by Kirstie Newell | Feb 25, 2025 | Local Community, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On the last Tuesday of every month we head out with a group of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home to ‘Simply Singing’ – a local organisation which runs a brilliant club that we are a part of. There is so much to do in just one morning! We sing, we...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 5, 2025 | Exercise, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Keeping fit It is very important for us to stay active here at the Old Downs Residential Care Home, but it must be fun and light-hearted! One of our favourite ways to keep fit is through classes by Arts Point. Lauren leads our groups here at The Old Downs and we...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 30, 2024 | Food and Dining, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Cheese, wine and homemade doughnuts We regularly enjoy cheese and wine evenings here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, but last week we upped our game with homemade doughnuts! Our Chef Sue made batches of delicious homemade doughnuts coated in sugar and they...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 10, 2024 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
With the season drawing to a close, we’ve been reflecting on some of our many summer evenings spent in our beautiful gardens here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We’ve had many a good evening spent lounging in our garden, enjoying entertainment,...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 18, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Stone painting Last week our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home created their own artwork on stones to put in our garden. Our ladies used their own imaginative skills to create colourful pictures and they loved painting on the stones and seeing their...
