by Kirstie Newell | Apr 27, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Happy birthday your majesty… On Wednesday 21 April we held an afternoon tea party at The Old Downs Residential Care Home to mark the Queen’s 95th birthday. We all thought about what she had been through recently and toasted her good health with our cups of...
by Kirstie Newell | Jan 21, 2021 | Sensory Exploration, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We had a wonderful day of activities here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Wednesday 20 January. Sensory fun In the morning, our residents thoroughly enjoyed our sensory smell and touch activity when they got to smell different scents and touch a variety of...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 3, 2020 | The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our resident Margaret celebrated her 83rd birthday in style on Monday 1 June at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We held a special garden tea party in honour of her special day and she thoroughly enjoyed sharing her chocolate birthday cake with her friends in the...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 10, 2019 | The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents enjoyed a ‘bake and taste’ session here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We made Christmas coconut truffles together, using a recipe from December’s issue of the Daily Sparkle magazine. Our ladies did a great job of...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 8, 2019 | Arts and Crafts, Celebrations, Cooking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We really enjoyed Mother’s Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Sunday 31st March. Our residents enjoyed making some shortbread biscuits and crafting some wonderful paper flowers which we used to decorate our tables for our Mothers Day afternoon...