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  • At Hallamshire Care Home we are taking the virus outbreak very seriously and we are working extremely hard following the advice from the UK Government and Public Health England. To help protect our residents, we have taken the decision to limit entry to the Care Home, however visits to your relative or friend can be arranged in our outdoor Covid Safe Visitors Tent. We do have the facility to Skype or Facetime your relatives if you wish.
    Although visiting is limited to our outdoor area, we are accepting new residents and if you would like to arrange a meeting to discuss your or your family members needs then please do ring or email to arrange this. Thank you to everyone for your understanding and support during this difficult time From Scott and The Staff at Hallamshire Care Home
  • At Hallamshire Care Home we are taking the virus outbreak very seriously and we are working extremely hard following the advice from the UK Government and Public Health England. To help protect our residents, we have taken the decision to limit entry to the Care Home, however visits to your relative or friend can be arranged in our outdoor Covid Safe Visitors Tent. We do have the facility to Skype or Facetime your relatives if you wish.
    Although visiting is limited to our outdoor area, we are accepting new residents and if you would like to arrange a meeting to discuss your or your family members needs then please do ring or email to arrange this. Thank you to everyone for your understanding and support during this difficult time From Scott and The Staff at Hallamshire Care Home
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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
Ball, balloon and hoop games

This afternoon we played some impromptu games with balloons, balls and hoops and invented some [...]

05
Aug
What’s in the bag?

This morning we had a bit of fun guessing what objects were in the bag. [...]

05
Aug
Photo sharing

This afternoon Vicky looked at our photos with us and helped us to reminisce. Some [...]

04
Aug
Playdough

This morning whilst Vicky was doing assisted visits, we sat and “played” with playdough. We [...]

04
Aug
Songbirds

This afternoon we had our 2nd Songbirds session in our gazebo lounge, led by Yo [...]

03
Aug
Pin the cigar on Winston Churchill

This morning we played a game called pin the cigar on Winston Churchill, that Vicky [...]

03
Aug
Debbie’s Birthday

Today we celebrated Debbie’s birthday. We sang happy birthday to her and 21 today. We [...]

03
Aug
Bingo

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

02
Aug
July communication

Just a few ways that we have been communicating with our loved ones during July [...]

02
Aug
July Thank You’s

We just want to say thank you for your lovely support and gifts of appreciation. [...]

02
Aug
Snapchat

A few snapchat pictures that Vicky took, whilst having fun before visits       [...]

02
Aug
Church

This morning Vicky lead an inhouse church service in the main lounge and dining room. [...]

02
Aug
Norah’s birthday party

This afternoon Ralph Shaw came to sing for us and help us to celebrate Norah’s [...]

30
Jul
Rainbow String painting

This morning Vicky did some rainbow string painting with us. We tried two different ways, [...]

30
Jul
Church

This afternoon we had such a lovely time together! We had a small church service [...]

29
Jul
Tabletop games

This morning Vicky set up some tabletop games for us, including Table tennis, Air pong [...]

29
Jul
Bingo

We are slowly working our way back to normality now, in terms of having some [...]

27
Jul
Describe yourself

Vicky went around with some describing words, feelings and personality traits and spent a little [...]

27
Jul
Higher and lower

This morning Vicky had a game of Higher and lower with us in the conservatory. [...]

27
Jul
Memory games

This morning Vicky played the category game and finish the proverbs game with us. In [...]

27
Jul
Sing along

This morning everyone was so sleepy, so Vicky got out the sing along sheets and [...]

27
Jul
Selfies

This morning Vicky put together some tropical selfie props for us to pose and be [...]

27
Jul
Norah’s birthday

Today is Norah’s 89th birthday. This morning Vicky went in to sing to Norah and [...]

27
Jul
Week 7 gazebo lounge visits

Here are some of the many photos that we took on week 7 of our [...]

27
Jul
Legends of faith comic books

Vicky brought in some Legends of Faith comic books from home, and handed them to [...]

26
Jul
Water bead therapy

Vicky got out the water beads and came around with them letting each person touch [...]

26
Jul
Fun and games

This morning Vicky got out the fun trolley. We played Frisbee target, Tennis ball target, [...]

26
Jul
Painting

This afternoon, whilst some residents were enjoying watching Faulty towers, Vicky set out the paints [...]

25
Jul
Sewing and weaving

This morning Vicky got out the sewing and weaving kits and set up a table [...]

25
Jul
Music and percussion

This afternoon we put some George Formby music on, which usually livens everyone up and [...]

24
Jul
Manicures

Today Helen went around the residents asking who would like a manicure and to have [...]

24
Jul
Classical music morning

We have quite a few residents who love classical music so this morning we had [...]

