by Kirstie Newell | Dec 10, 2025 | Staff Recognition, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Employee of the Month The start of a new month means it’s time to celebrate another incredible member of our team here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. For November, we were thrilled to recognise our dedicated Healthcare Assistant, Teresa, as our well-deserving...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 19, 2025 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Firework crafts Our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home have been busy creating some beautiful firework-themed artwork over the past couple of weeks during our arts and crafts sessions. In the first session, we made vibrant fireworks from colourful tissue...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 23, 2025 | Competitions, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we jumped at the chance to show our creativity by entering Nellsar’s Crafty Creature Competition, challenging us to use recycled materials to create a creature to reflect our Home. Our project was full of thought,...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 2, 2025 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Designer hats Last week we celebrated Ascot with some hat making with our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We collected some bonnets, flowers, feathers, and fabric glue and got to work! Our residents loved designing their own hats and choosing where...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 17, 2025 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we embrace creativity and take a person-centred approach in every activity we do. So last week we trialed something new in our Home – tablecloth art! We took a large tablecloth that had patterns across it and laid out...
