by Kirstie Newell | Oct 29, 2025 | Parties, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 24 October, we proudly took part in Wear It Pink Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home to raise awareness and show our support for breast cancer research. Everyone is touched by cancer in some way, and it’s important for us to recognise days like...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 10, 2025 | Parties, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
As summer draws to a close, our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home came together for our much-anticipated annual summer party. Although the good old British weather had other ideas and our plans for a garden BBQ were rained off, we didn’t let it spoil...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 18, 2025 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Sunday we celebrated Father’s Day and we all had a blast here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home! We spent the morning decorating for the party and our residents helped our Recreation and Well-Being Coordinators make a fabulous balloon arch. They worked like a...
by Kirstie Newell | May 21, 2025 | Games, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Ball games Recently, our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home have been really loving ball games. They enjoy seated basketball and everyone is always in stitches trying to get the balls in the net – we must admit, we spend more time giggling than scoring!...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 15, 2025 | Food and Dining, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
One of the simple pleasures of the warmer weather are our cheese and wine evenings here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home – and last Saturday, our residents all enjoyed the first cheese and wine gathering of the spring! We all got together in our dining area so...
