by Kirstie Newell | Mar 19, 2025 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Saturday was our amazing Doreen’s 97th birthday and she had a lovely day celebrating with us at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Doreen had been collecting birthday cards that had come in the post during the week, so when the big day arrived, she had a few to...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 12, 2025 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week, we celebrated our lovely Ann’s birthday and she began her special day with a birthday breakfast enjoyed with a visitor here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Ann’s past neighbour came to see her, and the visits didn’t end there; after lunch she walked...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 5, 2025 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Is there a better way to spend a winter afternoon than baking? Here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we don’t think so! With Valentine’s Day on the way, this week’s edition of our Cooking Club had to be love themed. Our residents got to work...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 24, 2024 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Monday 21 October we had a very special day to celebrate; a double birthday! Our beautiful Barbara and our brilliant Deputy Manager Karen share their birthday. Barbara is very musical and enjoys all different decades of music, but she adores 60s tunes in...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 28, 2024 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our lovely Mavis recently turned 82 at The Old Downs Residential Care Home and to celebrate this special day her wonderful family came to enjoy it with her. Our Recreation and Well-Being Team members decorated our rear garden, which overlooks the peaceful fields of...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 28, 2024 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
This month, we had a very special birthday here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home – our wonderful Trudie turned 100! A month before the big day, we turned to our sister Homes for help; we asked them if they would be kind enough to ask their residents to make a...
