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Abbotsleigh Care Home residents enjoy Christmas garden centre outing
We took a group of our Abbotsleigh Care Home residents to our local Millbrook Garden Centre for a coffee and a little look around recently. We were joined by a few family members and we had a nice look at the Christmas decorations and lovely plants together – we were...
Festive arts and crafts at Abbotsleigh Care Home
Festive crafts a plenty have been happening here at Abbotsleigh Care Home! We’ve made some beautiful Christmas wreaths, jolly snowmen, colourful Christmas decorations and good-looking gingerbread men! It’s the best time of year and our Christmassy creativity has...
Abbotsleigh Care Home residents celebrate St Andrews Day
On St Andrews Day, on Thursday 30 November, we wore very Scottish hats and had some fun with a Highland cow picture! We sang a few Scottish songs too and watched a virtual tour of Scotland. It was magical and a few of our residents told us wonderful holiday stories of...
Pressure ulcer awareness at Abbotsleigh Care Home
As it was ‘Stop the Pressure Week’ in November, we created our own demonstration suit for our teams at Abbotsleigh Care Home to see possible problem areas for pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are an avoidable and costly harm. The national Stop the Pressure Programme...
Abbotsleigh Care Home residents visit Brookside Garden Centre
A group of our Abbotsleigh Care Home residents had a lovely outing last week when we went to the rather wonderful Brookside Garden Centre. They had a glorious Christmas display and some very pretty decorations to admire – some looked good enough to eat! Our residents...
Gingerbread delights at Abbotsleigh Care Home
Ooohhh it’s that tasty time of year, when we get to make gingerbread houses and gingerbread men at Abbotsleigh Care Home! The concentration on making the perfect house, can be seen clearly on our perfectionists’ faces! It was a very fun and slightly messy activity. We...
Cake for the King at Abbotsleigh Care Home
Our residents at Abbotsleigh Care Home made a lovely cone-shaped crown cake together for King Charles’s birthday recently. Everyone decorated their own cones, and they were then lovingly put together to make a crown. It was a little sticky, but we think it turned out...
Remembrance Day at Abbotsleigh Care Home
Our Remembrance Day at Abbotsleigh Care Home was delightful as Kristy came in to sing for us and performed some wonderful wartime tunes, plus a few cheery 50s and 60s hits. We also made poppy wreaths from tissue paper, in memory of all those lost at war. It was a very...
Cupcake creations at Abbotsleigh Care Home
Our Chef very kindly made us some vanilla cupcakes for our residents recently at Abbotsleigh Care Home, so it was only right that we decorated them! Everyone chose their our own toppings; we had chocolate chips, fudge pieces and many sprinkles to select from and some...
Abbotsleigh Care Home residents enjoy bonfire night
Remember, remember the 5th (7th) of November! Last week we had a little get together in our garden here at Abbotsleigh Care Home, when we enjoyed sitting around our bonfire to watch a few fireworks. We sampled some delicious hot dogs and warming soup too, as cosied...
Teddy bear cuddles at Abbotsleigh Care Home
It was 'National Hug a Bear Day' on Tuesday 7 November and we had a lot of smiles when we took our huge teddy bear around Abbotsleigh Care Home! Our residents loved him and who told us tales of their own teddy bears as children, as well as their children's beloved...
A happy Halloween at Abbotsleigh Care Home
A happy, funny Halloween was had by all here at Abbotsleigh Care Home on 31 October. We hooped witches hats, decorated pumpkins and wore funny head pieces. Even our chicken Alex donned a tiny witch hat! Our wonderful Chef made us some yummy cakes too. [gallery...