by Kirstie Newell | Feb 17, 2023 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 9 February a group of our residents joined in to celebrate World Pizza Day with some baking here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents created their own pizzas, with a variety of toppings including salami, ham, mozzarella, fresh basil and...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 24, 2022 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 17 November we hosted a ‘bake and taste’ session for a group of our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents made their own impressive white loaf by weighing and mixing up all the ingredients, before placing it in our...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 25, 2021 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Bake and taste On Wednesday the 17 November some of our residents joined in for a ‘bake and taste’ session here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our ladies mixed the ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies, which were then baked and later enjoyed...
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 | Nov 30, 2020 | Cooking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
You can’t beat one of Vira’s baking classes at The Old Downs Residential Care Home and last week cheese scones were on the menu. Our residents mixed, rolled and cut out the pastry, before they were taken off to be baked. Something warm and savoury for a...