Active Mind Games and One on One

This morning we were supposed to have a session of Cycling Without Age but because [...]

25
Jun
Manicures

This morning Sonia took the manicures trolley out and went around and asked everyone who [...]

24
Jun
Hook-A-Duck

This morning we played some hook-a-duck, Katie and Sara helped with playing the game. At [...]

23
Jun
Bingo!

This afternoon Katie played Bingo with us in the conservatory and in the main lounge, [...]

22
Jun
Fresh air and Walks

This morning Katie took some of us for a walk outside around the home. We [...]

22
Jun
Father’s Day – Gentleman’s club

This afternoon Katie did a little Gentleman’s club in the Quiet Lounge where we watched [...]

20
Jun
Manicures

This morning Katie went around to all of us offering to give us manicures. We [...]

20
Jun
Motion

This afternoon we had a livestream session of Motion, with the wonderful Zeezy. Our helpers [...]

18
Jun
Wear a hat with flowers day

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18
Jun
Cycling without age

This morning we were so happy to have our Cycling Without Age, sessions relaunched! We [...]

18
Jun
Deborah’s 87th Birthday party

This afternoon Paul Barrie came to sing for us, and help us to celebrate Deborah [...]

17
Jun
Pampering

This morning Vicky was offering pampering. This included hair brushing, face cleansing and moisturizing, perfume/cologne, [...]

17
Jun
Garden Club

This afternoon has been very hot today! We have all been a little sleepy, because [...]

16
Jun
Care Home Olympics – Staff Edition

This morning Anita, Zoe, Kirsty, Debbie, Charlie and Katie all joined in on the Care [...]

16
Jun
Memory Games

This morning we played some memory games with Katie. This included finishing of sayings, thinking [...]

16
Jun
Staff birthdays

We have celebrated a few of our staff’s birthdays over the last two weeks: including [...]

15
Jun
Arts and crafts

This afternoon we decorated our home-made hats ready for our fundraiser, wear a hat with [...]

15
Jun
Cat therapy

This morning Vicky brought out Cleo and Jasper. Our mechanical cats. We enjoyed cuddles and [...]

15
Jun
Songbirds

This afternoon we had a Songbirds session with Yo-Tozer Loft. We tried having it outdoors [...]

14
Jun
Care home Olympics

This morning was the beginning of week 3 for our care home Olympics. This weeks [...]

14
Jun
Bingo

This afternoon we had a Bingo session with Vicky in the small lounge. We had [...]

12
Jun
Royal family themed day

Today is the Queens birthday, so Vicky did a Royal family themed session for us [...]

12
Jun
Motion Livestream

This afternoon we had a Motion Livestream session with Zeezy, via portal TV. Vicky helped [...]

11
Jun
Hat making part 1

This morning Vicky helped us with the first part of our hat making sessions, ready [...]

11
Jun
Care home Olympics

This afternoon we earned some more points for our care home Olympics by doing more [...]

09
Jun
Reminiscence workshop

This afternoon we had a wonderful, free, reminiscence workshop with Chris Boote, from Creative Paths [...]

09
Jun
Sing-along

This morning we had two sing-along sessions with Vicky. One in the main lounge, and [...]

09
Jun
Care home Olympics week 2

This afternoon we did part two of the care home Olympics, with Vicky. We will [...]

08
Jun
Modelling sand fun

This morning Vicky got out the modelling sand for us to use. We found this [...]

08
Jun
Mary’s 90th birthday

This weekend Mary had further celebrations, for her 99th birthday, this time with her family. [...]

08
Jun
Motion livestream

This afternoon we had a Motion livestream, exercise session, with Zeezy, using the Portal TV. [...]

04
Jun
Birthday party for Margaret and Mary

This afternoon we had a duet come and sing for us to help us celebrate [...]

03
Jun
Pampering

This morning Vicky came around and offered pampering. This included hair brushing, face cleansing, moisturising, [...]

03
Jun
Gardening club

This afternoon Vicky had a go at gardening club. This isn’t Vicky’s strong point, so [...]

02
Jun
Margaret’s 83rd birthday

Margaret turned 83 years young yesterday! We sang happy birthday to her yesterday, and presented [...]

02
Jun
Bingo

This morning Vicky played Bingo with us in the small lounge. We found it a [...]

02
Jun
Care Home Olympics

We have taken part in the Care Home Olympics. This runs for four weeks starting [...]

01
Jun
Resident’s meeting

This morning we had a Resident’s meeting with Vicky. Today’s topic was activities. Vicky read [...]

01
Jun
Walks in the Garden

This evening we had such a lovely weather therefore we decided to stay out in [...]

31
May
Baby Therapy

This morning we decided to take out the Therapy Doll and took it in turns [...]

31
May
Painting miniature bird houses

This afternoon we did some painting of miniature bird houses with Vicky. We did a [...]

30
May
In-house church

This morning Vicky led a small in-house church in the quiet lounge. We sang hymns [...]

30
May
Brain games

This afternoon Vicky introduced us to some new memory games that she made this morning. [...]

29
May
Fresh air

This morning we had some fresh air. Vicky took Stephen and Olive for a walk [...]

29
May
Motion – 28.05.2021

This afternoon we had a great Motion session led by Zeezy, Using the Portal Tv, [...]

29
May
Manicures

This morning Sonia took the Manicures trolley out and we had a nail cutting and [...]

28
May
Interactive Tablet

This Afternoon Katie and Sonia brought the Interactive Tablet to some of us. Although only [...]

27
May
Arts and Crafts

This Morning Katie and Sonia decided to do Arts and Crafts with some of us. [...]

27
May
Jenny and Olive’s birthday party

This afternoon Rochelle Ayris came to sing for us and help us to celebrate the [...]

