by Kirstie Newell | Aug 27, 2025 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home were delighted last week when they enjoyed cuddles with a very special new visitor – Charlie the cat! Our Recreation and Well-being Coordinator, Libby, cares for a number of cats, and this time she decided to bring...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 30, 2025 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Saturday here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we had a rather special visitor trot up to our door – Polly the pony! Our lovely resident Edith celebrated her 100th birthday with us last week and her birthday wish was a simple but heartfelt one – to see a...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 15, 2025 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home have been enjoying some lovely cuddles with our therapy cat doll which brings so much joy to everyone. It’s a very clever interactive pet; it purrs, meows, and moves in such a lifelike way. We’ve been...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 12, 2025 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Creating and maintaining friendships here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home is really important to us, and not only human friendships but animal ones too! Our residents and team members have built up a wonderful relationship with our gorgeous Pet Therapy dog Suki...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 24, 2024 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We have regular Pet Therapy sessions with adorable dog Sooty here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Sooty is such a loveable fluff ball who brings pure joy and love to our residents with his wagging tail. Sooty and his mum, Sue, kindly volunteer at our Home and...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 4, 2024 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Monday 20 May we had a visit from Hazel and her lovely PAT Dog Barney here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents loved stroking Barney and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with him. He has such a calm, charming nature and loves all the attention we...
