by Kirstie Newell | Dec 5, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Pet Therapy
We had a lovely afternoon recently at Abbotsleigh Care Home when we were joined by a lady from Animalia and her collection of pets. Our residents met a friendly ferret, a patterned gecko, skinny pigs, Guinea pigs, rabbits, tortoise, and a bearded dragon! We all...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 20, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Pet Therapy
We had a lovely visit from some furry and scaly creatures last week and even a skinny pig (a hairless Guinea pig!) here at Abbotsleigh Care Home. All of the Animalia pets were very calm and some of our residents were even brave enough to touch a snake! The very sweet...
by Kirstie Newell | May 3, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Outings & Trips
A group of our Abbotsleigh Care Home residents enjoyed alpacas, goats and tea at Kenward Place recently. The staff at the Kenward Trust were fabulous. They gave us bowls to feed the animals and served a very nice cuppa! The house itself was beautiful and the alpacas...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 2, 2021 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
We are always so happy to see our local riders visit Abbotsleigh Care Home with their beautiful horses. Our residents’ faces light up when they see these beautiful creatures and they love making a fuss of them! We also had a visit from some teddies recently too!...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 18, 2021 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Arts and Crafts
Visiting horses Our Abbotsleigh Care Home residents Jen and Jen visited some beautiful horses who came to visit us at the front of our Home last week. The white horse is Merlin who has different colour eyes and has been visiting us the longest. Our ladies were excited...
