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Nutrition and Hydration Week mocktails at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 12 March our lovely residents and team members at The Old Downs Residential Care Home joined in to make delicious mocktails for Nutrition and Hydration Week. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed their strawberry daiquiris, orange fizzes and pina coladas – and...
National day celebrations at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
International Women's Day On Friday 8 March, our lady residents enjoyed having a spa and nails day in celebration of International Women's Day. We enjoyed spoiling our gorgeous ladies and they thought their pampering treat was a wonderful thing to enjoy on this...
Mothers Day tea at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we celebrated Mother's Day by hosting a wonderful morning tea, with delicious pink-iced cupcakes made by our Chef. We decorated our lounge with bunting and balloons and some family members also joined us for the...
The Old Downs Residential Care Home resident visit Woodlands Garden Centre
On Tuesday 5 March some of our lovely residents and team members from The Old Downs Residential Care Home took the mini bus to Woodland's Garden centre in West Kingsdown. Our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed the trip, taking in the colourful sights of the...
Crafts and cakes for St Davids Day at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week on 27 February, some of our lovely residents and team members here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home joined in for arts and crafts. We made our own collage for ahead of St David's Day which was on 1 March. Our ladies and gentlemen loved painting and...
Happy birthday to Joyce at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our lovely resident Joyce celebrated her 96th birthday here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Tuesday 20 February. During the day, Joyce had a visit from her family which they thoroughly enjoyed together. Later when we presented Joyce with her birthday cake...
Egypt cruise crafts and fancy dress at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home took a Nellsar virtual mini cruise to Egypt and had a chance to explore the history behind this fascinating country. Our ladies and gents started by exploring how Egyptian pyramids were built and then had...
The Old Downs Residential Care Home celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day
Saturday 17 February marked ‘Random Acts of Kindness Day’ and our residents wanted to share their appreciation with all our team members here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our ladies and gents created their owns cards and decorations, with added chocolate...
Pet Therapy joy at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Monday we were delighted to have a visit from Hazel and her beautiful Labrador Barney here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents loved petting and stroking Barney and chatting to Hazel, telling her all about the pets they used to own. Barney's...
The Old Downs Residential Care Home hosts a Valentines party with Elvis
We were excited to put on a Valentine's party for our lovely residents and team members here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Tuesday 14 February. The day started with us decking out our dining room with pretty Valentine-themed decorations. Later, our ladies...
Pancake Day delights at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our lovely residents and team members celebrated Shrove Tuesday together here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Wednesday 13 February. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed delicious pancakes with variety of topping; fresh strawberries, bananas, kiwi, blueberries,...
Happy birthday to Ann at The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Monday 5 February our lovely resident Ann celebrated her 87th birthday with us here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. To mark the occasion, we organised a special tea party and Ann was all smiles when we presented her with a delicious birthday cake made by...