26
May
Pampering

This morning Vicky and Katie came around, offering pampering. This included Face cleansing, moisturising, perfume, [...]

26
May
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky played Bingo with us. We didn’t have as many participants today, wanting [...]

25
May
Aqua paints

This morning Vicky got out the new Aqua paint mats, for the remainder of the [...]

25
May
Fishing game

This morning Vicky got out the new fishing nets, and set up a fishing game [...]

25
May
Motion

This afternoon we took part in a session of Motion with Zeezy and Piri, via [...]

21
May
Manicures

This morning Vicky and Imogen were offering manicures. This included hand washing, nail cleansing, trimming, [...]

21
May
Brain games

This afternoon Vicky got out a couple of new games that she’d put together. One [...]

20
May
Music Bingo

This morning Vicky introduced us to our new Music Bingo game. Nobody in the main [...]

20
May
Nature club

This afternoon Vicky and Imogen ran our nature club. Today’s subject was birds. We looked [...]

19
May
Baking

This morning for the baking session, we tried peanut butter cookies. We’ve never made these [...]

19
May
Sing-along

This afternoon Vicky and Imogen lead us in a sign along session. The first session [...]

19
May
Fun and games

This morning, Vicky and Imogen (Our new activities co-ordinator), got out the indoor sports games, [...]

18
May
Active Mind Games and One on One

This evening we decided to play some Mind Games and of course our favourite was [...]

17
May
Manicures

This morning Sonia took the Manicures trolley out and while we were enjoying a film [...]

17
May
Arts and crafts

This afternoon Vicky and Katie helped us to make some hanging flower decorations together. They [...]

15
May
Interactive table

This morning Vicky got out the interactive table/Giant tablet, for us to use. Vicky went [...]

15
May
Motion

This afternoon we had a Motion Livestream session with Zeezy, using the Portal TV. Vicky [...]

14
May
Manicures

This morning Vicky went around, offering manicures. This included hand and nail cleansing, nail trimming, [...]

14
May
Cats Therapy

This evening Sonia took the Therapy cats out – Jasper and Cleo were the stars [...]

13
May
Photo Sharing

This morning Sonia organised a Photo Sharing session for us. Most of us had a [...]

13
May
Sand fun

This afternoon we had two sessions of sand fun. One with regular sand, in the [...]

12
May
Dress up fun

This morning we had some dress up fun with Vicky. Vicky got out the suitcase [...]

12
May
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky set up the dining room ready for Bingo. We had seven willing [...]

11
May
Making confectionary

This morning’s agenda was baking/confectionary making. Vicky wanted us to have a go at making [...]

11
May
Table top games

This afternoon Table top games were on the agenda. Vicky set up table tennis, air [...]

10
May
Sing along

This morning Vicky did two sing along sessions, one in the conservatory, and one in [...]

10
May
Film Afternoon

This evening we had a relaxing time watching a film which is dear to us [...]

09
May
Knitting and Plaiting

This morning Sonia organised a Knitting and Plaiting session for us and we had great [...]

09
May
VE Day party

This afternoon Anne Padget came to sing for us, and help us to celebrate VE [...]

08
May
Pampering

This morning Vicky asked if anyone would like some pampering. This included cleansing, moisturising, perfume, [...]

08
May
Pin the cigar on Winston Churchill

This morning Vicky played Pin the cigar on Winston Churchill with us, that she made [...]

08
May
Motion Livestream

This afternoon we had a Motion Livestream session with Zeezy, using the Portal TV. Vicky [...]

07
May
Icing cupcakes

This morning we helped to decorate some cupcakes ready for tomorrows V.E day party. Vicky [...]

07
May
Arts and Crafts – VE Day – 06.05.2021

This evening Sonia organised a session of Arts and Crafts for us with the theme [...]

06
May
Hallamshire Tattoo Parlour – 06.05.2021

This morning Sonia set up a tattoo parlour for us. The theme of the day [...]

06
May
Messages to friends and family –

This afternoon Vicky asked who would like to write a message to friends or family. [...]

05
May
Manicures

This morning Vicky went around, offering manicures. This included hand and nail cleansing, nail trimming, [...]

05
May
Fishing game

This afternoon Vicky got out the new fishing game. This is similar to the hook-a-duck [...]

04
May
Brain games

This morning Vicky did two sessions of brain games, one in the main lounge and [...]

04
May
Multi-sensory

Vicky has been trying to gather different multi-sensory things, over the last couple of weeks, [...]

02
May
In-house church

Today is International Dawn Chorus, so as soon as Vicky arrived at the care home [...]

02
May
Modelling clay and pairing socks

This afternoon Olive sat and paired up some brightly coloured socks, which she quite enjoyed. [...]

01
May
Resident’s meeting

Today is the 1st of the month, so Vicky hosted the residents meeting this morning. [...]

01
May
Motion – 30.04.2021

This afternoon we had a great Motion session led by Zeezy and assisted by Sonia, [...]

30
Apr
Manicures – 30.04.2021

This morning we had a manicures session in plan and a bit of one to [...]

30
Apr
Nature club

This morning in nature club we made some bird feeders with Vicky. She put on [...]

29
Apr
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky hosted a Bingo session in the dining room. We had quite a [...]

28
Apr
Empathy doll

This morning Vicky and Imogen brought around, baby Sienna to see us. We took it [...]

28
Apr
Art class

This morning Vicky printed off some pictures from Google images, for us to use as [...]

27
Apr
Manicures

This morning Vicky went around the main lounge and dining area, offering manicures. This included [...]

27
Apr
Songbirds – 26.04.2021

This evening we enjoyed a Songbirds session led by Yo Tozer-Loft and assisted by Sonia [...]

26
Apr