Beautiful birdsong

This afternoon, Helen went around us in turn, asking who would like to look at [...]

20
Mar
Dressing up fun

This morning Helen brought out our big suitcase of scarves, hats and other accessories in [...]

20
Mar
Manicures – 19.03.2021

This morning Sonia organised a session of Manicures for us to have our nails clean, [...]

19
Mar
Arts & Crafts and Balloon Shapes – 18.03.2021

This evening Sonia organised an Arts & Crafts session for us – we took some [...]

18
Mar
One to One Time – 18.03.2021

This morning we had One to One Time with Sonia. Most of us were tired [...]

18
Mar
St Patrick’s day and Margaret P’s birthday

Today is Margaret P’s birthday and St Patrick’s day, and as Margaret P is also [...]

17
Mar
Bingo and walks in the garden

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

16
Mar
Peggy and Margaret’s birthday party.

This morning we had a joint birthday party for Peggy and Margaret P in the [...]

16
Mar
Table top games

This afternoon we played table top games with Vicky. We had a go at the [...]

15
Mar
Smelly sock game

This morning Vicky introduced us to the smelly sock game. We bought some fruit soaps [...]

15
Mar
Mother’s day.

Our families still made us feel very special today, despite us not being able to [...]

14
Mar
Music and Sing along

This afternoon Vicky did a music and singing session in the main lounge. We started [...]

13
Mar
Icing sugar cookies

This morning Vicky ran two sessions of decorating sugar cookies together. One session in the [...]

13
Mar
Motion

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

12
Mar
Baking

This morning Vicky did two sessions of baking with us, one in the dining room, [...]

12
Mar
Manicures and other activities.

This morning Helen went round giving manicures to some of us in the main lounge. [...]

11
Mar
Photo Sharing – 11.03.2021

This evening Sonia organised a Photo Sharing session for us. We had a look at [...]

11
Mar
Cat Therapy – 10.03.2021

This evening Sonia took Jasper and Cleo out to have a bit of quality time [...]

10
Mar
Resident’s choice

This morning Helen took jigsaws and Scrabble letters into the main lounge and offered them [...]

09
Mar
Olga and Susan’s birthday party

This afternoon Alan Turner came to sing for us, and help us to celebrate the [...]

09
Mar
Knit and natter

This morning Vicky got out the wool and knitting needles, and we had a knit [...]

09
Mar
Pampering for international women’s day

These afternoons plans were fresh air and walks around the garden, but it was drizzling [...]

08
Mar
Postcards from Sheffield Museum – 08.03.2021

Sheffield Museums kindly sent to all our residents personalised postcards which we enjoyed reading out [...]

08
Mar
Tin Can Alley – 08.03.2021

This morning Vicky took out the Tin Can Alley game. We had a great morning [...]

08
Mar
Musicals and film afternoon

After a lovely big Sunday dinner, most of us were happy to settle down in [...]

07
Mar
Sunday prayers and sharing

We had a short Sunday prayers and sharing session in the lounge and the conservatory [...]

07
Mar
Singalong

This afternoon Helen put Sing along Golden Oldies into You tube and it came up [...]

06
Mar
Painting freestyle

Last week we painted plant pots and planted daffodils in them and today we had [...]

06
Mar
Motion

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

05
Mar
Manicures

This morning Vicky, Sonia, Deborah and Cameron were offering manicures. The options were hand washing, [...]

05
Mar
Nicole’s 85th Birthday celebration

This afternoon we had a lovely party for Nicole’s birthday. Rebekah Austin came to sing [...]

04
Mar
Home from home

Vicky has started doing a session called Home from home. Where we will be having [...]

04
Mar
A gift from Krystal

Peggy’s granddaughter Krystal, kindly made cross stitch keyrings for all of our residents. We handed [...]

03
Mar
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky and Sonia organised a few sessions of Bingo. We had great fun [...]

