by Kirstie Newell | May 4, 2022 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Some of our residents enjoyed joining in for our Gardening Club on Tuesday 26 April here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed choosing and planting the flowers to go into our lovely hanging baskets. It was a lovely sunny day and we...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 15, 2021 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our lovely residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home spent quite a bit of time in our beautiful garden, basking in the glorious weather we had. Our ladies and gents enjoyed eating their ice creams and socialising with each other as the sun shone. Roll...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 22, 2021 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 20 April a group of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home joined in for our gardening club. We planted sunflower seeds, cornflour seeds and various plants, with everyone enjoying getting ‘hands on’. Many of the seeds are for...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 10, 2019 | In the Garden, Relaxation, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We have recently bought some therapy dolls for our residents here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our ladies love to hold and cuddle the babies, which are very lifelike. They enjoy taking care of them and are calmed and comforted greatly by their presence,...
by Kirstie Newell | May 20, 2019 | In the Garden, Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Some of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home enjoyed a lovely little trip to one of our local Garden Centres last week, where they enjoyed browsing the plants and accessories on offer. After their trip they decided to make the most of the nice...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 11, 2018 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 9 October some of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home ventured outside for tea and biscuits, in order to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter comes around! They sat around our garden table and chatted with each other and Vira,...