23
Jul
Rummaging and dressing up fun.

This morning we had fun rummaging through a large suitcase of scarves, hats, dresses and [...]

23
Jul
Anne’s Birthday party

This afternoon we celebrated Anne Mckay’s birthday with the singer Annie, who gave us a [...]

22
Jul
Messages home

This morning Helen went around the residents asking if they would like to send a [...]

22
Jul
Brain games

This morning we played the category games with Vicky in the main lounge and dining [...]

21
Jul
Week 6 gazebo lounge visits

We are going into week 7 of our gazebo lounge visits. They are going very [...]

21
Jul
Beach themed sensory fun

This afternoon Vicky decided to bring the outdoors indoors. She set up a beach themed [...]

20
Jul
Book sharing

This morning Vicky got out the Active Minds books and came around the lounge, dining [...]

20
Jul
Sunday afternoon selection

Weekends can be a bit busy with gazebo visits, so Helen left a variety of [...]

19
Jul
Zoe’s birthday

It Was Zoe’s birthday on Thursday when she was off, so we sang Happy Birthday [...]

18
Jul
All kinds of everything

This afternoon Helen got out a variety of different activities so that everyone could choose [...]

18
Jul
Fun and games

Today we got the active games trolley out that we have put together. This has [...]

18
Jul
Birthday party for Marion

This afternoon we had a great singer called Kevin Kitchen who came to entertain us [...]

14
Jul
Bingo

This morning we had some games of bingo which is something that quite a few [...]

14
Jul
What’s on the trolley?

Vicky put some objects on a trolley, asked each resident to try and commit them [...]

12
Jul
Snapchat

Vicky went around with her phone and showed us the Snapchat app, which adds filters [...]

12
Jul
Empathy doll

Vicky brough baby Sienna to see us today. We enjoyed cuddles, feeding her milk and [...]

12
Jul
Cat therapy

Vicky brought Cleo and Jasper round to see us. We took it in turns, patiently, [...]

12
Jul
Week 5 Gazebo visits

We are going into week 6 of our gazebo lounge visits. They are going very [...]

12
Jul
Hook-a-duck

This morning Vicky set up a hook-a-duck for us in the dining room. Anita kindly [...]

12
Jul
Water bead therapy

Today we experienced water beads for the first time! They are very therapeutic! They start [...]

12
Jul
Word games and a game of balloons

This afternoon Helen tried playing I Spy and a new word game but as there [...]

11
Jul
Leaf rubbing in the Nature club

This morning we had a go at leaf rubbing with different kinds of leaves that [...]

11
Jul
Pampering

This morning we had a pampering session prior to Marion’s birthday party this afternoon. Most [...]

10
Jul
Marion’s 90th birthday party

Today is Marion’s 90th birthday and we had a party planned for this afternoon. As [...]

10
Jul
Memory lane

This afternoon Vicky got out the cat’s cradle game and came around to see who [...]

09
Jul
What’s in the bag

This afternoon we played what’s in the bag. Vicky gathered objects from around the home [...]

09
Jul
Bingo

This morning we played lots of games of Bingo with Vicky in the dining room. [...]

09
Jul
Cat therapy

This afternoon Helen went around the residents asking who would like to cuddle the mechanical [...]

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08
Jul
Reminiscing

Today Helen got out a selection of old photographs and then residents chose what they [...]

08
Jul
Table top games

This afternoon Vicky set up three table top games. Table tennis, Teabag toss and air [...]

07
Jul
Card making and aqua painting

This morning Vicky set out the card making things and aqua painting things in the [...]

07
Jul
Messages home

This morning Vicky came around and asked us what messages we want to say to [...]

07
Jul
Songbirds

We were missing our regular song birds sessions, so Vicky had a chat with Yo [...]

06
Jul
Book sharing

This morning Vicky got out the Active Minds books and came around the lounge, dining [...]

06
Jul
Resident’s choice

This afternoon Helen got out various games and puzzles and left them around so that [...]

05
Jul
Gospel music and prayers

This morning Helen put on some hymns with lyrics on the TV followed by some [...]

05
Jul
Music session

This afternoon Vicky handed out some musical instruments and put on some Lost Chord music [...]

04
Jul
Hat making contest

This morning Vicky and Deborah helped us to make hats, so that we could have [...]

04
Jul
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
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  • Services
    • Philosophy Of Care
    • Health and Well-being
    • Bedrooms
    • Lounges, dining and communal areas
    • Eating and Drinking
    • Gardens
    • Respite and Day Care Services
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    • Events
    • Recent Events
  • ACCREDITATIONS
    • Awards
    • CQC Report
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  • Meet Our Team
  • Testimonials
  • Recent Events
  • Gallery
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  • Careers
  • Contact Us