03
Mar
Sewing, weaving, and threading – 03.03.2021

This morning Vicky and Sonia organised a sewing, weaving and threading session for us. In [...]

03
Mar
Hook a Duck – 02.03.2021

This evening Sonia organised a Hook a Duck session for us. We all had great [...]

02
Mar
Memory Games – 02.03.2021

This morning we chose to play some memory games. We had quite a lazy morning [...]

02
Mar
Songbirds

This afternoon we had a Songbirds session led by Yo Tozer-Loft and assisted by Vicky. [...]

01
Mar
Planting daffodils

This morning Helen brought in a selection of different daffodils and asked who would like [...]

01
Mar
Painting plant pots and walks in the garden.

This afternoon Helen bought in some terracotta pots and bright coloured paints and asked who [...]

27
Feb
Massages, Walks in the Garden and Classical Music Therapy – 27.02.2021

This morning Helen and Sonia organised a massage session for us. Because the weather was [...]

27
Feb
Weekly exercise with Motion

We had our ever popular exercise session this afternoon with Zee Zee from Motion exercise. [...]

26
Feb
Manicures

This morning Helen went around some of us and asked who would like a manicure. [...]

26
Feb
Bingo and fresh air

This afternoon Vicky played Bingo with us in the dining room. We had chocolates for [...]

25
Feb
Arts and crafts

This morning Vicky led two arts and craft sessions, one in the conservatory, and one [...]

25
Feb
Fun and games

This afternoon Vicky and Sonia led a fun and games session in the main lounge. [...]

24
Feb
Sing along with Vicky and Sonia

This morning we had a Song time with Vicky and Sonia. Vicky made us some [...]

24
Feb
Nice n Easy Activity show and reminiscing

Today’s afternoon plans were fresh air in garden, but as it was like a hurricane [...]

23
Feb
Brain games

This morning Vicky played some brain games and memory games with us, in the main [...]

23
Feb
Jigsaw Puzzles – 22.02.2021

This afternoon Sonia took out the Jigsaw Puzzles for us. Norah, Olive, Jenny, Edith, George, [...]

22
Feb
Cats Therapy – 22.02.2021

This morning Sonia took the Therapy Cats out. We all had a cuddle with Jasper [...]

22
Feb
Film afternoon

This evening we watched a nice movie in the big lounge. While the film My [...]

21
Feb
Photo Sharing

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

21
Feb
Dressing up fun

This afternoon Helen got out the big suitcase full of dressing up clothes and asked [...]

20
Feb
One to one time

Having two Activity Coordinators on some days means that everyone can have a little bit [...]

20
Feb
Inhouse church

This morning Vicky led two inhouse church sessions, one in the conservatory, and one in [...]

20
Feb
Motion

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

19
Feb
Manicures

This morning Sonia got the Manicures trolley out and organised a nails cleaning and cutting [...]

19
Feb
Brilliant birds.

For the nature group today we had another look at birds. Keith and Stephen chose [...]

18
Feb
Hoopy fun

This morning we had great fun playing Roll the hoop. Although we have a big [...]

18
Feb
Bingo

This afternoon Vicky played two kinds of Bingo with us. First, we played flower Picture [...]

17
Feb
Card making

This morning Vicky set up two tables of activities. One table was colouring Easter cards [...]

17
Feb
Pam’s Birthday Party

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

16
Feb
Table Top Games and Jigsaw Puzzle

This morning Sonia organised a session of Table Top Games and Jigsaw Puzzle. Stephen, Roy, [...]

16
Feb
Jasper and Clio

Jasper and Clio are our “ therapy cats” and although not real, are very realistic, [...]

15
Feb
Drumming and percussion

This morning Helen put some African drumming music on You tube and handed out drums [...]

15
Feb
Painting

This afternoon whilst the assisted visits and supervisions were going on, we sat and did [...]

14
Feb
Valentine’s day activities

Today is Valentines Day. Vicky set out a few activities on the tables, such a [...]

