by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Gifts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
One of our lovely team members, Senior Care Assistant Julie, has kindly donated toiletries to our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Julie’s religion is Syrian Jacobite and as part of her faith she observes lent, which means that she fasts for...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Basket planting Last week our residents enjoyed starting their planting, getting ready for the summer season here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. They arranged their own baskets with flowers, using their individual creativity. It was quite a messy business,...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | The Old Downs Residential Care Home, Well-Being
Last week here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we hosted two wonderful church services. The week began with our Chaplin Reverend Elizabeth who is part of the Anna Chaplin team for the North West Kent area. Anna Chaplins are specially trained to minister to the...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Grand National hats On Saturday 14 April some of our residents started preparing their hats for the Grand National here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. As the horse racing was a grand affair, our ladies felt they had to make a special effort to look as grand...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Friday at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, our lovely residents joined in to decorate cupcakes together. We started off by making the icing which was a delicious mixture of butter, icing sugar and pink colouring. Our residents then enjoyed decorating their...