by Jodie Currey | Nov 11, 2025 | Staff Recognition, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We were delighted to celebrate another fantastic Employee of the Month here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home – and this time, the spotlight was on our wonderful Health Care Assistant, Jodie Harvey! Jodie was absolutely speechless when her name was announced, but...
by Jodie Currey | Nov 4, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we decided to make brownies in our popular Cooking Club. Everyone always works together as a team during our cooking sessions, helping each other out. The original plan wasn’t to make double chocolate brownies until...
by Jodie Currey | Nov 4, 2025 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We love making our residents feel special on their birthdays here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, and we’ve recently celebrated two very happy occasions! Our lovely resident Susan marked her 92nd birthday surrounded by family and friends. She enjoyed a...
by Jodie Currey | Nov 4, 2025 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We had a frightfully fantastic time celebrating Halloween at The Old Downs Residential Care Home! Our dining room was transformed with bright purple and orange decorations, spooky balloons and pumpkins that our residents had decorated earlier in the week – the perfect...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 29, 2025 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Every Wednesday, our residents spend some wonderful Pet Therapy time with gorgeous Daisy, a beautiful golden retriever who visits our Home with her owner, David. Daisy is the sweetest dog, with a calm and loving nature – and she’s always happy to receive plenty of...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 29, 2025 | Parties, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 24 October, we proudly took part in Wear It Pink Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home to raise awareness and show our support for breast cancer research. Everyone is touched by cancer in some way, and it’s important for us to recognise days like...