14
Feb
Messages home

This afternoon Vicky helped us to do messages home. We could do Valentines messages, or [...]

13
Feb
Pampering

This morning Vicky went around with the pampers trolley. The options were to have a [...]

13
Feb
Motion

This afternoon our friend Zeezy led us in a Motion session, via Portal TV. We [...]

12
Feb
Chinese New Year activities

Today is the start of Chinese New Year. This morning Vicky put up some decorations [...]

12
Feb
Manicures

This evening Sonia organised a manicures evening for us. While Mary, Marion, Mildred and Zuandi [...]

11
Feb
Jigsaw and Puzzle Day

This morning Sonia took out the Jigsaw Puzzles for us. We had a great time [...]

11
Feb
Zuandi’s Birthday Party

This afternoon we had a great time celebrating Zuandi’s Birthday. We had an entertainer coming [...]

10
Feb
Bingo

This morning Sonia organised some Bingo sessions for us for whoever wanted to join. Everyone [...]

10
Feb
Therapy Doll – 09.02.2021

This evening Sonia organised a Therapy Doll session for us. While some of us enjoyed [...]

10
Feb
Songbirds

This afternoon we had a Songbirds session led by yo-Tozer Loft. Yo brought song sheets, [...]

08
Feb
Making Chinese lanterns

This morning Vicky led an arts and crafts session in the dining room. We made [...]

08
Feb
Movie afternoon

This afternoon we watched a movie together in the main lounge. We enjoyed a hot [...]

07
Feb
Flowers Day

This morning Sonia organised a Flowers Day for us. We tried to create some beautiful [...]

07
Feb
One to One

This evening Sonia spent some quality time with us individually, which is so important for [...]

06
Feb
Book Sharing

This morning Sonia organised a Book Sharing session for us. We all had a great [...]

06
Feb
Jigsaws and a Royal Variety Performance

Mary, Edith, Peggy, Olive and Pam had a happy afternoon doing some lovely jigsaws. The [...]

05
Feb
Weekly keep fit session

We had our weekly exercise session with Zee Zee from Motion via the webcam this [...]

05
Feb
Craft afternoon

This afternoon some of the ladies downstairs chose to finish the lovely Chinese fans that [...]

04
Feb
Bingo, music and family contact

This morning, Helen called some Bingo games in the upstairs lounge for whoever wanted to [...]

04
Feb
Reminiscing

This afternoon Helen got out some old photographs and gave them to us to look [...]

03
Feb
Balloon tennis and fun

We had a game of balloon tennis this morning using “ pool noodles”  as rackets [...]

03
Feb
Arts & Crafts

This evening Sonia organised for us a session of Arts & Crafts. We enjoyed an [...]

02
Feb
Pampering

This morning Sonia organised a pampering session for us. While Olive, Susan, Margaret, Janet, John [...]

02
Feb
Memory Games

This afternoon Sonia organised a session of Memory Games for us. Jean, Penny and Sue [...]

01
Feb
Books and Selfies Day

This morning Sonia got out some lovely books to keep our minds and eyes occupied [...]

01
Feb
Sunday prayers and sharing, followed by a Singalong

This morning we had a short Sunday prayer and sharing session in each lounge. Helen [...]

31
Jan
Massage

This afternoon Helen offered massage and concentrated on those of us who may be unable [...]

30
Jan
Big Garden Birdwatch

This morning seven of us chose to join Helen with the Big Garden Birdwatch. We [...]

30
Jan
Chinese fans

This afternoon Helen asked who would like to join in with making some Chinese fans [...]

29
Jan
Exercise session

Our weekly exercise session has become part of our routine and most of us really [...]

29
Jan
Pasta Necklace and Tie the Knots Evening – 28.01.2021

This evening Sonia organised a session of creating some necklaces out of pasta for the [...]

28
Jan
Bingo and Jig Saw Day

This morning Sonia organised for us a Bingo session while some of us chose to [...]

28
Jan