenny and Alan’s Golden wedding party

Congratulations Jenny and Alan Glossop from everyone at the Hallamshire care Home! Tomorrow will be [...]

04
Sep
Friday film afternoon

For Friday film afternoon Helen put on an St Trinian’s video – The Great Train [...]

04
Sep
Nature club – bird feeders

Now that autumn is approaching, we made our first bird feeders of the season to [...]

03
Sep
Alphabet memory game

We had a good session with the alphabet memory game this morning. Helen chose a [...]

03
Sep
Communion service

This afternoon, Jennifer came to lead the Holy Communion service in the gazebo, although due [...]

02
Sep
Active mind books

This morning we had the picture books out and those who were able to chose [...]

02
Sep
Bingo

This afternoon, Vicky put on a few games of Bingo for us in the dining [...]

01
Sep
Dress up fun

This morning Vicky got out the dressing up suitcase. She went around with a trolley [...]

01
Sep
Week 10 gazebo lounge visits

Here are a few pictures from our gazebo lounge visits, from the last week or [...]

31
Aug
Karaoke session

This afternoon we had a little karaoke session with the residents that were upstairs. We [...]

31
Aug
Advice to the younger generation

This morning Vicky asked what advice we would give to the younger generation. If we [...]

31
Aug
Games and puzzles

This afternoon Helen got out a variety of games and jigsaw puzzles and people chose [...]

30
Aug
Rolling Stones concert

Penny said she would like to listen to the Rolling Stones, which Helen was pleased [...]

30
Aug
Sunday sharing

  We had a short Sunday sharing session in the downstairs conservatory this morning led [...]

30
Aug
Exercise and ” Balloonercise”

This afternoon Helen asked who’d like to join in with a bit of stretching and [...]

29
Aug
Book sharing

We had a very relaxing morning in the lounge with music in the background and [...]

29
Aug
Arts and crafts

This afternoon we did card making and decorating gift tags, in the conservatory with Vicky. [...]

28
Aug
Pampering

This morning Vicky did some pampering. Both our ladies and gents were offered Face cleansing, [...]

28
Aug
Table top games

This afternoon Vicky set up some table top games for us in the dining room. [...]

27
Aug
Cupcake decorating

This morning we decorated cupcakes with Vicky. She made some coloured Royal icing and put [...]

27
Aug
Sing along session

The second half of the morning, Vicky did a sing a long session with us [...]

26
Aug
Knit and natter

The first half of the morning we had a knit and natter session. Vicky’s mother-in-law [...]

26
Aug
Bingo

This afternoon Helen played a few games of bingo in the downstairs conservatory which everyone [...]

25
Aug
Babies!

This morning Helen got our second baby doll out who is called Charlotte and visited [...]

25
Aug
Memory games

This afternoon we had a few games of pairs, with the bird matching cards. We [...]

24
Aug
Seasise sensory session

This morning Vicky set up a beach themed table in the conservatory with sand, seashells [...]

24
Aug
Massage Therapy

This afternoon Helen offered massage to those residents who aren’t able to join in with [...]

23
Aug
Sunday prayers and singing

This morning we had our usual Sunday singing and prayers which we often run a [...]

23
Aug
Arts and crafts

We had some spare polystyrene cups that couldn’t be used in the kitchen so Vicky [...]

22
Aug
Fun and games

This morning Vicky got out the fun trolley and brought it into the main lounge [...]

22
Aug
Resident’s choice

This afternoon we did resident’s choice. We have started doing this at least once a [...]

21
Aug
Bingo

This morning we had quite a few games of Bingo with Vicky in the dining [...]

21
Aug
Word games and water painting

This afternoon, Helen played some different word games with us for a change. We guessed [...]

20
Aug
Biscuit decorating

This morning Helen asked who would like to decorate some biscuits by melting some chocolate [...]

20
Aug
Hook a duck

This afternoon we got out the ever popular hook a duck which always raises a [...]

19
Aug
Cat therapy

This morning Helen bought Jasper and Cleo, the mechanical cats out to see us. Almost [...]

19
Aug
Thank you, Linda

We just want to say a massive thank you to Charlottes friend Linda for donating [...]

19
Aug
Janet’s Birthday party

Today we had Claire from Razzle dazzle come and sing for us outside the lounge [...]

18
Aug
Book sharing

This morning Vicky got out the Active Minds books and handed them around. Some of [...]

18
Aug
Sewing, weaving and threading

This afternoon Vicky got out the sewing mats, weaving baskets and bead threading sets. We [...]

17
Aug
Manicures

Today whilst watching The Wizard of Oz, Vicky went around asking who would like a [...]

17
Aug
Messages home

This afternoon Vicky came around with the message board and asked what message we would [...]

16
Aug
In-house church

This morning Vicky lead our inhouse church. We mixed it up a bit instead of [...]

16
Aug
Snapchat fun

Just a few pictures from the Snapchat fun that we have had over this last [...]

16
Aug
Week 9 Gazebo lounge visits

Here are a few pictures from week 9 of our Gazebo lounge visits. Thank you [...]

16
Aug
Reminiscing

This afternoon we had a reminiscence session with Vicky in the main lounge and dining [...]

15
Aug
Bingo

This morning we had quite a few games of Bingo with Vicky in the dining [...]

15
Aug
Sing along time

This afternoon Vicky got out the song sheets and we had a sing along together. [...]

14
Aug
Letters from Motion Volunteers

We received 14 letters from students of the Enactus society, which the Motion exercise group [...]

14
Aug
Pampering

This morning Vicky ran a pampering session. She offered face cleansing, moisturizing, make up, hair [...]

14
Aug
Games and books and Sunday dinner!

Today we had a range of activities in the between gazebo visits. Some residents enjoyed [...]

09
Aug
Sing along with percussion

This afternoon we got the song sheets out and had a bit of a mixed [...]

08
Aug
Baking

This morning Helen asked who would like to help make some simple Chocolate Krispie cakes [...]

08
Aug