by Kirstie Newell | Jul 27, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Music and Entertainment
Our residents at Abbotsleigh Care Home had a lovely time when Kevin Walsh came in to see us recently. He performed a set of wonderful 50s and 60s songs and got us all joining in and shaking our musical instruments and pom-poms! We always love to hear Kevin’s...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 25, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Pet Therapy
Horse riding school We enjoyed a lovely sunny visit from our local horse riding school on Thursday 21 July here at Abbotsleigh Care Home. Our residents loved seeing all the horses and riders and enjoyed spending time with them. They particularly enjoyed getting up...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 25, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
We enjoyed some lovely Easter crafts with our Abbotsleigh Care Home residents including making Easter baskets with hand made flowers, and of course our beautiful Easter bonnets! Our wonderful Easter spread featured an array of Easter goodies provided throughout the...
by Jodie Currey | Mar 8, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
Flippin’ good fun From pancake crafts and chit chat, to tossing pancakes in the lounge, we had a great day on Shrove Tuesday at Abbotsleigh Care Home. Just for fun, our Recreation and Well-Being Champion Tracy made some paper pancakes with residents and enjoyed...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 21, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
Last week at Abbotsleigh Care Home, we enjoyed making love hearts and reminiscing about Valentine’s Day and how we enjoyed it when we were younger. As part of a sensory activity, we painted hearts in plastic zip lock bags – a different way of painting (much...